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DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's soccer team heads back out on the road for the first away game since Sept. 20 when they face Saint Louis (7-3-1) Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at Hermann Stadium.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Flyers drew for the second straight game as Dayton and Fordham were deadlocked at 1-1 in the end. UD played its third double overtime game in a row, but was unable to overcome an own goal earlier in the contest.
Amass Amankona scored Dayton's lone goal.
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
Saint Louis enters the contest with the second best scoring offense in the A-10 behind the Flyers at 1.82 goals per game. With a 7-3-1 record overall, the Billikens are recieving votes in a number of national polls after being picked in the preseason to win the A-10.
The Billikens are led by Alex Sweetin's four goals and two assists this season while Francisco Vizcaino, Robert Kristo, and Kingsley Bryce have added three goals each. Nick Shackelford has played all 1,044 minutes in goal, ranking second in the league in fewest goals allowed (0.660).
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Dayton is currently ranked No. 24 according to the NSCAA poll released Tuesday. The Flyers moved down five spots from last week. UD also boasts the No. 5 scoring offense in the nation with a 2.42 goals per game average.
COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS TABS KELLER
College Sports Madness named Dayton senior
Abe Keller as the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on Oct. 7. The Switzerland native scored two goals and chipped in one assist over the two game stretch.
AMANKONA - ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dayton junior
Amass Amankona picked up his first award of the season after being named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 30. The Ghana native scored two goals in UD's win over Loyola Chicago.
RACKING UP THE AWARDS
Dayton had four players recognized onSept. 23 for their accomplishments on the field. Sophomore
Ryan Peterson was named Player of the Week by the Atlantic 10 while redshirt freshman
Rafael Gamboa was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. Senior
Abe Keller was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week as well. College Sports Madness named sophomore
Maik Schoonderwoerd Player of the Week in the conference to complete the busy weekend for Dayton.
OFF TO A FAST START
Dayton jumped out to a 10-0 record at the start of the 2013 season and outscored opponents 28-7 on the year through the first 10 games. That marks the best start in school history.
HAUPT'S CONTRIBUTION
Flyer freshman
James Haupt earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 16 after scoring the game-winning goal for Dayton against Detroit. That goal also clinched a share of the MSU Tournament title.
SECOND STRAIGHT TITLE
Dayton competed in its second tournament on Sept. 13 and 15, and picked up its second straight tournament championship by winning a share of the Missouri State Tournament title with wins over Western Ilinois (2-0) and Detroit (1-0).
MSU ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
The Flyers had four players named to the all-tournament team in Missouri after winning the tournament championship. Sophomore
Chris Froschauer and junior
Amass Amankona were recognized for their efforts while seniors
Jonathan Nelson and
Abe Keller were named to the team as well.
LENNING FOR MVP
Sophomore defender
Christopher Lenning was named Dayton Flyer Classic MVP after leading the defense to a pair of wins.
FLYER CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT
Dayton had four players named to the All-Tournament team after the Dayton Flyer Classic. Senior
Abe Keller scored three goals in two games to earn honors while sophomore
Maik Schoonderwoerd, junior
Amass Amankona, and sophomore
Christopher Lenning received accolades as well.
RED JERSEY
Senior midfielder
Eddie Jones earned the teams' Red Jersey. An award presented to the best performer in the preseason for UD. Players accumulate points in games, practices and team challenges.
SHAPING THE PROGRAM
UD men's soccer had 16 newcomers at this point in the season last year. The 2013 is different as the Flyers benefit from the experience of nine seniors and three graduate students.
WINNINGEST COACH
Head Coach
Dennis Currier became UD's winningest soccer coach in 2011 recording win number 66, surpassing former head coach Roy Craig who had 65 wins from 1988-1995. In addition, Currier's wins came in 130 games, which was 31 games less than Craig. Currier holds a .711 lifetime winning percentage with a combined record of 277-102-35.
PRESEASON PREP
Dayton faced a pair of quality opponents in the preseason after tying the University of Kentucky 0-0 in the opener and defeating Eastern Illinois 2-1. To wrap up the preseason, the Flyers held their annual Red and White intersquad scrimmage the following Sunday in which the Red team came out on top 5-2. Sophomore
Maik Schoonderwoerd scored a pair of goals in the scrimmage for the Reds.
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
The Flyers had a trio of players recognized by preseason All-Atlantic 10 team lists. Senior
Abe Keller was named First Team All-A-10 in the College Sports Madness poll with sophomore goalkeeper
Chris Froschauer earning second team honors in that same release. Freshman forward
James Haupt was named to the All-Rookie team by the A-10 and was tabbed the Freshman of the Year by CSM as well.
ACROSS THE GLOBE
This year's Flyer squad features 11 international players. Dayton has student-athletes from Canada, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Netherlands, Jamica, Costa Rica, Sweden and Switzerland.
CONFERENCE STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 in assists per game (1.92), points per game (6.75), scoring offense (2.42), team goals against average (0.63), total assists (23), total goals (29), and total points (81). Individually,
Abe Keller leads the league in assists per game (0.58), goals per game (0.58), points per game (1.75), total goals (7), total assists (7), and total points (21).
Chris Froschauer is also No. 1 in goals against average (0.632) and save percentage (0.846).
UP NEXT
Dayton will return home for Senior Night on Oct. 25th when the Flyers host Duquesne at 7 p.m. at Baujan Field.