Liberty Arena is a 4,000-seat arena in

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on the campus of Liberty University. Construction began in the fall of 2018 and was completed in 2020, with a ceremonial opening held on November 23 of that year. The arena is home to the Liberty Flames and Lady Flames men's and

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basketball teams, the Lady Flames volleyball team, and other events for which attendance is not expected to exceed 4,000. Liberty Arena is adjacent to the Flames and Lady Flames' previous home, the

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, with a tunnel connecting the two venues. "The Furnace" will continue to host Flames and Lady Flames games and events where attendance is expected to exceed 4,000. The first scheduled event was the Lady Flames' 76–53 win over

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on December 1, 2020. Two days later, the men's basketball team made its debut, defeating

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(PA) 78–62. The arena had originally been scheduled to open for Lady Flames volleyball in August 2020; however, after COVID-19 caused most NCAA teams, including Liberty, to move the women's volleyball season from its normal fall schedule to spring 2021 (with the NCAA moving its championship event to the spring), the volleyball opening was moved to January 22, 2021, against VCU.

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