Huss Named OVC Forward of the Year; 4 Flames Named to All-Conference Teams

2024 OVC All-Conference Teams and Awards

LYNCHBURG, VA. – Liberty senior forward Michael Huss was selected Ohio Valley Conference Forward of the Year and joined three other Flames on the 2024 OVC Men's Soccer All-Conference team. Selected by the league's head coaches and athletics communications directors, the OVC awards and all-conference teams were announced by the conference office earlier this afternoon.

Huss, senior midfielder Gabe Findley and senior defender Carlos Trott were named to the OVC All-Conference first team, while senior midfielder Luke Eberle was selected to the second team. Freshman midfielder Aidan Morrison was named to the OVC All-Newcomer team.

Huss becomes the first Flame to garner an OVC Player of the Year honor and the first Liberty player to receive a conference's Forward of the Year award since Tresor Mbuyu was named the 2016 Big South Attacking Player of the Year. For the second straight season, he garnered OVC All-Conference honors as he was named to the second team in 2023.

Huss enters the weekend as the OVC goal leader with 11 in 16 games. The forward also leads Liberty and is second in the conference in points with 24 (11 goals, 2 assists). The senior is 11^th in goals nationally and 17^th in goals per game (0.69). In addition, he leads the OVC with a 1.50 points per game average and three game-winning goals.

Huss has been one of the most accurate shooters in the country, leading the OVC and ranking third in the nation with a .657 shot accuracy. The Phoenix, Ariz., native has put 23 of 35 shot attempts on goal this season.

The forward has twice been named OVC Offensive Player of the Week, capturing the award for the weeks of Oct. 1 and Oct. 22. He also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com team of the Week for Oct.22.

Huss' goal total is the most by a Flame since Kevin Mendoza scored 12 goals during the 2018 season. The senior scored two or more goals in a game three times and amassed six points in a match twice in 2024. He recorded the first three-goal game of his career in a win over Western Illinois on Sept. 28 and scored two goals and added two assists in a victory over Southern Indiana on Oct. 20.

Findley receives his second all-conference nod. Last season, the midfielder was named to the OVC All-Conference first team and was a first-team All-North Region member. The senior has scored three goals and leads the Flames with six assists. He is second on Liberty with 12 points. The Lynchburg, Va., native is fourth in the OVC in assists and eighth in points.

Trott garners his first all-conference honor. The defender has been a key member of the Liberty defense in 2024, starting 15 games and averaging 85.6 minutes per game. The Campo Bom, Brazil native scored a goal in a 5-2 victory at USC Upstate on Sept. 6. The senior was selected as the Co-OVC Defender of the Week for Oct. 22.

For the second consecutive year, Eberle was selected to the OVC All-Conference second team. In 15 games, the Flames' team captain and Arnold, Md., native has scored four goals and three assists for 11 points on the year. This past Sunday, the senior midfielder scored the 20^th goal of his career in Liberty's 2-2 tie with UIW.

Morrison earned inclusion on the OVC Newcomer team. The freshman started all 16 games of his debut season. The Katy, Texas native scored two goals and has three assists for seven points. The midfielder was ranked as one of the Top 20 Freshman in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

No. 4 seed Liberty (7-6-3, 5-3-2) will face No. 5 seed UIW (7-8-5, 4-3-3 OVC) in the quarterfinals of the OVC Men's Soccer Championship on Sunday at Ralph Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, Ill. Match time is scheduled for 5 p.m. EST/4 p.m. CST.

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