Category: Sports

Miss after miss after miss – Liberty men’s basketball found themselves down 16-5 in the Liberty Arena. With the top spot in the ASUN on the line, the team refocused and played its best game of the season so far. Liberty erased an early 11-point deficit before burying Jacksonville 88-49 Jan. 18. With the win, the Flames maintained their perfect […]

With several Flames football coaches being given opportunities elsewhere, the highlight being defensive coordinator Scott Symons departure to SMU, the Flames are reloading for 2022.   Head Coach Hugh Freeze has hired three new coaches with collegiate and professional experience, both on offense and defense. Darius Eubanks joins the team as its defensive backs coach. Eubanks played in the NFL […]

Following a three-game skid, Liberty’s first drive looked much like the previous games, with a quick three-and-out to start things off. Then, the Flames ignited in Mobile. Liberty’s brute force rushing attack and deep threat passing game could not be stopped. The Flames emerged as LendingTree Bowl victors, winning 56-20 and finishing their season 8-5. Eastern Michigan came away with […]

Liberty tennis hosted its first competition of 2022, and while the team’s records in singles and doubles counted on an individual level, the overall team record was not affected.   The tournament was a tune-up in preparation for the spring dual match season, which begins Jan. 20 when the Flames travel to Charlottesville to face No. 7 Virginia.   Liberty […]

Despite competing without its head coach, Liberty indoor track and field overcame difficulties due to COVID-19 and performed well at the Virginia Tech Invitational Jan. 14-15. The team won two events and notched several other podium finishes.  After Head Coach Lance Bingham could not travel to Virginia Tech because of COVID-19 protocols, the role of leading the athletes fell to […]

Liberty Division I women’s hockey decidedly shut out the University of Rhode Island 14-0 Jan. 14 in its first series back from winter break.  The Lady Flames enter the spring stretch of the season 14-0, continuing to build on a 29-game winning streak that dates back to last season when the squad won its fourth national championship.   Sophomore goalie […]

The Liberty men’s basketball team notched a 71-56 win over North Florida Jan. 11 on the back of junior Shiloh Robinson’s career-high 21 points, bringing the Flames to 11-6 on the season and 2-0 in conference play.   The victory continued the Flames’ impressive home game winning streak, which now stands at 43 games. Liberty’s streak is currently the second […]

While Liberty field hockey’s season is over, the awards don’t stop coming for senior Jill Bolton.  Following Liberty’s exhilarating run to the NCAA National Championship, Bolton earned some individual silverware.   Bolton was named NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year Dec. 16.   “The most prestigious award you can win in NCAA athletics is National Player of the Year,” Head Coach Parsley-Blocker said. “No one […]

Basketball is a game of streaks and runs, and that theme was exemplified in the contest between Liberty and North Florida Jan 12.  After an intense back and forth contest, the Lady Flames defeated the Lady Ospreys 61-50, pushing their win streak to 12 games and their record to 15-1.  The Lady Ospreys started hot in the first quarter, going […]

Liberty sports had great success last season, winning the Virginia All-State Sports Championship for the first time in school history. The award is given to the school with the best overall winning percentage in Virginia Division I sports.  How did the Flames get on this fall season?   Cross country fought hard in the ASUN with the women winning the […]

After competing virtually for nearly two years, the Lady Flames synchronized skating team finally returns to in-person competitions.   The Lady Flames kicked off their season at the Dr. Richard Porter Classic in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dec. 6. The competition draws over 1,000 skaters and is one of the largest synchronized skating competitions of the year.  Overall, the team expressed […]

The No. 5 Liberty Division I men’s hockey team dominated the West Virginia Mountaineers 9-0 Dec. 3, netting its 14th win of the season during the Midnight Mayhem matchup at LaHaye Ice Center.  At 11:59 p.m., around 3,000 fans filled the arena for one of Liberty’s three midnight contests this season. Head coach Kirk Handy believes there is something special […]

Led by dominating play in the post, the Liberty women’s basketball team defeated High Point rather easily70-47 Dec. 4. The Lady Flames started strong straight from the tip off, jumping out to a 15-0 run. Redshirt junior guard Dee Brown started the scoring by getting past the defense for a layup. Redshirt senior forward Bridgette Rettstatt would later hit a […]