Not even a year has passed since Reese and Revell Webster first arrived to join Liberty University’s track and field program. The effect the pair of siblings has left on the team in the short amount of time, however, can’t be missed. Reese, a sophomore transfer from Elon, is a renowned record-shatterer, setting program numbers left and right in her […]
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William Byron entered the Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond on Easter Sunday with a touch of uncertainty. “(Richmond is) just one of those places we go to that we just don’t have an idea of how it’s going to go,” Byron told media prior to the race. “We’ve had some good races here, but we’ve never showed up here […]
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Since 2017, the Liberty Lady Flames have been the team celebrating center ice with the ACHA National Tournament trophy. The run has been one of the most stellar in Liberty Club Sports history, with pure domination over their field of competitors. The streak, however, came to a tortuous end March 16, as the Lady Flames fell to the Minot State […]
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On March 20, 2023, the Lady Flames set in motion an unforgettable come-from-behind win in the ACHA Semifinal round, recovering from a 4-1 deficit to take the game 5-4 and move on to the national title game. In the process, however, the team lost one of its leaders. Senior Carly Glover suffered an ACL tear midway through the game, causing […]
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The D2 Lady Flames’ trip to the ACHA National Tournament was the first time in four years the team clinched a berth to play postseason hockey. Liberty hopped on a bus to St. Louis full of anticipation for the electric atmosphere that comes with playing in nationals. While the Flames fell to Providence in the first round of pool play […]
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Yesterday’s stirring 4-3 battle with the Providence Argonauts was the Liberty men’s D2 hockey team’s first taste of adversity in this year’s ACHA National Tournament. Well aware of the resilience it takes to come away with postseason wins, the team returned to the Centene Ice Center for round two against Army March 12, initially falling behind before doing the same […]
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There hasn’t been a pair of teams more evenly matched the past couple of seasons than the Adrian Bulldogs and Liberty Flames. The last eight times the two units met, they’ve gone 4-4, setting the stage for a quarterfinal grudge match at the ACHA National Tournament March 10. But when it mattered most, the Bulldogs proved to have the edge, […]
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The 2023 ACHA National Tournament left a bitter taste in the mouth of the Liberty Flames. Minot State roared back in the third period of the semifinal contest before cementing a national title game berth in overtime and leaving Liberty stunned. March 9, 2024, however, sparked the start of a potential path to redemption. With the Flames once again entering […]
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It’s not easy to gain a road win in college basketball — the UTEP Miners know that all too well. The team from El Paso finally gained its first conference road victory of the season last Thursday at Jacksonville State, easing some frustration for the team that sits at No. 7 in Conference USA. That first road success soon turned […]
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Of the 118 players who suit up for Liberty University Flames hockey across five separate teams, just one name hails from a different continent. Flames Division I men’s hockey player Alex Charin resides 5,006 miles away from his hometown of Moscow, Russia. But for the 22-year-old forward, the journey that’s brought him from Russia’s capital to the hills of Lynchburg […]
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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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Every student athlete’s journey requires persistence, but for Lady Flames basketball player Casey Hunt, the endurance it took to reach her goals demanded a new level of patience. The walk-on player never thought that becoming a Lady Flame would be her reality, but a lifetime of dedication paired with newfound faith made the difference for the guard. Hunt’s path to […]
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After hanging on to the series split against the fiery No. 2 Adrian Bulldogs team last weekend, the Liberty University men’s D1 hockey team made the trip to Athens, Ohio, searching for a pair of big wins over the No. 5 Ohio Bobcats. Liberty entered the series ranked No. 7 in the nation, a noticeable drop from its previous standing […]
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The Liberty women’s basketball team secured its fourth consecutive win Feb. 3, fending off the UTEP Miners in a Saturday afternoon conference contest. The Lady Flames controlled the game from start to finish, never losing the lead and sending the Miners home with an 87-68 victory in front of the home crowd, their 50th win in Liberty Arena. “I think […]
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For every team that Liberty women’s basketball has faced this season, one name on the scouting report never gets overlooked: Bella Smuda. The 6-foot-6 post player’s presence on the court is vital for the Lady Flames, who have watched Bella surge to new heights in her first season as a starter. The redshirt junior center is fresh off the most […]
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