11/4/2026 3:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
2026 SoCon Men's Soccer All-Conference teams
LYNCHBURG, VA. – Liberty Flames Samson Kpardeh, Javan Ochieng and Ronnie Gorman have been selected to the 2026 Southern Conference All-Conference Men's Soccer teams. The league's head coaches selected the SoCon All-Conference teams and awards, which the conference announced earlier today.
Forward Kpardeh and midfielder Ochieng were named to the SoCon All-Conference first team, while forward Gorman was selected to the all-conference second team.
In its first season in the SoCon, Liberty posted a 3-3 record for nine points and garnered the No. 5 seed in the SoCon Men's Soccer Tournament. The Flames, 6-7-2 overall, in their first season under head coach Scott Wells, will travel to No. 4 seed East Tennessee (7-6-5, 2-0-4 SoCon, 10 points) for a quarterfinal match on Thursday. Match time is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
Samson Kpardeh (SoCon First Team)
In his first season with the Flames, Kpardeh enters Thursday's SoCon Quarterfinal match, leading Liberty with seven goals and 14 points. The forward has played seven games with five starts. Returning from injury last week, he has scored at least one goal in six of the seven games he has played. Currently, Kpardeh is tied for fourth in the SoCon in goals scored and tied for seventh in points.
It is the second all-conference first team selection for Kpardeh. Last season at Gardner-Webb, the forward was named to the Big South All-Conference team and later to the All-South Region team.
Javan Ochieng (SoCon First Team)
Ochieng has played in 12 games, with 11 starts, for the Flames during his first season with the team. The midfielder has scored two goals and added four assists for eight points on the year. The sophomore is tied for the Liberty lead and is tied for sixth in the SoCon in assists. He has scored a goal in each of the Flames' last two games, a 2-1 win over Oral Roberts on Oct. 27 and a 5-0 win over VMI this past Friday.
Ochieng missed several games in September due to being called up to the Kenyan National Team. He saw action with the squad later in the month.
Ronnie Gorman (SoCon Second Team)
Gorman has played in 12 games, with 11 starts this season. The forward has posted 12 points on four goals and four assists in 2026. The freshman is tied for the Liberty lead in assists and is currently second on the Flames in goals and points. Gorman is tied for sixth in the SoCon in assists and tied for 10th in points.
LYNCHBURG, VA. – Liberty Flames Samson Kpardeh, Javan Ochieng and Ronnie Gorman have been selected to the 2026 Southern Conference All-Conference Men's Soccer teams. The league's head coaches selected the SoCon All-Conference teams and awards, which the conference announced earlier today.
Forward Kpardeh and midfielder Ochieng were named to the SoCon All-Conference first team, while forward Gorman was selected to the all-conference second team.
In its first season in the SoCon, Liberty posted a 3-3 record for nine points and garnered the No. 5 seed in the SoCon Men's Soccer Tournament. The Flames, 6-7-2 overall, in their first season under head coach Scott Wells, will travel to No. 4 seed East Tennessee (7-6-5, 2-0-4 SoCon, 10 points) for a quarterfinal match on Thursday. Match time is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
Samson Kpardeh (SoCon First Team)
In his first season with the Flames, Kpardeh enters Thursday's SoCon Quarterfinal match, leading Liberty with seven goals and 14 points. The forward has played seven games with five starts. Returning from injury last week, he has scored at least one goal in six of the seven games he has played. Currently, Kpardeh is tied for fourth in the SoCon in goals scored and tied for seventh in points.
It is the second all-conference first team selection for Kpardeh. Last season at Gardner-Webb, the forward was named to the Big South All-Conference team and later to the All-South Region team.
Javan Ochieng (SoCon First Team)
Ochieng has played in 12 games, with 11 starts, for the Flames during his first season with the team. The midfielder has scored two goals and added four assists for eight points on the year. The sophomore is tied for the Liberty lead and is tied for sixth in the SoCon in assists. He has scored a goal in each of the Flames' last two games, a 2-1 win over Oral Roberts on Oct. 27 and a 5-0 win over VMI this past Friday.
Ochieng missed several games in September due to being called up to the Kenyan National Team. He saw action with the squad later in the month.
Ronnie Gorman (SoCon Second Team)
Gorman has played in 12 games, with 11 starts this season. The forward has posted 12 points on four goals and four assists in 2026. The freshman is tied for the Liberty lead in assists and is currently second on the Flames in goals and points. Gorman is tied for sixth in the SoCon in assists and tied for 10th in points.
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