Liberty to Face Wofford in Road SoCon Match Saturday
10/15/2026 3:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Liberty Flames men's soccer team will travel to Spartanburg, S.C. for a SoCon match against the Wofford Terriers Saturday. The Flames (2-2, 4-5-2) and the Terriers (2-0-1, 7-3-3) are scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. at Snyder Field.
Liberty enters the match after having its three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) snapped at East Tennessee 2-0 in the rain last Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Flames have been shut out this season.
Liberty News & Notes
Liberty enters the match after having its three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) snapped at East Tennessee 2-0 in the rain last Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Flames have been shut out this season.
Liberty News & Notes
- After posting back-to-back shutouts, the Flames were blanked for the first time this season Saturday at East Tennessee. With the loss, Liberty fell to 2-2 in SoCon play.
- Before ETSU's first goal on Saturday, Liberty had held its opponents scoreless over its last 247:39 of play.
- The Flames enter Saturday's contest with a 2-4-2 record on the road this season. Of Liberty's 11 games, eight have been on the road in 2026.
- Liberty and Wofford will be meeting for the first time since 2017 and the first time as conference opponents on Saturday.
- Liberty has been outscored by its opponents, 18-17. The Flames are averaging 12.7 shots per game, while limiting their opponents to 9.0 shots per game.
- The Flames recorded their first two shutouts of 2026 in their last two home games, a 1-0 victory over Furman on Sept. 26 and a 3-0 victory over Mercer on Oct. 3.
- Despite playing only five games, forward Samson Kpardeh leads Liberty with six goals and 12 points.
- Liberty midfielder Ronnie Gorman has recorded four assists this season. Gorman is tied for third in the SoCon and leads the Flames in assists.
- Gorman and Pablo Matavele are second on the Flames with six points. Gorman has a goal and four assists, while Matavele has scored two goals and has two assists.
- Liberty goalkeeper Dan Rose has started and played the full 90 in 10 of Liberty's 11 matches this season, posting a 1.60 goals-against and a .664 save percentage over 900 minutes. He also has two shutouts this season.
- Liberty midfielder Javan Ochieng was called up to the Kenya National Team at the end of September and made his first appearance with the team this October.
- 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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