Category: Sports

The Liberty Indoor Tennis Center opened Tuesday, Feb. 23, with a dedication ceremony, officially becoming the new home of the men’s and women’s tennis teams.   The 48,000-square-foot facility broke ground April 23, 2020 thanks to a $3 million donation from an anonymous donor – the largest donation in Flames Club history. Liberty University’s Director of Athletics Ian McCaw said […]

After helping form the brand-new Atlantic Lacrosse Conference (ALC) this offseason, the Liberty men’s lacrosse team will officially begin its season against Indiana University Friday, March 5, as it moves away from the SELC.  This will be the Flames first regular season game since March 7, 2020, when Liberty downed Clemson 14-8. Little did they know then that game would […]

After a two-day long meet Feb. 26 and 27, the Liberty men’s track and field team emerged as the 2021 ASUN Indoor Track & Field champions for the third consecutive year, continuing its domination of the ASUN since Liberty moved into the conference. However, the Lady Flames finished in second place behind second-time winners Kennesaw State.  After the first day […]

The Liberty Flames Division I men’s ice hockey team swept season rival Ohio University Feb. 26 and 27 at LaHaye Ice Center, marking its first wins at home in over a month. The Flames last victory was against the Long Island Sharks Jan. 22. Special teams played an important part in the Flame’s 4-1 opening game victory. The Flames, currently […]

For the Lady Flames softball team, its 2021 campaign means a return to action after months off the field. After last year’s cancellations, however, it’s also an opportunity for last year’s seniors to have another swing at a final season.  Prior to the season’s start Feb. 12, the team had not played against other teams since March 8, 2020. After […]

The streak continues. After the Liberty men’s basketball team defeated the North Florida Ospreys by a score of 80-60 Saturday, Feb. 13, the Flames are now on a 34-game winning streak at home. The last time the Flames lost a game at home was against their conference rival Lipscomb University January 29, 2019. This win streak is second only to […]

Basketball season has been strange this year. Trying to fit nine teams into a conference schedule during COVID-19 isn’t easy – add in snow days to the mix, and it becomes nearly impossible.  With the ASUN tournament coming up March 3-7, the Flames are still trying to fit in their last four games of the season, and with snow keeping […]

The referee’s whistle blew as the Lady Flames began their home opener, but the chilly February air signaled the unusual season ahead.  After dispatching Davidson College in North Carolina, the Lady Flames played their first home games in 465 days after the Big East conference decided to move the 2020 fall field hockey season to the spring due to COVID-19. […]

The Lady Flames volleyball team failed to capitalize on a strong blocking performance as they fell to Kennesaw State in the first game of a two-game series Feb. 19-20, with the Owls ultimately sweeping the Flames across both games.  The Flames lost in four sets to their conference foe and the top ranked team in the ASUN Conference Friday. After […]

The Lady Flames swimming and diving team won its third straight Costal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Championship Feb. 17, finishing as co-champions with Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) in the first-ever tie in CCSA Championship history.  After competing in 20 events over a three-day span, the Lady Flames and FGCU finished with exactly 1,748.5 points, resulting in a rare tie and […]

All humans crave recognition, and many seek to find it through athletics.  But perhaps no American athlete in the modern era has left his mark more than Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Earlier this month – at the ripe age of 43 – Brady engineered one of the most unexpected championship runs in NFL history when he led his […]

The O’Reilly 253 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course was a day that William Byron would love to forget. Byron finished in 33rd place, one lap down with zero laps led, after a promising day turned sour.  As a result of NASCAR’s metric-based qualifying, Byron faced an uphill battle as he began the race in 22nd. Byron worked his […]

Liberty wasn’t supposed to play Lancaster Bible College this year, but in a season like this one, anything can happen.  A chaotic 24 hours that began with two COVID-19 cancellations resulted in the men’s basketball team squaring off against the Division III Chargers Friday night, ending in a confident 90-49 win for the Flames. In the end, however, both teams […]