Liberty Men's Soccer to Host William & Mary, Friday
9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
After a 2-0 start to the 2016 season, the Liberty Flames (2-0) men's soccer team will host the Tribe of William & Mary (1-1) for a non-conference Commonwealth match, Friday evening at Osborne Stadium.
The match will be the second contest at Osborne Stadium on Friday, as the Liberty women's soccer team will face Appalachian State earlier in the day.
How to Follow the Flames
A free live video stream courtesy of the Liberty Flames Sports Network and the Big South Network will be available by clicking the appropriate link on the schedule/results panel under men's soccer on LibertyFlames.com.
Live stats powered by StatBroadcast will also be available for the contest by clicking the appropriate link on the men's soccer schedule/results panel of LibertyFlames.com.
A Look at Liberty
The Flames will enter Friday evening's contest off a 5-2 win over VMI in their first road contest of 2016. Midfielder Jovanni Chavez scored three goals and had one assist for seven points, the most by a Flame since Darren Amoo scored eight points with four goals in a 7-0 Liberty victory over Southern Virginia on Oct. 22, 2010. In addition it is the first time since Sept. 20, 2011 that a Liberty player has scored three goals in a match, when Travis Joseph scored three markers in a 9-0 win over Southern Virginia.
Midfielder Pepe Segarra netted a goal and added an assist, while Tresor Mbuyu scored his second goal of the season in the road victory.
Martin Agredo, Kevin Mendoza and Rigoberto Rojas each assisted on a goal, Tuesday. All three have two helpers apiece on the season.
In his second game as a Liberty Flame, goalkeeper James Knoebel made four saves, while playing all 90 minutes of the win. In two games, Knoebel has posted a 1.00 goals-against average and a .778 save percentage.
Head Coach Jeff Alder, a Liberty alum, is in his 16th season of leading the Flames. Liberty is 146-111-23 during his tenure.
A Look at William & Mary
With a win over No. 21 Coastal Carolina, 2-1, Sunday, William & Mary split its home opening weekend and looks to build off of a win as they head to Lynchburg. The Tribe bounced back after falling to George Washington, against Coastal Carolina.
Junior William Eskay, who had three goals in the Tribe's win over the Flames last season, sophomore Ryder Bell and freshman Reeves Trott have all tallied goals for William & Mary.
Phil Breno has played every minute in goal this season. He has a 1.50 goals-against-average and four saves.
In his 12th season at William & Mary, Chris Norris has posted a 107-91-32 record.
The Series
William and Mary and Liberty will meet for the sixth time in program history, Friday night. The Tribe leads the all-time series by a 5-0-0 mark, including a 4-2 victory at Martin Family Stadium in Williamsburg, Va., last season.
Flames News and Notes
- The Flames opened the 2016 season with a 2-0 win over Howard, running their home mark to 1-0, last Friday. Liberty is scheduled to play nine home matches in 2016.
- Friday will be the first of four doubleheaders for the Flames and Lady Flames at Osborne Stadium. Last season, the Flames went 1-2 in doubleheaders, while the Lady Flames posted a 2-1 mark.
- Six of Liberty's 2016 newcomers have been named All-Americans at either the high school or college level. New Flames Corban Crosley, Shalom Dutey and Rigoberto Rojas each were named All-Americans during their high school career, while transfers Tresor Mbuyu, Edgardo Reyes and Pepe Segarra earned the honor during their time in the college ranks.
A Look Ahead
Liberty travels to Spartanburg, N.C., for a match against the USC Upstate Spartans, Tuesday. Match time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
