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
In its final tune-up for the ASUN Cross Country Championships, two-time defending conference champion Liberty put seven women inside the top 88 overall at Saturday’s Weis-Crockett Invitational. The Lady Flames totaled 182 points for fourth place out of 26 squads. On the men’s side, the Flames totaled 307 points for 11th place out of 26.
Sophomore Hope Carr paced a youthful Liberty women’s “B” squad at the Panorama Farms XC 23 Invitational as the Lady Flames took 17th out of 18 squads.
Liberty will travel to John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama for the 2022 ASUN Cross Country Championships. The meet will be contested on Oct. 29 with the women’s 5K scheduled for 9 a.m. and the men’s 8K to follow at 9:45 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY (9-6, 5-0)
The Lady Flames continue their dominance in the Big East, shutting out Temple, 1-0, on Friday afternoon. Liberty has won their five conference games to this point in the season by a combined mark of 25-0. The Lady Flames lost, 2-1, to Virginia on Tuesday afternoon thanks to a late goal. This week, Liberty plays at Providence on Friday at 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (11-3-3, 7-0-2)
The hot streak continues as the Lady Flames defeated Jacksonville, 2-1, on Thursday night win their seventh straight and remain unbeaten in ASUN play. On Sunday, the women played to a scoreless draw, 0-0, against North Florida. The Lady Flames will conclude the regular season on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky. The ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship begins on Oct. 27.
MEN’S SOCCER (3-4-5, 1-2-2)
Liberty lost to Georgia State in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, 2-1, in a non-conference match. The Flames will return to action on Friday night for the home finale against Central Arkansas at 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL (13-7, 6-2)
The Lady Flames defeated Jacksonville in four sets on Friday evening at Liberty Arena. They followed that up with a 3-2 win over North Florida Sunday afternoon. The Lady Flames get back in action on Friday night at 6 p.m. at Stetson before a match on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at FGCU.
