Jocelyn and Lewis Williams compete as teammates for Flames track and field Lewis and Jocelyn Williams have the opportunity to experience something only a few Liberty University athletes have the chance to do during their college careers. In addition to attending the same school as their sibling, the Williams’ are able to support each other in their athletic endeavors not […]
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Brant Tolsma has coached Liberty athletes for nearly 30 years Most people live their lives hoping to leave a legacy behind, but Brant Tolsma is among the lucky few who do not have to wait to see that materialize. At the ripe age of 65, Tolsma is still as strong and active as someone half his age. As the head […]
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Flames basketball program hires former head coach, readies for new era On April 1, 2009, Liberty Flames men’s basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay announced he was leaving Lynchburg for Charlottesville, Virginia, to join the Virginia Cavaliers coaching staff, April 1, 2009. Exactly six years later, Liberty University Athletic Director Jeff Barber announced McKay would once again take over as head […]
Read moreThe Liberty Flames officially kicked off the 2015 football season Saturday, April 11 at Williams Stadium in front of the Flames faithful ready to see what is in store for the fall. The game featured a unique scoring system that rewarded both the offense and defense for different facets of the game. The offense gained points for things like explosive […]
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Track and field teams hope indoor success translates as they head outdoors The Liberty Flames outdoor track teams look to continue their recent success on the track in the 2015 outdoor season. Last year, the Flames raced by the competition, securing the Big South men’s Triple Crown for the eighth year running. The Flames claimed their ninth consecutive cross country […]
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Senior golfer Mathieu Fenasse brings unique mindset to Flames program Most athletes love the idea of being part of a team — the unity, the fellowship, the bearing of each other’s burdens. While Liberty Flames golfer Mathieu Fenasse values that team connection, the individual aspect of the sport is something that he finds alluring. “I liked the fact that (golf) […]
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Lady Flames continue conference dominance against Lady Bucs Behind a second-half turnaround, the Liberty women’s basketball team came from behind to defeat the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern, 64-53, earning a 17th Big South Conference victory of the season Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21. With another conference victory over Charleston Southern (5-22, 1-17 Big South), the Lady Flames (21-6, 17-1 Big South) […]
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Men’s DI hockey sweeps Minot State in final home stand of ’14-’15 season Liberty University men’s Division I (DI) hockey team seniors went out with a bang as they swept their final home series against the No. 3 Minot State University Beavers, Feb. 20-21. The 11th-ranked Flames — who, until last weekend’s wins over unranked West Virginia University, had not […]
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Longwood completes season sweep with close win The Liberty Flames men’s basketball team (7-22, 1-15 Big South) continued its regular-season struggles after falling to the Longwood Lancers (8-21, 4-12 Big South), 78-72, Feb. 17. In the second matchup between these two teams this season, Longwood wasted little time getting on the scoreboard when junior guard Leron Fisher nailed a wide-open […]
Read moreWomen’s lacrosse picks up second loss of the season On a cold and windy afternoon Friday, Feb. 13, the Liberty Flames women’s lacrosse team (0-3) could not get anything going, dropping its second game of the season, 21-6 to the Navy Midshipmen. Navy scored its first goal within two minutes of the opening draw and had four with just over […]
Read moreMen’s lacrosse defeats ACC enemy Clemson Sparked by a seven-goal, second-half, the Liberty men’s lacrosse team overcame an early halftime deficit to defeat the Clemson Tigers 10-5 in the Flames season opener on a blustery Friday night, Feb. 20. With temperatures reaching single digits, the Flames (1-0) found themselves down to the Tigers, 0-2 at the end of the first […]
Read moreGill announces new signing class It has been nearly three months since Head Coach Turner Gill and the Liberty Flames football team reclaimed the Big South title and defeated James Madison in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Since then, Gill has procured the signatures of 14 young men who Gill believes will help the Flames repeat 2014’s historic […]
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Flames continue to rack up indoor season victories The men’s and women’s track and field teams’ success extended beyond state borders this weekend, Feb. 13-14, as four men and two women brought home event victories at meets in Virginia and Alabama. In the two-day Liberty Quad, a home meet, both the men and women succeeded in the multi-events. Senior Tevan […]
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Men’s basketball wins first conference game of the season over Campbell The drought is over. Liberty men’s basketball finally tacked a conference victory onto its record with a 73-60 home victory over Campbell Tuesday, Feb. 10. Redshirt freshman guard Ryan Kemrite’s onslaught of three pointers early in the second half sparked the Flames (7-20, 1-13 Big South), and they never […]
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Baseball squad is ready to improve upon last season’s unprecedented success With another 40-plus win season, a Big South regular-seaso title and the first at-large bid to an NCAA Regional in the books, the Liberty baseball team is aiming to accomplish even more during the 2015 season. Head Coach Jim Toman wants to take Liberty to its first-ever College World […]
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