Liberty Ends Regular Season with 2 Key OVC Home Games

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Flames will tangle with the Houston Christian Huskies and the Incarnate Word Cardinals at Osborne Stadium to wrap up the Ohio Valley Conference regular season this weekend. The two matches will play a key role in determining seeding for the upcoming OVC Men's Soccer Championship, Nov. 10-16 in Edwardsville, Ill.

Having already qualified for the tournament field, Liberty (7-6-1, 5-3 OVC, 15 points) will host Houston Christian (7-5-4, 5-1-2 OVC, 17 points) on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Osborne Stadium. The third-place Flames will enter the contest two points behind the second-place Huskies in the conference standings. With a victory, Liberty would move a point ahead of HCU and into second place, with one game remaining for a first-round bye in the conference tournament. In addition, the Flames will hold a tiebreaker over the Huskies as they will have beaten them twice this season. Liberty won 1-0 at HCU on Oct. 6.

Sunday, the Flames will conclude their regular season by hosting the Incarnate Word Cardinals (4-4-5, 2-2-4 OVC, 10 points) at Osborne Stadium. Match time is scheduled for Noon. UIW begins the weekend six points behind Liberty and can still pass the Flames in the standings with two wins and two Liberty losses. The Flames defeated the Cardinals 2-0 in San Antonio, Texas earlier this season.

Liberty News & Notes

Liberty enters the weekend with a 4-1 record at home this season. The Flames have won three consecutive home matches and recorded back-to-back shutouts in their last two home contests. Liberty defeated Eastern Illinois 2-0 and Southern Indiana 5-0, Oct. 17 and 20.
The Flames dropped a 1-0 decision to Lindenwood in their final OVC road game this past Friday. All three of Liberty's OVC losses have come on the road.
The Flames have outscored their opponents, 31-15, in 2024. Head Coach Kelly Findley's team leads the OVC and is 19th nationally with a +16 goal differential.
Liberty paces the OVC and is 11th in the nation in scoring offense (2.21 goals per game). The Flames' 31 goals are 19^th in the country in total goals.
Liberty is sixth in the nation with a .500 shot accuracy and is 19^th by averaging 6.5 shots on goal per game
Liberty enters the week with a 1.09 goals-against average. The Flames have five shutouts on the season.
14 different Flames have scored a goal this season. Senior forward Michael Huss leads the OVC and Liberty with a career-high 10 goals and 22 points. Gabe Findley and Luke Eberle each have scored three goals.
Huss leads the Flames and the OVC with 10 goals and is tied for the conference lead with 22 points. He enters the week 13^th in total goals in the country.
Findley is fourth in the OVC and leads the Flames with six assists. He is second on the Flames with 12 points (3 goals, 6 assists).
Leo Conneh is second on the Flames and tied for seventh in the OVC with four assists. The forward also has two goals for eight points on the season.
Midfielder Aidan Morrison was recently ranked 19^th among freshmen by TopDrawerSoccer.com. Morrison has scored two goals and assisted on three this season.
Huss continues to be one of the most accurate shooters in the country. The senior leads the OVC and is sixth in the nation with a.625 shot accuracy. 20 of his 32 shots this season have been on goal.
Goalkeeper Owen Moore has started 13 of Liberty's 14 games. The junior has posted a 1.09 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage. He has four shutouts

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Liberty Ends Regular Season with 2 Key OVC Home Games

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Players Mentioned

Leo Conneh

Luke Eberle

Gabe Findley

Michael Huss

Owen Moore

Aidan Morrison