Carle, Glynn join Rock the Rink podcast to help anchors recap ACHA Nationals experience

Friday, March 14

St. Louis, MO

11:15 AM EST

Liberty University Club Sports

Oswego State

Liberty's Rock the Rink co-anchor Annie Cory (center), Patrick Strawn, and Chris Kerr welcomed DI women's hockey defensemen Madison Glynn (left) and Peyton Carle to the podcast.

Carle, Glynn join Rock the Rink podcast to help anchors recap ACHA Nationals experience

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Lady Flames senior defensemen Peyton Carle and Madison Glynn joined the first of two shows reflecting on Liberty's showings at their respective national tournaments.

The first of two Rock the Rink podcasts, appearing this week on the Club Sports YouTube Channel, highlights Liberty University's ACHA Division I men's and women's National Championships showings at the Centene Community Ice Center near St. Louis.

Anchored by Annie Cory from Liberty Broadcast Communications and Rett McGibbon from Flames Central and complemented by Club Sports Video & Media Director Patrick Strawn and Club Sports Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance Chris Kerr, the Rock the Rink panel analyzed the DI men's team's third Final Four appearance in five seasons.

After receiving a first-round bye as the No. 4 seed, Liberty defeated Oswego State in the second round then Jamestown in the quarterfinals. The Flames openeda 2-0 lead early in the third period of its semifinal showdown with UNLV before being oustedby the eventual champion Rebels, 5-2, yielding five unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes.

They were then joined by DI women's senior defensemen Madison Glynn and Peyton Carle, who recapped their experience in St. Louis and described their pre-game and intermission routines as well as their relationship with Head Coach Chris Lowes.

The Lady Flames won their sixth DI National Championship in seven tries and seventh since 2015 with a 2-1 double-overtime triumph over Maryville in the final.

Cory asked Carle about the championship formula for the team's success at nationals, and both players gave all the glory to God.

"Honestly, I think our secret sauce is that we play for something bigger than our team," Carle said. "We do play for the Lord, and … we keep that at a higher value than playing for Liberty and playing for ourselves and the name on the back of your jersey. We know that we honor Someone higher than that, and at the end of the day, He's the One that gave us all of these national championships, and it's allowing us to showcase the Lord and spread the Word to a lot of other people. We're disciples of Him, and we're showing His love for us and saying He's the One that's allowing us to do all of this … and giving our team a firm foundation."

Both Lady Flames also shared how the bonds between teammates and with the coaching staff foster a culture of love and acceptance and encourages personal and spiritual growth.

"Obviously, we're playing for something higher than just a sport," Glynn said. "As a team, we all play for each other more than we play for ourselves. You're playing for the girl next to you … which puts a lot of reliability on each other, and you're not just here for yourself. You're here for your teammates, you're here for your coaches, and you're here for your family that helped you get here."

"With us, we all keep each other so accountable," Carle added. "We all have such a good relationship with each other and respect each other so much that when someone's not pulling their weight, we're going to sit there and tell you … and you're going to take it not with malicious intent, but you're going to take it as like, 'OK, they want me to be better and not just for myself, but for the team around me.' We all respect each other so much and can see the potential that we all have, and that truly is what makes us a good team, too. Our coaches are our biggest support system, and we have good personal relationships with them, not just with hockey, so it allows us to trust each other … and that builds a good team bond."

Video edited by Patrick Strawn/Club Sports Director of Video & Media