Like many coaches around the world, Liberty gymnastics club sports Head Coach Timothy Kappel was faced with many questions after the untimely end of last season due to COVID-19. “The biggest (thing) we were concerned with was, are we going to come back to school, will we be allowed to train, and will we actually compete?” Kappel said. After […]
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For Liberty’s lacrosse team, the unexpected events this spring didn’t just cut their season short. It ended a chance at another potential playoff run for a team consistently ranked in the MCLA top 10 – and now the Flames are working to rebuild the foundation they established last year. “It was very disappointing,” attack man sophomore Mark Rolewicz said. “We […]
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William Byron had far from a perfect afternoon at Kansas Speedway Sunday, but nonetheless fought hard for his third-straight top-10 finish, ending the race in eighth after leading three laps. The day began unremarkably, as Byron started 10th and remained there until the competition caution at lap 30. Crew Chief Chad Knaus then decided to go with an alternate strategy, […]
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The Liberty Flames women’s hockey team returned to the ice after several months out with two victories over the Washington Pride in exhibition games this past weekend, winning 7-0 and 10-2 Saturday and Sunday. The team began the second gameon a high note with a score by Valeriia Manchak in the first 20 seconds. The Flames continued to dominate as the period […]
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Tomorrow, Liberty will be in upstate New York battling the Syracuse Orange for a chance to improve to 5-0. Should Liberty win, the Flames will exact revenge for a 24-0 loss last year on opening week and increase their credibility on the national stage. Should Syracuse win, the Orange will set themselves on a path to redeem a season that […]
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William Byron continued his mini hot streak on Sunday during a historic and chaotic Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. Byron finished in sixth place and tied teammate and eventual winner Chase Elliot for the most laps led, with 27. However, the race was anything but straightforward. Byron started in the 13th position, but with […]
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The Flames 5-year wait for a shutout continues, but they came awfully close Saturday, smothering the visiting ULM Warhawks from the first drive of the afternoon in a 40-7 thrashing that moved the Flames to 4-0 for the fifth time in program history. With Malik Willis taking snaps again after missing last week’s game for an elbow injury, Liberty produced […]
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When COVID-19 struck last season, Liberty men’s Division I hockey had all the pieces in place to make an ACHA title run. Now, Flames hockey is back – and Coach Kirk Handy believes a first title is finally in the cards. “I think the sky’s the limit for this team,” Handy said. “Every year we have three goals: we want […]
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Hungry for a chance to defend its 2019 national title, the Liberty University club Division I women’s hockey team patiently awaits a new season of competition. As was the case with all sports, the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated the end of the women’s hockey team’s schedule in the spring of 2020, robbing the team of the opportunity to defend its title […]
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For many student athletes, the transition from playing high school to collegiate sports can be intimidating – an experience that was amplified for one LU athlete who made the transition in 2020, 4,000 miles away from the place she calls home. Julie Daels, a freshman from Burges, Belgium, accepted this reality when she decided to move across the Atlantic Ocean […]
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Juggling sports and academics is a challenge for student-athletes at any time. The difficulties of COVID-19 amplified that juggling act throughout the spring and fall, but the staff of the Office of Academic Affairs for Athletics have worked hard to help athletes cope – and their hard work has paid off. During the spring of 2020, Liberty’s 20 athletic teams […]
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Two teams with opposite levels of success in 2020 will face off at Williams Stadium on Saturday. Liberty is 3-0, and Louisiana-Monroe is winless. Can Warhawks quarterback Colby Suits create enough offense to keep them in the game? How will Flames quarterback Malik Willis look in his return from an elbow injury? The sports staff tackles all this and more […]
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Talladega was the chaotic demolition derby that it normally was, but William Byron was one of the lucky few who came away mostly unscathed. Byron earned his fourth top five of the season with a fourth-place finish leading one lap. Byron started the race in the 21st position. He mainly spent stage one hanging around the back half of the […]
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The Flames – 30-point favorites heading into the game – struggled to find their rhythm, but grinded toward a 28-7 victory over FCS opponent North Alabama Saturday. Though the offense sputtered in the first half, Liberty’s defense, led by linebacker Anthony Butler (nine tackles, two interceptions and one sack), shined throughout the game and the rushing attack came alive for […]
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After months of wondering if the 2020 football season would begin, Liberty football has burst onto the scene in impressive fashion, jumping out to a 2-0 start. This week, the Flames host the University of North Alabama Lions at 1 p.m. at Williams Stadium. Who are the key players in this matchup, what should Liberty fans expect from the Lions, […]
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