Around the Mountain, September 10
Football eeks it out, Field Hockey drops a couple, Richie Longshots gets right.
Dear Reader,
Welcome back to Around the Mountain! We’ll be playing with the timing of this newsletter to find when is the best time to send it. Got thoughts? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter!
It was a busy week on the Mountain. Football started the season with a 4OT bang in Hattiesburg, the shade flew on Twitter, Richie Longshots got right, and we convene today at the Mountain for Football’s home opener against UAB. What a time to be alive!
Now, to the scoreboard!
🏈 The Scoreboard
Tough week for Field Hockey as they dropped games to William & Mary and No. 1 ranked Northwestern. The Flames fall to No. 11 in the nation and look to bounce back this week against Queens and Georgetown.
Football (1–0)
Sep 3 @ Southern Miss – W29–27 4OT 😅#11 Field Hockey (2–2)
Sep 4 vs. William & Mary -– L0–1 OT
Sep 9 @ #1 Northwestern -— L0–3Women’s Soccer (4–2–1)
Sep 1 vs. Marshall —- W3–2
Sep 4 @ Richmond —- W1–0
Sep 8 @ #11 Penn State -– L1–2 Men’s Soccer (1–1–1)
Sep 2 @ #4 UCLA -– L2–5Volleyball (5–3)
Sep 2 vs. Winthrop -– W3–1
Sep 3 vs. UNCW -– W3–0
Sep 3 vs. Murray State -– W3–0
Sep 9 @ UC San Diego -– W3–2
Sep 9 @ Pacific -– L2–3🏟 (Soon-to-be) Conference Outlook
A great showing for Western Kentucky on the road against Hawaii. The rest of the conference looked pretty lackluster…
Bryant 37 — 38 FIU
Davidson 17 — 35 Jacksonville State
LA Tech 24 — 52 Missouri
Middle Tennessee 07 — 44 James Madison
New Mexico State 12 — 23 Nevada
Sam Houston 00 — 31 Texas A&M
UTEP 13 — 45 #9 Oklahoma
Western Kentucky 49 — 17 Hawaii
(CUSA members are in bold.)
🗞 TL;DR
Damien Sordelett
Liberty’s defense makes final stand, Salter sparks offense, as Flames win four-OT thriller
Freeze: ‘There’s no question everyone saw and witnessed’ the potential Salter brings to LU offense
Kourtis, a four-year backup at Liberty, shines in first extended playing time at center
Freeze does not name starting quarterback for Liberty’s home opener against UAB
UAB eyes revenge against Liberty at upgraded Williams Stadium
A Sea of Red
Elsewhere
Fan the Flames Football Podcast: Last thoughts about Southern Miss game + UAB preview + Special Guests
🐦 #ICYMILibertyTwitter
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That does it for this week. We’ll be back next week with another look around the mountain (and with a surprise new feature 👀)!
Go Flames, Beat UAB! 🔥