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DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's soccer team will stay at home for two more non-conference games this weekend. On Saturday, the Flyers will face Loyola Chicago (3-3-0) at 8:30 p.m. as part of the Alumni Weekend doubleheader with the women. Dayton will open up next week with a Monday contest against Valparaiso (3-1-3) at 7 p.m.

It is Alumni Weekend for the Flyers as part of a Dayton Soccer doubleheader. The women's team hosts Richmond at 6 p.m. followed by the men's game at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Monday will be Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night for the contest against Valparaiso.

THE LAST TIME OUT
The Flyers defeated IUPUI this past Sunday to continue Dayton's unbeaten streak. In a 2-0 victory over the Jaguars, the Flyers scored a pair of second half goals. Sophomore Ryan Peterson and redshirt freshman Rafael Gamboa both contributed the goals for UD.

ABOUT THE RAMBLERS
Loyola Chicago enters the weekend with a 3-3-0 record after dropping their last two contests to Marquette and Northern Kentucky. The Ramblers and Flyers share three common opponents against whom LUC went 1-2.

Erick Nock leads the Rambler offense with four goals and two assists while Brian Bement has chipped in three goals. Tim Dobrowolski has played all six games in goal for LUC and boasts a 1.67 goals against average.

ABOUT THE CRUSADERS
Valparaiso has faced a tough schedule through this point in the season and has a 3-1-3 record to show for it. The Crusaders are 1-0-1 against ranked opponents this year with Dayton being the third. Valpo faces near-by Wright State on Saturday before meeting the Flyers on Monday.

Charles Barden and Nick Suker both have three goals to lead team, which has 11 on the year. Four different players have two assists apiece. Tom Serratore has 23 saves in five starts in goal while Nico Campbell has six saves in two starts.

RACKING UP THE AWARDS
Dayton had four players recognized this past week 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.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Dayton is currently ranked No. 19 according to the NSCAA poll released Monday. This is the first time the Flyers have been ranked this season. UD also has the No. 6 offense in Division I.

OFF TO A FAST START
Dayton has jumped out to a 7-0 record at the start of the 2013 season and has outscored opponents 19-4 on the year. Four of the wins helped the Flyers clinch the Dayton Flyer Classic and Missouri State Tournament Championships.

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 the weekend prior. That goal also clinched a share of the MSU Tournament title for the Flyers.

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 three players named to the all-tournament team in Missouri after winning the tournament championship. Sophomores Chris Froschauer and Amass Amankona were recognized for their efforts while senior Jonathan Nelson was named to the team as well.

LENNING FOR MVP
Sophomore defender Christopher Lenning was named Dayton Flyer Classic MVP after helping the Flyer defense allow just one goal the entire weekend.

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 sophomores Maik Schoonderwoerd, Amass Amankona, and 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 .707 lifetime winning percentage with a combined record of 272-102-33.

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.

UP NEXT
Dayton remains at home for its next three contests. The final non-conference game of the season will be against Incarnate Word on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at Baujan.