Category: Sports

As Liberty walked off the field with a win against Middle Tennessee Oct. 9, we all looked eagerly at our football predictions to see who came the closest to correctly predicting the score. Turns out we had our first tie of the year. Cameron Satterthwaite and Joshua Lipowski were both four points off from the correct score, so they each […]

Kirk Handy, head coach for Liberty’s Division I men’s hockey team, had previously dubbed his players the “cardiac kids” due to their slow starts in games. That was not the case Oct. 8 at the LaHaye Ice Center. The No. 3 Liberty Flames exploded for five goals in the first period, steamrolling the No. 24 Delaware Blue Hens in route […]

If you were to ask the average Liberty student what a Sports Information Director (SID) is, few would be able to provide a substantial answer. Regardless of its anonymity on campus, this role plays an integral part in intercollegiate athletics.   SIDs are responsible for much of the behind the scenes work that goes into making game days as seamless […]

Despite a few offensive mistakes, Liberty football still handily dismantled the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in a 41-13 victory Oct. 9.  After deferring to begin the game, Liberty’s defense wasted no time in demonstrating its competence. A stop by the Liberty defense on fourth-and-1 resulted in a turnover on downs, allowing quarterback Malik Willis to begin his first drive in […]

Things are heating up on Liberty’s softball field as the team prepares for the spring season. So far, the Lady Flames have hosted two Division III schools in Averett and Roanoke College, but the highlight of the fall season has been the game against Longwood where the team showed promising performances.  The Flames have seen home runs from outfielder Kara […]

The 2021-22 swimming and diving season is underway for the Lady Flames as Liberty opened the season at Campbell with a 142-115 win. The win included Liberty victories in one relay and nine individual events. The victory was Liberty’s 18th straight win against Campbell, moving the Lady Flames up to a record of 18-2. Abbie Shaw took over the No. […]

Well, we all got Syracuse wrong. Some of us mentioned that an upset was possible, but nobody actually went for it. For UAB, everyone correctly predicted Liberty to win, and Luke Randle came the closest to the score. Here are our predictions for Liberty’s homecoming game against Middle Tennessee. Luke Randle (4-1) The second half against UAB was the best […]

The Lady Flames women’s tennis team was back in action Oct. 1-3 when it participated in the ITA Atlantic Regional at Liberty Tennis Complex.  The team captured winning records in all categories, going 3-2 in doubles and 6-5 in singles, which combined for 9-7 overall.  Liberty Head Coach Jeff Maren said fall play is a good time to get his ducks […]

After a slow penalty-filled start that saw the Liberty Flames give up two goals, the men’s Division I hockey team stormed back to defeat Michigan-Dearborn 3-2 Oct. 1 at the LaHaye Ice Center. Slow starts have been a bit of a theme to start the season for the Flames, especially in the last two games. The first period ended with […]

The No. 12 Lady Flames field hockey team defeated ACC opponent No. 20 Duke Oct. 3 at home, winning 5-2 to extend Liberty’s win streak to five games on the season. The Lady Flames got a gift early on when a shot rebounded to Daniella Rhodes, who scored the easiest goal of her career to put the Flames up 1-0. […]

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams turned in some strong performances so far this season, highlighted by a Sept. 24 trip to the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a historically competitive race, the Flames performed well. The women’s team placed fourth and the men’s team placed 10th in the 21-team field.  Junior Adelyn Ackley and senior Calli Doan  […]

From playing at an ice rink an hour’s drive from Liberty University to holding home games on campus in a packed-out arena, the Liberty hockey program has grown to great heights. Hockey has become one of the standout sports at Liberty. There are five Liberty hockey teams, and they all play in the same arena called the LaHaye Ice Center. […]

After a rough outing last week against Syracuse, the Flames started slow before dominating the UAB Blazers in the second half to win 36-12 in UAB’s inaugural game Oct. 2 at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. This game marked the first time Liberty entered a game as the underdog this season, but the Flames refused to be intimidated. Led by an impressive […]