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By Matthew Nichols

"Fire On Ice." The Liberty University Hames livedup to theirname by compilinga7-2-1 record by mid-season. The Hames returnedfor the 1996 seasonmore organized and withoneobjective in mind: Winning. Sophomore,Kirk Handy, who transferred to Liberty said that the Hames had good shotat winning theAC C divisiontitle and had a "solid base to build a nationally ranked team in the nextfewyears." Handy had28 points sofarthisyear inninegames.

Seniorcaptain,SteveClark,viewed the team's success from a different angle. "The team was more experienced and more focused on Christ thanthemselves."

When asked if theteam expected to return to the national championship scene,Clark said thereare severalfactorsthatdeterminewho goes totheNationalChampionship and that, "atrip tothenationalswillbe a matter offindingthe rightpaththrough thepoliticalwarfare."Still, Clark was hopeful. "The more we putChrist firstasa team, themore he'llput us first."

Top Left: Drivingtoward thenet,Bobby Zaal had thefloorall tohimself Top Right: Kirk Handy tookanother shoton goal. Left: LU seemed in controlofevery game with numerous attemptstoscore. Bottom Left: Steve Clark raced forthepuck toscore anotherpoint. Bottom Right: Libertycelebrated another victorywhilefanscheerthem on in the background.