May 10, 2021 : By Jacob Couch - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Coming off a year that many desire to forget, when spring sports came to a halt and many fall sports were delayed, Liberty University Athletics has given Flames fans worldwide a spring sports season for the ages, adding seven conference titles and counting to the trophy case.
In the Spring 2021 semester, all but one of Liberty’s 20 NCAA Athletics programs (football) competed as the university packed in almost a year’s worth of competition into one spring season, dubbing the busy schedule “Super Spring.”
And it was “super” in many ways. Liberty Athletics donned its highest number of ASUN Conference crowns this season, taking titles in Men’s Indoor Track & Field, Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Golf, and Men’s Tennis. The Women’s Swimming & Diving team also claimed victory in the CCSA.
The March Madness pain index Whose 2021 NCAA tournament losses hurt the worst?
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Call it a support group for 66 fan bases.
The Houston Cougars and UCLA Bruins joined a less-than-exclusive list on Saturday night of teams whose 2021 NCAA tournament experiences have ended with a loss. Either the Gonzaga Bulldogs or Baylor Bears will join them after Monday night s national championship, and for whichever team that is, it s going to hurt.
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Every team s exit from the tournament has its own distinctive story, but some are undoubtedly tougher to swallow than others, so we sought to quantify the disappointment. Here are the main factors we considered in measuring the March Madness pain:
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