Liberty to Host Mercer for SoCon Match
10/1/2026 3:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Liberty Flames men's soccer team will host the Mercer Bears (0-1-1, 0-6-3) in a Southern Conference match Saturday afternoon at Osborne Stadium. Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
After a five-game road swing, the Flames (1-1, 3-4-2) defeated the Furman Paladins 1-0 at Osborne Stadium in a tightly contested match last Saturday. Midfielder Jayden Ramos broke a 0-0 tie with the game's lone goal with less than 10 minutes left. Goalkeeper Dan Rose made a career-high nine saves in the match.
Liberty News & Notes
After a five-game road swing, the Flames (1-1, 3-4-2) defeated the Furman Paladins 1-0 at Osborne Stadium in a tightly contested match last Saturday. Midfielder Jayden Ramos broke a 0-0 tie with the game's lone goal with less than 10 minutes left. Goalkeeper Dan Rose made a career-high nine saves in the match.
Liberty News & Notes
- With their victory over Furman last Saturday, the Flames recorded their first SoCon victory and evened their conference mark to 1-1. Liberty joined the conference at the beginning of the season.
- Last Saturday's game was Liberty's second home match of the season. With their win over Furman, the Flames evened their home record at 1-1.
- Liberty has played seven of its nine games on the road this season, posting a 3-4-2 overall mark. The Flames are averaging 11.1 shots per game, while limiting their opponents to 9.9 shots per game. However, Liberty has been outscored by its opponents, 16-14.
- Ramos' game-winning goal in Saturday's victory over Furman was his first goal of the season. He also has an assist.
- Despite playing only five games, forward Samson Kpardeh leads Liberty with six goals and 12 points.
- Flames midfielder Ronnie Gorman has a team-leading three assists. He is tied for the SoCon lead in the category.
- Liberty goalkeeper Dan Rose was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after recording his first shutout of the season in the Flames' 1-0 victory over Furman on Saturday. Rose made a career-high nine saves in the contest. He has started and played the full 90 in eight of Liberty's nine matches this season, posting a 1.75 goals-against and a .659 save percentage over 720 minutes.
- At the beginning of the month, Liberty midfielder Javan Ochieng was called up to the Kenya National Team.
- The Flames have players from 13 different countries and six different continents.
- Liberty head coach Scott Wells is in his first season with the Flames. He previously coached at Gardner-Webb, leading the Runnin' Bulldogs to the Big South Conference Championship in 2024.
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