Category: Sports

Closing her eyes and breathing in the cold, crisp air from the hockey rink, goalie Nadia Rupoli reminds herself to stay in the moment before and during every game, especially during games like this.  On Friday, Rupoli claimed her fourth shutout of the season, beating Adrian 3-0, and then claimed another win against them the next day 6-3.  “Adrian is […]

Eliud Kipchoge beat a world record a couple of weeks ago when he ran a sub-two-hour marathon. But he didn’t earn the record title. Kipchoge was not given the title because of the assistance he received during his run and the circumstances of the course.  Not only did he run on an entirely flat course designed for the highest speed […]

Few things can hold an athlete back more than a serious injury.  After a leg injury kept redshirt freshman Joe Spitzer from finishing his first cross-country season for Liberty in fall 2018, Spitzer had to go through months of rehab, frustration and patience to push through his injury. But it all paid off as he ran for a personal record […]

The Liberty Flames men’s soccer team celebrated homecoming by honoring former Head Coach Jeff Alder and several Flames alumni at halftime, as well as through an alumni game earlier in the afternoon. They did not, however, celebrate with a win. The Flames fell 2-0 to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Saturday, Oct. 19, after the Eagles put in two first-half […]

Even though senior hockey player Aly Morris is from from Ontario, Canada, and grew up on ice skates, her first experience in skates did not involve hockey. “I started with figure skating when I was 3 years old, and then when I was 4, I wanted to play hockey,” Morris said. “(My parents) put me in figure skating and I […]

Homecoming game.  A total of 103 points and over 1,000 yards of offense.  The fifth win in a row for the Flames.  But the story of Saturday night’s football game, where the Flames prevailed 59-44 over the Maine Black Bears, runs much deeper than a few hours of football. When seniors Stephen Buckshot Calvert and Antonio Gandy-Golden were in high […]

The fastest-growing and nearly the highest-earning sport worldwide is still not considered a sport by many.  The esports market has exploded over the past several years and the industry is expected to reach more than $1 billion in revenue in 2019. More esports leagues have been created in the past two years than were created in the previous five years. […]

The Liberty Flames football team (4-2) will put its four-game winning streak on the line this Saturday when it takes on the Maine Black Bears (2-4) at Williams Stadium on homecoming weekend. The Flames scorching offense has scored almost 30 points per game this season, with a season-high 62 points coming against Hampton Sep. 21. Quarterback Stephen Calvert has recorded […]

The woman’s DI hockey team had a slow start when they took the ice Saturday, Oct. 12, but eventually found their grove and exploded during the third period.  During their first regular season game on home ice, they did not disappoint, bringing their record to 2-2 and finishing the game 5-1, dominating UMass in the final period.  “We played 30 […]

Many athletes have to scratch and claw for a starting spot, but this has not been the case for Liberty field hockey senior goalkeeper Allison Shaefer, who has started every game since her freshman year. In her freshman season, Shaefer excelled, winning Big East Rookie of the Year and recording two shutouts. Although her freshman year was impressive, her confidence […]

To some, life is a race. It has a start, a middle and an end. Senior cross-country runner Nick Doan knows what it takes to run this race and feels that just like when he is preparing for a race, life often takes training.  “I think a word of encouragement would be, perseverance and discipline are some of the best […]

Freshman Seth Clark endured 23 hours of flight time to come to Virginia from his homeland of Darfield, New Zealand. That was just one of the numerous sacrifices and adjustments he’s made to play soccer for Liberty.  It can be hard for someone who has never moved internationally to understand the many differences, like food, living and time changes, that […]

Hockey had never been a part of the Fricks family before – but brothers Jacob and Josh Fricks didn’t need much of a push to fall in love with the sport. Roller hockey in the garage as kids and NHL reenactments sped them toward dreams of playing NCAA DI hockey. And roller skates in their garage in Laguna Beach, California, […]