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Cheerleaders

Justmaking noise, the cheerleaders join the loud roar ofthe crowd in an effort to foilthe free-throw of theopponent.In this way, the cheerleaders proved tobe more than individuals who helped the crowd.

Marc Carson and Ron Sam celebrate with the home crowd after a Flames touchdown at Lynchburg Stadium. The Flames went 8-3 for the year, one of those hearthreakers coming at home during the Homecoming

Cheerleaders Angela Chafin, Marc Carson and Ronald Sam lead the Flames fans atCity Stadium in Lynchburg. Cheerleaders helped the crowd cheer the Flamesfootball team to a 4-1record on their home field.

Junior Bailey Alston goes head to head against his EasternKentucky opponent. The game was close throughallofregulationplay, theFlames winning byonepointwhen Eastern Kentuckymisseda reboundinthefinalseconds.

Derrick Williams puts a shot up and over the defensivehands of Eastern Kentucky. Liberty missed six consecutive free-throw attempts in the final minutes of tha game, making it a close game down to the buzzer.

Guard Tim Scarborough looks for an opportunityforthe Flames to score. The Libertycrowd was a factor in the close game betvx'een LU and EasternKentucky.

Steve Farquhar tries to swing around the end and down the courtagainstAppalachian State. The Flames drew a home crowd of3650.butit didn't helpas theyfell 62-73.

Derrick Williamsputs a shot upfor three points against Appalachian State University. Williams ledtheFlames in rebounds against ASU, capturing 6for the night. Bailey

Alston led the Flames offensive drive, scoring 17points. However, it was notenough to overcome the ASU team whodealt theFlames their tenthloss oftheseason,62-73.

A birds-eye view ofthe action onthe ice at Lancerot Arena inRoanoke shows Darren Richardsbringingthepuck withinrangeoftheNorth Carolinagaol. #20MikeTorrance was nearby toofferassistanceand giveRichardsagoodshot.

The hockey team was established and admitted into theSouthern Collegiate Hockey Associationin 1985. The following yearit wonthechampionship title.In1987/88itfell toDukeUniversity inthechampionshipgameandtook second place.

Experiencing theexcitementofit all was center Richard Hill He was votedteamMVP in1986,1987and1988. In 1988 he wasalso recognized as leagueMVP.

Hillwasofferedascholarshipto play for theUniversityofAlaska,butturned itdown tocome to Liberty