Lady Flames seniors are recognized as they defeat Charleston Southern 88-62 Parents and family gathered with senior players and managers to celebrate their last home game before the Liberty Lady Flames (24-6, 16-2 Big South) trounced the Charleston Southern Lady Buccaneers (8-19, 3-15 Big South), 88-62. Something that has never happened in the careers of these five Lady Flames finally […]
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Flames outlast Austin Peay State University, win in overtime The Liberty Flames basketball team faced off against the Austin Peay State University Governors in the Ramada Worldwide BracketBuster series, Saturday, Feb. 23. The Flames prevailed 79-73 in overtime. Travis Betran of Austin Peay made two late three pointers in the second half to send the game into the Flames second […]
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Liberty earns its seventh straight win and sixth straight 20-win season with a 69-60 victory over Radford Dominant post play and solid contributions from the bench propelled the Liberty University women’s basketball team to a 69-60 win over in-state rival Radford University, Saturday, Feb. 16. Liberty, which is now 20-6 overall and 12-2 in the Big South, extended its winning […]
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Liberty men fall to visiting High Point University Panthers, 73-68, Sanders scores 23 in losing effort The High Point Panthers men’s basketball team (15-10, 10-3 Big South) held off the Liberty Flames (9-18, 5-8 Big South) 73-68 Saturday, Feb. 16. The Flames, junior guard John Caleb Sanders scored a game-high 23 points. The Flames were fast out of the gate, […]
Read moreAfter the Lady Flames defeated Radford 69-60 (see B2), the “Vines Furnace Center” turned into a “Panther Den” in the second game of the double-header as Liberty fell to the High Point Panthers 73-68. The Panthers came into the game with the type swagger that the No. 1 team in the North division of the Big South Conference should play […]
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Men’s and women’s basketball teams hit the road Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams went on the road Saturday, Feb. 2. The Liberty Lady Flames (17-6, 9-2 Big South) were poised to extend their three-game winning streak, while the men (7-16, 3-6 Big South) looked to build off their 89-72 victory against Campbell. Women’s side Against the High Point […]
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Live and die by the three is the motto that the Liberty Flames (6-15, 2-5 Big South) and the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (12-6, 7-0 Big South) displayed Saturday, Jan. 26. While the Flames outshot the Buccaneers, Charleston Southern came out on top 79-75. Down by three, Liberty guard Davon Marshall received a pass from guard John Caleb Sanders at the […]
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Lady Flames tallied a season-high 29 assists against Longwood The Lady Flames basketball team was able to shrug off a slow start in the first half and used brilliant passing and superior rebounding to roll past the Longwood Lady Lancers Saturday, Jan. 26, 91-58. Liberty (15-6, 7-2 Big South) trailed 16-8 early, but with 13:54 remaining in the first half, […]
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Panthers, Blue Hose overpower Liberty Midway through the season, the Liberty men’s basketball Head Coach Dale Layer and his revamped Flames team continue to struggle. With several additions from the offseason and the return of center Joel Vander Pol from a back surgery, the team is working to build momentum. Over the past week, the Flames progressed Big South Conference […]
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Omotola’s fifth double-double of the season helps lift Liberty to 65-58 victory Despite shooting 34 percent from the field, the Liberty Lady Flames (14-6, 6-2 Big South) heavily out-rebounded the Campbell Lady Fighting Camels (12-6, 4-3 Big South), leading to a 65-58 victory Saturday, Jan. 19. Forward Tolu Omotola tallied her fifth double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. “Crashing […]
Read moreLiberty’s women’s basketball team kicked off the Big South Conference Saturday, Dec. 1 when they took on Radford in the Highlander’s Dedmon Center for the 12th time in the last 13 years. The Flames took the lead at the end of the game when Tolu Omotola put up a basket with 43.1 seconds left in the second half, ultimately leading […]
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With 48 seconds to go, Devon Marshall hit his sixth three-point shot to give Liberty a 63-58 lead and what was believed to be the dagger against the Georgia State Panthers.
However, the Panthers stuck around and clinched a 67-66 victory.
The loss gives the Flames an 0-8 record — their […]
The Liberty men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their season Friday, Nov. 9. Both teams came up short, with the Flames losing to the Richmond University Spiders 84-42, and the Lady Flames were down 63-46 by Duquesne University. Poor shooting and turnovers were the story when the Flames were upended by the Spiders. Liberty converted 13 field goals in the […]
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Men’s basketball focuses on the upcoming season with their first test coming up against the Richmond Spiders A new year of Liberty Flames basketball has crept up on us, and for Head Coach Dale Layer and crew, staying healthy is key. Early injuries to players cost the Flames its first eight of 10 games last season. As those players slowly […]
Read moreThe 2012 NBA season is finally coming to an end. The playoff picture is becoming clearer on a daily basis. As of right now, there are four teams in each conference that have the best chances of hoisting the championship trophy. Three from each conference are obvious front-runners, but I threw in a dark horse just to make it interesting. […]
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