The fall sports athletic calendar is underway with several Liberty teams in action. We will provide weekly updates on all of Liberty’s NCAA Division I teams competing this fall.
CROSS COUNTRY
The Liberty women’s trio of Calli Doan, Ava Gordon, and Kayla Werner posted the three fastest 5K times in rpogram history during last Friday’s Joe Piane Notre Dome Invitational. Their efforts helped the Lady Flames record a sixth place team finish. The men finished 16th in their race at Notre Dame.
Catherine Farrell recorded a runner-up finish as she shattered her 6K personal best set two weeks ago. She paced the group of Liberty runners who competed in Saturday’s Paul Short Run women’s open 6K race.
Liberty will again split its runners between two different meets on Oct. 15. The top Flames will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma to preview the 2022 NCAA national meet course at the Weis-Crockett Invitational. Another group of Liberty runners will head to Earlysville, Virginia for the Panorama Farms SC 23 Invitational.
FIELD HOCKEY (8-5, 4-0)
The Lady Flames continue their dominance in the Big East, shutting out Villanova on the road, 5-0, on Friday afternoon. Liberty has won their four conference games to this point in the season by a combined mark of 24-0. The Lady Flames got knocked off by No. 7 Louisville at home, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon. This week, Liberty hosts Temple on Friday at 4 p.m. for Senior Day and then also plays host to Virginia on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (10-3-2, 6-0-1)
The hot streak continues as the Lady Flames knocked off Queens, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon to win their sixth straight and remain unbeaten in ASUN play. Liberty heads to Jacksonville for a couple of matches this weekend, first play at Jacksonville on Thursday at 7 p.m. and then facing North Florida on Sunday at 1 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER (3-3-5, 1-2-2)
The men played Jacksonville to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night in Florida. On Tuesday afternoon, the Liberty blanked VMI, 4-0, in a non-conference contest in Lynchburg. Just one non-conference match this coming week as the Flames play at Georgia State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL (11-7, 4-2)
The Lady Flames defeated Bellarmine in five sets on Friday evening in Louisville before dropping a match at Eastern Kentucky in five sets on Saturday afternoon in Richmond, Kentucky. Liberty returns home this week to play against Jacksonville on Friday at 6 p.m. and then North Florida on Sunday at noon.
