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| The University is a member of the Division I level ] for 17 sports. The other eight members include Birmingham Southern College and Winthrop University. The University regularly competes for the ] which is the Big South's trophy for the university which has the winningest sports program among the member institutions. Liberty has won the Sasser Cup five times, second only to Coastal Carolina, which has won it seven times. | |||
| The University gained some media attention in the winter of 2005 when the women's basketball team, the Lady Flames, made the ] Sweet Sixteen and were labelled a "Cinderella Team". After defeating fourth-seeded Penn State and fifth-seeded DePaul, the Flames' winning streak was halted by top seeded Louisiana State University. | |||
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Liberty University is a Christian liberal arts university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was founded as Liberty Baptist College in 1971 by conservative Christian Jerry Falwell, who is also the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church.
Famous Alumni
- Famous alumni include:
- The members of dC Talk
- Baseball player Sid Bream
- Basketball player Katie Feenstra
- Former NFL Rookie of the Year Eric Green '90
- Jason Jones, 2004 New York Yankees recruit
- Former zzzz Best fraudster Barry Minkow
- NFL player Samkon Gado, currently starting running back for the Green Bay Packers
External links
- Liberty University Official Website
- U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Center for Global Ministries Official Website - Liberty University