BASEBALL The Flames beat defending champion Stetson University 4-3 for the ASUN championship and the conference’s automatic bid to a 2019 NCAA Regional. Catcher Jonathan Embry was named the 2019 ASUN Baseball Championship MVP and was joined by outfielder Gray Betts, pitcher Andrew McInvale, shortstop Cam Locklear, and outfielder Brandon Rohrer on the 2019 ASUN All-Tournament team.
MEN’S GOLF The No. 22-ranked Flames finished runner-up to No. 14 North Florida at the ASUN Championships. They earned their second NCAA National Championship bid in program history by placing fifth in regional competition. The team tied for 20th place with UNLV at nationals, with senior Gabe Lench advancing to the final round.
SOFTBALL The Lady Flames went 16-5 in conference play, placing runner-up to Lipscomb University in the ASUN regular season standings. They were ousted in the semifinals of the ASUN Tournament but went on to win the second National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) Regional tournament. The team advanced to the NISC Championship, where it fell to Iowa State. Seniors Jaclyn Amader and Julia DiMartino were named to the ASUN Softball Championship All-Tournament Team.
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The Lady Flames posted a 10-6 ASUN record and reached the ASUN Tournament semifinals during their first season of conference play. Liberty was led by first team All-ASUN right-side hitter Casey Goodwin (309 kills, 40 aces), who was invited to try out for the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team.
Liberty won a program-record 14 games on its way to the ASUN Championship final during its first season in the conference. It marked the Lady Flames’ second conference tournament final appearance in program history, and they narrowly missed their first NCAA Division I tournament bid with a 20-18 loss to two-time defending ASUN Tournament champion Jacksonville.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Liberty won 12 of its final 16 games, advancing to the ASUN Tournament title game during its first season of conference play. The Lady Flames finished 10-6 in ASUN contests, recording 10 or more conference wins for the 20th straight year.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Liberty placed second in its first ASUN Cross Country Championships appearance. The Flames went on to record a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships, marking their highest regional finish since 2008. Azaria Kirwa qualified to the NCAA national meet for the second straight year.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY The Lady Flames were the runners-up during their inaugural ASUN Cross Country Championships appearance. Their 13th-place effort at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships represented their best regional showing since 2010.
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