Liberty to Square off with Seton Hall Tuesday
10/19/2026 3:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Liberty Flames men's soccer team will travel to South Orange, N.J., for a non-conference match against the Seton Hall Pirates, Tuesday evening. The Flames (4-6-2, 2-3 SoCon) and the Pirates (3-3-6, 1-1-2 BIG EAST) are scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. at Owen T. Collins Field. The contest will be the final road match of the season for the Flames.
Liberty News & Notes
Liberty News & Notes
- Tuesday evening, Liberty and Seton Hall will be meeting for the first time on the soccer field.
- The Flames enter Tuesday's contest with a 4-6-2 overall mark and a 2-3 SoCon record. Despite outshooting Wofford, 19-8, Liberty fell at conference-leading Wofford on Saturday, 4-0.
- Tuesday's will be Liberty's final road match of the 2026 regular season. The Flames have posted a 2-5-2 record on the road this season. Of Liberty's 12 games, nine have been on the road in 2026.
- After Tuesday's contest, the Flames will finish their regular season with two home matches.
- Liberty has been outscored by its opponents, 22-17 on the season. The Flames are averaging 13.2 shots per game, while limiting their opponents to 8.9 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 Montavele 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 11 of Liberty's 12 matches this season, posting a 1.82 goals-against and a .600 save percentage over 990 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 month.
- 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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