Liberty to Face James Madison Saturday Evening

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Flames men's soccer team will host the James Madison Dukes Saturday evening at Osborne Stadium. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Flames enter the contest with a 4-0-1 mark, their longest unbeaten streak to open a season since starting the 2021 Spring season 5-0-1.

Liberty defeated Longwood 2-1 in a tightly contested match at Osborne Stadium on Tuesday. Lucas Kelly and Elijah John scored for the Flames in the match, while goalkeeper Tyler Beck recorded a career-high six saves.

Liberty and James Madison met for the first time since 2021 last season in Harrisonburg. The Dukes defeated the Flames 2-0.

Liberty News & Notes

With its victory on Tuesday, Liberty moves to 3-0 at home this season. The Flames will play their next two games at Osborne Stadium. Besides James Madison, Liberty will host No. 11 UNCG on Sept. 19.
Liberty has outscored its opponents, 18-3. The Flames have not allowed more than one goal in a game this season.
Liberty has limited its opponents to an average of seven shot attempts per game in 2025.
With his fourth goal of the season on Tuesday, Lucas Kelly leads the Flames in goals. He also assisted on Elijah John's goal against Longwood and leads Liberty in scoring with nine points (4 g, 1a).
John scored his first goal of the season on Tuesday. He becomes the ninth Flame to score a goal this season.
Perry Blay and Leo Conneh each had assists on Kelly's goal on Tuesday. Blay leads the Flames with three assists on the season.
Liberty goalkeeper Tyler Beck has played all 450 minutes in goal for the Flames. The sophomore has posted a 0.60 goals-against average and a 0.850 save percentage. Beck made a career-high six saves in Liberty's win on Tuesday evening.

Schedule

Liberty to Face James Madison Saturday Evening

Players Mentioned

Tyler Beck

Perry Blay

Leo Conneh

Elijah John

Lucas Kelly