Saturday, September 28
Lynchburg, Va.
7:00 PM ET
Liberty University
vs
Western Illinois
Men’s Soccer to Host Western Illinois for OVC Opener Saturday
9/26/2024 3:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Flames will welcome the Western Illinois Leathernecks to Osborne Stadium as both teams begin Ohio Valley Conference play (OVC) on Saturday. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Liberty (2-3-1) returns home after three straight road contests. The Flames fell 1-0 at No. 12 Clemson on Tuesday in a game halted in the 72nd minute due to inclement weather. The match was the last non-conference contest of the season for Liberty.
The Flames now turn to OVC play. Last season, Liberty finished third in the first conference standings with a 4-4-2 OVC mark and was picked to finish second in the conference standings this season in the 2024 Preseason poll.
Liberty will meet Western Illinois (5-3-1) on the soccer field for the first time on Saturday. The contest will be Leathernecks' first-ever OVC contest. Western Illinois has won three straight matches.
Liberty News & Notes
Liberty (2-3-1) returns home after three straight road contests. The Flames fell 1-0 at No. 12 Clemson on Tuesday in a game halted in the 72nd minute due to inclement weather. The match was the last non-conference contest of the season for Liberty.
The Flames now turn to OVC play. Last season, Liberty finished third in the first conference standings with a 4-4-2 OVC mark and was picked to finish second in the conference standings this season in the 2024 Preseason poll.
Liberty will meet Western Illinois (5-3-1) on the soccer field for the first time on Saturday. The contest will be Leathernecks' first-ever OVC contest. Western Illinois has won three straight matches.
Liberty News & Notes
- The Flames have not played at home since Sept. 1. Liberty had a home match against Presbyterian canceled due to heavy rains on Sept. 18.
- Liberty enters Saturday's contest averaging 2.17 goals per game to lead the OVC in scoring in offense. The Flames rank 27th nationally in scoring offense.
- Liberty has outscored its opponents, 13-9, on the year.
- Senior forward Michael Huss is tied for the OVC lead with Western Illinois junior forward Liam Gainey with four goals on the season.
- Senior Luke Eberle is second on the Flames in points and goals. The midfielder has two goals and an assist for five points. The senior is tied for fourth in the OVC with a 1.00 points per game average.
- Nine different Flames have scored a goal this season.
- Midfielder Gabe Findley is tied for second in the OVC with three assists.
- Leo Conneh, who led the OVC with seven assists last season, has two assists on the year.
- Goalkeeper Owen Moore made a career-high eight saves at James Madison on Sept 14 and followed that up with six saves on Tuesday night at Clemson. Moore has posted a .727 save percentage on the year.
- Moore has started every game this season for the Flames. The junior has posted a 1.55 goals-against average and recorded a shutout.
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