Liberty Set to Host No. 21 Lipscomb in ASUN Match Saturday

No. 21 LIPSCOMB at LIBERTY

Game Date: Saturday, Sept. 17

Game Time: 7 p.m.

Live Video: LFSN TV

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Men’s Soccer Weekly Notes

Liberty Notables

• Liberty will finish up a three-game homestand with an ASUN Conference match against nationally ranked Lipscomb on Saturday at Osborne Stadium.
• The Flames have gone 1-0-1 in the first two games of the homestand. Liberty opened ASUN play with a 2-0 victory over Bellarmine last Saturday and played Davidson to a 0-0 tie on Tuesday.
• Liberty has not allowed a goal in its first three home games of the season. The Flames have outscored their opponents, 8-6, on the year.
• Lipscomb enters Saturday's contest unbeaten with a 4-0-1 record. The Bisons are ranked No. 21 in the latest United Soccer Coaches National Poll.
• Lipscomb is the third nationally ranked opponent the Flames will face this season. It is the first time Liberty has faced three or more nationally ranked opponents in a season since it faced four in 2011.
• Tuesday evening, the Flames failed to score in a match for the first time in 2022.
• Sophomore Luke Eberle and freshman Byrce Swinehart lead Liberty in scoring with five points each. The pair is joined by Seth Clark with two goals each to lead the Flames. Five different Liberty players have scored a goal this season.
• Marko Mitrevski leads Liberty with two assists. Nine Flames have at least one assist so far this season.
• Danny Coredo and Blake Franzen have split Liberty's goalkeeping duties in 2022. Each goalkeeper recorded a shutout in their last start. Cordero posted his first shutout of the year Tuesday vs. Davidson. Franzen recorded the first clean sheet of his career in a 2-0 ASUN win over Bellarmine this past Saturday.
• The Flames have posted three shutouts this season, all at Osborne Stadium. Cordero and Franzen each played a half in Liberty's season-opening shutout of Radford on Aug. 29.