For the Liberty golf team, the beat goes on.

The Hurricanes defended their East Penn Conference (EPC) title Monday afternoon as they downed Nazareth, 301-322, at Old Homestead Golf Course. Liberty entered the tournament with an overall 18-0 record.

Northampton was third (337); Stroudsburg, fourth (345); Emmaus, fifth (347); Parkland, sixth (360); Freedom, seventh (362); and Pocono Mountain East, eighth (372).

“We just take one match at a time,” cautioned head coach Steve Bradley. “We had some people missing from our lineup, and everyone filled in well and picked up the slack.

“Our guys have been playing well, and we’ll see what happens.”

Jimmy Barker and Matt Vital took top honors for the Hurricanes, as they both carted a 74. Michael Vital was second with a 75. Jase Barker and Freedom’s Krish Patel both finished forth with a 78.

Vital expects his team to have a long road ahead.

“The season has been great all around,” he said. “We all have played pretty well and stepped up when others didn’t have their days. We feel a lot of pressure after missing out last year.

“We feel like we have to go far this year with three seniors on this team. We not just have to make it to states, but contend for the title.”

Freedom head coach Mike Evans was happy with his team’s performance. The Patriots finished the year with a 10-5 mark and were fifth in the EPC. Patel and Jason Grillo led the team with averages of 76 and 82 respectively.

“That was our goal going into the season, so we are pleased,” he said. “Krish and Jason were very consistent for us.

“Dhruv Patel and Louie Pagano and sophomores Nick Hoffman and Matt Heineman also helped with regular scores in the 80s. Heading into the EPC tournament, we had hoped to finish in the top five as a team, and an individual in the top 10.”