Flames to Open OVC Play with 2 Home Matches this Weekend
9/26/2023 11:41:00 AM | Men's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, VA. - The Liberty men's soccer team will host the Chicago Cougars and the HCU Huskies in their first-ever Ohio Valley Conference matches this weekend. The Flames will welcome the Cougars to Osborne Stadium on Thursday and square off with the Huskies on Sunday.Â
vs. Chicago State
Sept. 28
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vs. HCU
Oct. 1
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Game Notes
Liberty Notables
vs. Chicago State
Sept. 28
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vs. HCU
Oct. 1
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Game Notes
Liberty Notables
- Liberty will open its first season of OVCÂ play when it hosts Chicago State and Houston Christian this weekend.
- Liberty enters the week with a 5-2 record for the first time since starting the 2021 Spring season 6-0-1. The Flames had their final non-conference match of the regular season at VMI canceled on Saturday due to inclement weather.
- Liberty has outscored its opponents, 16-12, so far in 2023. The Flames lead the Ohio Valley Conference and are 13th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 2.29 goals per game.
- Luke Eberle leads the OVC in goals and points. The senior collected the first multi-goal game of his career in Liberty's 4-1 victory over USC Upstate on Sept. 14 at Osborne Stadium.
- Michael Huss is second on the Flames and second in the OVC with four goals and nine points. Gabe Findley has three goals and two assists for eight points.
- Freshman Leo Conneh leads the Flames and is tied for the OVC lead with four assists. Findley, freshman defender Carlos Trott and midfielder Ocho Fasteen have two apiece.
- Freshman Lucas Kelly scored his first career goal at No. 14 Wake Forest last weekend. The defender became the sixth Flame to score a goal this season.
- This season, Blake Franzen and Owen Moore have split time in the Liberty goal. The two have combined to post a 1.71 goals-against average and a 0.692 save percentage.
- Liberty enters the weekend to 4-0 at home this season. The Flames have averaged 3.25 goals per game at home, outscoring their opponents, 13-5.
- Liberty will meet Chicago State and HCU for the first time in program history this weekend as the Flames open OVC play for the first time. Thursday evening's Chicago State-Liberty contest will be part of the first-ever night of OVC men's soccer action.
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