Category: Sports

Liberty softball enters the 2022 season as the heavy favorite to repeat as ASUN Champions, and the team also garnered national attention with a No. 24 ranking in a national preseason poll . The ASUN preseason polls also favored Liberty with junior Kara Canetto heralded as the Preseason Player of the Year and senior Emily Kirby listed as the Preseason […]

In the first of two meetings this season, the Lady Flames defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 62-57 in a hard-fought battle Jan. 29 that ebbed and flowed in the Lady Flames’ favor. The dual between two ASUN powerhouses began by honoring Lady Flames senior forward Bridgette Rettstatt. She became only the 19th player for the Flames to join the 1,000-point […]

After a nine-day break from competition due to issues involving COVID-19, Liberty’s men’s basketball team returned to the floor in a 72-53 rout of North Alabama Jan. 27. In a game in which the Flames only trailed once, Liberty continued to demonstrate why it is one of the top squads in the ASUN.  North Alabama opened the scoring with a […]

Following a strong finish in the fall season and a three-month hiatus over the winter, the No. 22 Flames golf team kicks off its spring season Jan. 31 at the 2022 Sea Best Invitational.  The tournament is a two-day, 54-hole event hosted by conference opponent Jacksonville, and the teams will play in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The tournament includes 12 […]

The Lady Flame’s women’s tennis team swept its home doubleheader Jan. 29, notching victories against Campbell University and Georgetown to win its first matches at home this season and push its overall record to 2-2.  The Lady Flames swept the Campbell Fighting Camels in the first match with a final score of 7-0. The team won all of its singles […]

Punches flew in the early hours of the morning at the LaHaye Ice Center – and as much as Liberty fought, there was no way to undo a two-goal loss. No. 4 UNLV took down No. 3 Liberty 3-1 Jan. 29 to split the weekend series against the Flames. Liberty won the Friday match 7-4.  The two teams faced off […]

Williams Stadium has undergone significant renovations over the past few seasons of FBS football, and more changes were announced Jan. 20.  Seats are the focus of the upgrade this time as the new plans aim to improve every non-student seat during this round of renovations. All seats on the west side of the stadium will become chairbacks while all seats […]

The Flames men’s volleyball team started the 2022 season strong with a win over the Virginia Cavaliers Jan. 22 at Liberty Arena.  The Flames played host to UVA, trying to assert themselves as a dominant force to open the season. The team defeated UVA in all three sets, winning the match 3-0.  In the first set, Liberty came out roaring, […]

After being on hold for two years because of COVID-19, the Liberty ski and snowboard team traveled to compete in the USCSA Rail Jam at Beech Mountain Resort in North Carolina Jan. 22-23. Head Coach Isaac Gibson was excited to get his team back on the slopes for their first United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association competition since 2020. […]

Very rarely does a basketball team win a game after being held without a bucket for an entire quarter, but that is exactly what happened in the Lady Flames’ narrow 49-48 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins Jan. 19.  The Lady Flames started the game slow, going almost four minutes without a basket. This changed when center Mya Berkman scored two […]

Multiple meet records and top performances highlighted Liberty’s track and field teams in the three-day Brant Tolsma Invitational Jan. 20-22.  Sophomore Meredith Engle opened up the first day of competition in the pentathlon, scoring 3,722 points, which was good for second overall and the top collegiate finish at the meet. This new personal record puts her at No. 5 on […]

The Liberty men’s wrestling team secured its fourth straight title and dominated the mats in the National Duals championship Jan. 21-22. The No. 1 Flames decisively won each of their duals throughout the tournament. They clinched the title with a 39-7 victory over the No. 2 Apprentice School. For the fourth time in the past six years, the National Duals […]

Liberty’s women’s swim and diving team notched a 1-1 at home during a senior celebration meet Jan. 21-22 against UNC Asheville and Campbell University to close out the 2021-2022 regular season.  The Lady Flames dominated Campbell 292-55 at the Liberty Natatorium, but the team fell to UNC Asheville in a close contest, 190-163. The Lady Flames held a 101-85 advantage […]

Malik Willis’ on-the-field play and off-the-field character have been rewarded with the 2021 Bobby Bowden Trophy. The Bobby Bowden Trophy recognizes the college football player who epitomizes a student-athlete of faith. The award winner must conduct himself as an exemplary model in the classroom, on the field, on campus and in the community. The award, given out since 2003, is […]