Liberty Ends Road Swing at James Madison
9/21/2026 4:10:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Flames men's soccer team will finish a five-game road swing by traveling to Harrisonburg, Va., for a non-conference match against the James Madison Dukes (3-4, 1-0 Sun Belt). Match time at Sentara Park is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Liberty (2-4-1) fell in its first-ever SoCon game at UNCG 2-1 on Saturday evening. The Spartans scored in the 84th minute to secure the victory.
Tuesday's match will be the final game of the second-longest road swing in the nation for the Flames. Liberty is 1-2-1 during the swing.
Liberty News & Notes
Liberty (2-4-1) fell in its first-ever SoCon game at UNCG 2-1 on Saturday evening. The Spartans scored in the 84th minute to secure the victory.
Tuesday's match will be the final game of the second-longest road swing in the nation for the Flames. Liberty is 1-2-1 during the swing.
Liberty News & Notes
- Liberty and James Madison met last season in Lynchburg. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie on Sept. 13 at Osborne Stadium.
- Liberty has played six of its seven games on the road this season, posting a 2-3-1 mark. The Flames will complete a five-game road swing on Tuesday at James Madison, which is the second-most road matches in a row for any NCAA Division I team in 2026.
- The Flames are averaging 11.4 shots per game, while limiting their opponents to 9.6 shots per game.
- Despite playing only five games, Forward Samson Kpardeh is seventh in the nation and leads the Southern Conference with six goals. The forward is also 20th nationally and the conference leader with 12 points.
- Pablo Matavale scored Liberty's lone goal Saturday at UNCG, his second of the season. He also has two assists for six points and ranks tied for eighth in the SoCon in assists and 11th in points.
- Midfielder Ronnie Gorman has a team-leading three assists. He is tied for the SoCon lead with several others.
- Dan Rose has been the Liberty goalkeeper for every match this season. The goalkeeper has posted a 2.00 goals-against average and a .562 save percentage over the seven games.
- 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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