Regular season hockey has concluded, and the ACHA and AAU national tournaments are all that await Liberty University hockey. The Flames will have four of the five teams repping the red and blue in St. Louis March 7-17, and the men’s D3 team will play in the AAU National Championship in West Chester, Pennsylvania March 6-13. The men’s D1 and D2 […]
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The Flames men’s lacrosse team came out alive after a grueling eight-day, four-game stretch, sweeping its weekend back-to-back against the UConn Huskies and the West Virginia Mountaineers. Liberty scored a combined 30 goals in its Saturday and Sunday outings, defeating UConn 17-2 and the Mountaineers 13-10. The Flames ended the whole of the four-game stretch 3-1, with their sole loss […]
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Wind was whipping in Blacksburg as the Liberty’s men’s lacrosse team fell to their bitter rival Virginia Tech 10-9. That wind played a big factor in the scoring as 15 of 19 goals were scored on the goal with the wind at the players back. “Weather is something both teams had to deal with,” Liberty Head Coach Kyle McQuillan said. “When we went […]
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While the calendars may say otherwise, spring has sprung for Liberty University football. The Flames are moving toward their upcoming spring game at full speed, with the defense being a major focus. Since Feb. 9, the Flames have been on the practice field with high hopes for the upcoming year. After last season came to an end in the Vrbo […]
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The Liberty men’s lacrosse team took the field for a matchup with one of the top five teams, the South Carolina Gamecocks, on Feb. 24. After an unexpected loss to Northeastern, the Flames responded with an emphatic win of 11-8. As the players trotted out for warm-ups on the field, heavy rain, lightning and even hail caused a game delay […]
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The Liberty women’s basketball team took on FIU for the second time this season Feb. 22, searching for revenge after losing by 11 points in the team’s initial meeting Jan. 18. Only allowing the Panthers to have the lead once at the beginning of the game, the Flames never took their foot off the gas to secure a resounding 71-56 […]
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After playing on the road against Duke, the Liberty University Flames returned to Worthington Field to host the Hofstra University Pride on their home turf in a three-game weekend series Feb. 23-25. On Friday evening, the first inning began with Liberty taking the field and junior starting pitcher Cole Hertzler striking out Hofstra senior Santino Ross. Hofstra would end up […]
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After a slow start in the Hoosier-Illini Tournament that saw the Flames go 0-3 in pool play, Liberty University men’s volleyball Head Coach Josh Knapp knew something had to change. “We moved our lineup around a little bit, looking at how our athletes move within our system and setting them best up for success,” Knapp said. Knapp deployed a new […]
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After earning hard-fought wins in rounds one and two of the WMCH Playoffs, the Lady Flames came center ice for a conference championship rematch with No. 2 Midland University Feb. 24, who stole the WMCH crown from Liberty University just one season prior. This time around, the Lady Flames regained their WMCH supremacy on home ice, taking down the Warriors […]
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For the Liberty University men’s Division I hockey team, the last regular season home game did not go as planned. In an exhibition matchup against the Ohio University Bobcats, the Flames hoped to head into the ACHA National Tournament with increased momentum, earning their fifth win over the Bobcats on the season. However, the Flames wouldn’t earn that […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s and women’s indoor track teams both ran away with the conference title at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 23-24, held at Liberty’s Indoor Track Complex. The men’s team remains undefeated in Division I conference meets, extending the nation’s longest active championship streak to 27 in a row spanning over three leagues (21 […]
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It’s time to call it a dynasty. The Liberty women’s swimming and diving team won its sixth straight conference title at the ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships. The Lady Flames traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee to compete in the ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Coming off five consecutive years of winning the ASUN title, this […]
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Here’s how this is going to work — the playoffs are coming up quickly for all five (!!!) of Liberty University’s hockey teams, and I want to give them all an honest appraisal of their chances going into the tournament. For simplicity’s sake, I’m going to assign each team their own odds as if I were a sports book. I […]
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The Lady Flames basketball team continued its hot stretch Feb. 17, honoring its upperclassmen on Senior Day with an emphatic 86-56 victory over the Sam Houston Bearkats. Coming into Saturday’s game against the Sam Houston Bearkats, the Lady Flames had won six of their last eight games, vaulting themselves into third place in Conference USA standings. The Lady Flames met […]
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