6+ win season, 8 consecutive years
This season Liberty won at least 6 games for the 8th consecutive season dating back to 2006. The Flames are 1 of 8 FCS programs to achieve this mark: New Hampshire, James Madison, Montana State, Harvard, Drake, Liberty, McNeese State, and Jacksonville State.
Final stats update
Liberty’s defense was one of the best overall defenses in the country. The Flames finish the season ranked #4 in the country in red zone defense, #3 in turnover margin, #7 in scoring defense, and #9 in total defense.
High Point’s Allan Chaney had a scare earlier this week
Big South basketball update
Hopefully you caught our first Big South basketball power rankings of the 2013-14 season earlier this week. Keep a lookout for that each week as we will update it weekly throughout the season.
Allan Chaney, one of two current Division I players playing with the assistance of an internal defibrillator, appeared to collapse during High Point’s game against Wofford this past Sunday. However, the team confirmed Chaney did not collapse, but instead laid down on the court after his device went off during the game. Chaney transferred to High Point following stints at both Florida and Virginia Tech. He has been diagnosed with an inflammatory heart disease after he collapsed while working out with Virginia Tech in 2010.
Lady Flames pick up 1st win of season
Liberty’s women’s hoops squad picked up their 1st win of the young season this week defeating Kutztown 72-56. The Lady Flames are now 1-4, and are in New Jersey this weekend for the Seton Hall Thanksgiving Tournament. Liberty faces Fresno State this afternoon at 2pm, and will face either Savannah State or Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon.
The Flames return to the Vines Center this Tuesday night when they play host to Richmond in their final tune-up before their Big South Opener on December 7th against Radford.
FlameFans thread of the week
In a new feature, every week in our News & Notes around FlamesNation post, we will feature the FlameFans thread of the week from our message board. Topics can range from Liberty athletics to life in and around Lynchburg. Think you have what it takes to start a thread of the week? Then give it a shot by starting a new thread on the FlameFans message board.
This week’s FlameFans thread of the week is Looking Ahead to 2014: Schedule where FlameFans have been discussing the 2014 football schedule.
