Injury report
Here’s your weekly injury report from Liberty head coach Turner Gill:
Dallas Griffiths, Dylan Bowman, and Aldreakis Allen are all listed probable. Malcolm Boyd and Jonathan Burgess are listed as questionable. Greg Ray is doubtful, and Brandon Apon is out.
Hagen (#27) was named Big South defensive player of the week
John Lunsford & Chris Robinson suspended
Coach Gill announced that kicker John Lunsford and Chris Robinson are suspended for the 1st half of Saturday’s game against Brevard for a violation of team policy. Shane Blanchard will get his first action for Liberty in place of Lunsford. Robinson is a reserve defensive back.
Jacob Hagen named Player of the Week
Following his impressive performance this past week against Presbyterian, Liberty safety Jacob Hagen was named the Big South’s Defensive Player of the Week. Hagen led the Flames with 9 tackles and also added a forced fumble and an interception he returned 44 yards. His interception came towards the end of the 1st half, and would set up a Des Rice touchdown.
Big South basketball notes
Basketball season officially tipped off this week, and the Flames are 1-1 following their home win over Randolph and road loss to William & Mary. True freshman Ryan Kemrite does plan to redshirt this season which makes sense with the Flames being so experienced and deep.
Preseason conference favorite Charleston Southern started their season in impressive fashion scoring 130 points in their opener, and then going on the road to defeat Delaware who will contend for the CAA championship. The Bucs did lose Wednesday night at home against UNC-Wilmington in overtime.
Burrus is leading the Flames in scoring at 13 ppg
Under first year head coach Jayson Gee, the Longwood Lancers were able to pick up their first ever win over a BCS conference opponent when they beat TCU 82-79 earlier this week.
Games to watch this week include Marshall Henderson and Ole Miss paying a visit to Coastal Carolina and High Point travelling to 3-1 Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The Big South North Division preseason favorite Panthers also face the Tribe of William & Mary in Williamsburg on Wednesday.
Women’s hoops start 0-2, host UVA
The Lady Flames also got their season underway as they have faced Charlotte and JMU so far. Liberty dropped both games, but get back in action on Tuesday as Virginia pays a visit to the Vines Center at 7pm.
Conference champs
It was a good week for Liberty’s women’s soccer team and women’s field hockey team as each team won their respective conference tournament. The women’s soccer team defeated #1 seed Radford 5-0 this past Sunday to win the Big South Championship. The Flames now advance to the NCAA tournament to face #1 seed North Carolina Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill.
The women’s field hockey team defeated Stanford in the championship game of the NorPac Conference tournament 2-1. The Lady Flames advanced to the NCAA Field Hockey Championship where they faced #14 seed Delaware. Liberty dropped the game against Delaware 1-0 on Wednesday.
Men’s soccer
The Men’s soccer team defeated #2 seed High Point 1-0 on Tuesday night in the 1st round of the Big South tournament. The Flames now advance to Friday night’s semifinal matchup with #3 Longwood. The Flames beat Longwood 2-1 in overtime on October 29th in the teams’ only previous meeting this season.
