Men’s and women’s cross country look to continue Big South dominance For years it has been the goal of the men’s and women’s cross country teams to qualify for Nationals, and 2014 is no exception. Past teams have come close to reaching this goal, but none have been successful thus far. “I think we were all in agreement coming out […]
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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 moreThe Lady Flames soccer team fell in its season opener against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans Tuesday evening, 0-1 in the final two minutes of the game. With the loss, Liberty’s record dropped to 1-1 on the season after the season-opener victory over Old Dominion. UNCG was able to improve to 1-2 after two straight losses. […]
Read moreWith last-minute preparations nearly complete, the Liberty Flames men’s soccer team will kick off its season Friday, Aug. 29 against Bluefield College at home in the Osborne Stadium after nearly winning the Big South a year ago. “We have to finish what we started,” Head Coach Jeff Alder said. “We weren’t consistent during the regular season last year. So that’s […]
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Baseball pulls out three comeback wins to sweep UNC-Asheville The Liberty Flames baseball team (35-10, 19-1 Big South) completed a three-game sweep against the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs (12-32, 4-16 Big South) April 25-27. The Bulldogs are the sixth straight conference opponents to be swept by the Flames. Liberty 7, UNC-Asheville 4 The Liberty Flames baseball team […]
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Hockey, baseball, lacrosse, golf and track and field programs for the Flames excell during the spring season Unlike a year ago, there were not any Cinderella runs from sports that carried over from the fall. Both basketball teams were ousted in the Big South Conference tournament, and while Division I (D1) and Division II hockey put together great seasons, they […]
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Liberty held off the Keydets to win its sixth consecutive game Liberty 5, VMI 0 Liberty Flames (25-8, 11-1 Big South) senior starting pitcher Trey Lambert stood atop the mound at Liberty Baseball Stadium Friday night, April 4 and popped catcher Danny Grauer’s glove with a 90-mile-an-hour-plus fastball for his first pitch of the game. Two hours, 10 minutes and […]
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Ryan and Holly Seiz show support for each other not only on the diamond, but beyond as fellow students On a bright March day at the Liberty Baseball Stadium, Flames second baseman Ryan Seiz was momentarily distracted from the game at hand by the sound of someone screaming in the stands. It was not your average cheering crowd, an emergency […]
Read moreLiberty University students have become familiar with the saying “Four Quarters of Fury,” but why is it so important that the student body stays for the entire game or, better yet, shows up at all? According to liberty.edu/flames, the Flames have been known to have one of the best student sections in the Big South Conference, but lately, the student […]
Read moreThe Liberty Flames men’s soccer team won a back-and-forth contest 3-2 against the University of North Carolina Greensboro Spartans Saturday, Aug. 24 at Osborne Stadium in their final exhibition game. Forward Ernest Siaw scored the deciding goal on a cross into the penalty box by midfielder Sam Duininck. Kyle Breitmeyer scored 14 minutes into the game, which gave the Flames […]
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