Category: Sports

A chaotic race meant a chaotic day for William Byron at Martinsville April 10-11, but he finished in a familiar spot, nabbing a fourth-place finish with nine laps led to stay in sixth in points.  The race was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday night, but rain delayed the start until after 9 p.m. Byron started in third on […]

The Lady Flames lacrosse team edged past Coastal Carolina in a chaotic 27-goal scramble Saturday afternoon, winning 14-13 in dramatic fashion at the Liberty Lacrosse Fields.  The Lady Flames got off to a quick start in the contest, going up 1-0 just 25 seconds into the game courtesy of a Jordan Sheive goal. However, the Chanticleers would quickly take the […]

The Lady Flames field hockey team defended its home field April 11, finishing out the regular season with a 9-0 victory over the Davidson Wildcats to remain unbeaten at home this year.  The nationally-ranked Flames (No. 6 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll) improved to a dominant 13-2 record after the nonconference win. The team continued its […]

For the first time in 50 years, NASCAR raced on dirt at Bristol – and William Byron exceeded his own expectations. His sixth-place finish puts him at a career high of sixth in the points standings.   Byron showed some speed early in the race, bursting from his eighth-place starting position up to third by lap 15. He fell back to […]

Music blared from Williams Stadium Saturday, marking the start of the Red, White and Blue Preview. Open to a max capacity of 1,000 people, the practice session March 27 brought the most people Williams Stadium has hosted since Liberty’s football season in November to watch Liberty’s only public practice of the spring.  The first part of practice consisted of various […]

Trinity Watts didn’t discover she was the ASUN Volleyball Freshman of the Week until she checked Twitter.  “I got tagged in a tweet,” Watts said. “Coach Johnson then texted me congratulations. The overwhelming support from my team was so nice to have.”  After recording two consecutive double-doubles in kills and digs to help sweep North Alabama, Watts, an outside hitter […]

With a scorching hot start Wednesday March 24 against Delaware State, Liberty scored 17 times from 32 shots in the first half alone. Goals poured in from all over the roster, with 16 different Lady Flames scoring throughout the game. The Lady Flames lacrosse team put on a clinic, scoring a program-record 24 goals in the landslide 24-2 win over […]

Sunny weather Wednesday afternoon saw the Flames win a third ACC matchup this season as they thrashed UVA 10-2 in an offensive blowout.  Junior second baseman Will Wagner led the charge for the Flames, hitting a three-run home run in the first inning, allowing Wagner, Aaron Anderson and Gray Betts to each reach home base. His bomb gave the Flames […]

Most starting athletes don’t have to wait until their third year of college to play a full season. Kara Canetto, center fielder for Liberty’s softball team, is an exception. After tearing her ACL in her freshman year and watching COVID-19 snatch the 2020 season away from her, Canetto is determined to make up for lost time as a Lady Flame.  […]

With less than two weeks until the 2021 Spring ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship, the Liberty women’s soccer team lost to the Kennesaw State Owls 1-0 at Osborne Stadium, leaving Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer frustrated.  “Obviously it was very disappointing to lose again on our home field,” Wedemeyer said. “We are just struggling right now, unfortunately.” Coming into this ASUN North […]

Liberty’s men’s volleyball team relied heavily on defensive pressure as it defeated Lancaster Bible College 3-1 in the LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center March 12.  The victory occurred only two days after the Flames defeated Carolina University in three straight sets in the new Liberty Arena, and marked the Flames’ third consecutive victory. Despite Liberty’s hot streak entering the game, […]

The Lady Flames Division I women’s hockey team closed out the regular season by sweeping the Adrian College Bulldogs March 12 and 13 on Liberty’s home ice, extending their season record to an impressive 12-1. The top-ranked Lady Flames in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) opened the weekend series with a 5-1 win. The victory marked the Lady Flames’ […]

Liberty’s men’s lacrosse team notched its third victory against a NCAA team this season with a 14-9 dismantling of the Walsh University Cavaliers March 13, continuing a strong start to the season for the Flames. The first five minutes of play favored the Cavaliers as they took a 3-0 lead, but Mohs got the scoring started for Liberty, eventually tying […]