Track and field teams leave competitors in the dust in first meet of 2015 In the 10th annual Liberty Open Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17, the host Flames and Lady Flames track and field teams racked up 17 event victories in addition to a number of Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) […]
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Matchup with No. 6 Villanova awaits As the Flames walked off the field following a loss to Charleston Southern in the last home game of the season two weeks ago, making the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs seemed to be an improbable dream more than a legitimate possibility. With Liberty’s postseason hopes on the line in the final seconds of the […]
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There might not be many students who know the names of Abby Ponder, Daniel LaLonde, Josh Rich, and Margo Kollman, but those who have been to a Liberty football game have probably seen them. Since the fall of 2012, these four students have brought creativity to the atmosphere of Flames football […]
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Lady Flames win two of four games as the Vines Center reopens for action In front of a home crowd at a newly renovated Vines Center for the first time in the 2014 season, the Lady Flames split four matches at the Liberty Invitational Tournament. The Lady Flames took down the Howard University Bison (2-5) in their first match of […]
Read moreSchools across the nation have plenty of traditions revolving around their sports teams, and Liberty is no exception. In recent years, Gillville has become a mainstay of the Liberty athletics culture. In 2012, Turner Gill debuted as the new head coach Flames football team and Roccotown, which was named for a former coach, transformed into Gillville. At Gillville, the pop-up […]
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Captain leads tough defense Liberty Defensive Coordinator Robert Wimberley has coached many players throughout his career. Of all the players that have come in and out of Lynchburg, there have not been many who have impressed Wimberley quite like Flames senior safety Jacob Hagen. Hagen’s senior season picked up where his award-winning junior year left off, returning a fumble for […]
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While the Liberty Flames men’s division I (DI) hockey team began a new season with nine new players and a new playbook Friday night, they posted a 7-2 win over the Potomac Patriots Junior A team in decidedly old fashion. It was captain Matt Sherry and alternate captain Lindsay LeBlanc, both […]
Read moreField hockey has seen everything go wrong after a NorPac championship last year After winning the NorPac Championship last season and returning nearly every player, Lady Flames field hockey would never have imagined starting the year 1-3. But a mixture of a challenging schedule, an injured star and uneven play has led to their worst start in program history. Still, […]
Read moreThe Liberty Flames football team improved to 1-1 on the season as they shutout the Norfolk State Spartans (1-1) 17-0. This was the first time the Flames had seen the Spartans since Liberty fell short 31-24 in 2012. Spartan quarterback Terrance Ervin drove the offense all the way down to Liberty’s 18-yard line when the senior cornerback and team captain […]
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Lady Flames score in final minutes to defeat the Charlotte 49ers With only one minute to go in the final overtime period, freshman forward Jennifer Knoebel drove to the right side of the goal and placed a hard shot into the bottom left corner to give the Lady Flames soccer team (2-2) the 1-0 win over the University of North […]
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Student Mark Bowman spends his summer with MLS team Liberty student Mark Bowman is entering his senior year and is two semesters away from graduating with a sports management degree. As he prepares to graduate, he had the opportunity to get valuable experience in his preferred job field. Bowman spent this past summer interning for Major League Soccer (MLS) team […]
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Baseball team thrives in summer leagues around U.S. While most students look forward to summer for a break, the Liberty Flames baseball players all went into the three-month hiatus from school knowing it would be anything but a break. As the players dispersed to collegiate summer leagues across the country, including the Cape Cod Baseball League, Valley Baseball League and […]
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24 players make the final cut for the men’s Division 1 Flames hockey team Approximately 100 hockey players laced up their skates at the Lahaye Ice Center this fall in hopes of making one of the three Liberty University men’s club hockey teams. Two weeks of skates, scrimmages, coach evaluations and nightly cuts later, three quarters of the competitors are […]
Read moreLiberty’s men’s soccer team (1-0) defeated Bluefield College (0-1) 2-1 in its season-opener Friday night in front of a home crowd of over 400 fans. Khalil Karl, a transfer from St. Louis, was playing in his first game as a Flame. In the 47th minute, Bluefield’s Nick Rivadeneira was ejected from the game after receiving a red card, leading to […]
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Jacob Hagen had just taken the breath out of Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, returning a fumble 27 yards to give Liberty a 22-21 lead over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe North Carolina (UNC).
And then it all fell apart.
Four minutes and 28 points later, the Flames found themselves down […]
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