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DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's soccer team will host the George Mason Patriots Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in Atlantic 10 Conference action. The Flyers will face the defending A-10 Touranment Champions on Youth Day at Baujan Field.

Dayton is 5-3-2 this season and 1-0-0 in Atlantic 10 play. The Flyers have won three of their last five and two of the last three contests. Head Coach Dennis Currier is just two wins away from career win No. 100 at Dayton.

Through 10 games, UD is averaging 1.70 goals per game and holding opponents to 0.70 per contest. Dayton boasts a .483 shots-on-goal percentage and has out-assisted opposing teams 17-4. Sophomore Brian Richards leads the way with three goals while junior Amass Amankona has chipped in two goals and three assists. Sophomore Rafael Gamboa has a team-high four assists to go with his one goal. Junior goalkeeper Chris Froschauer is the reigning A-10 Co-Player of the Week after recording his sixth shutout of the year, which leads the conference.

THE SERIES
The Flyers and Patriots have only ever met one time before this weekend, way back in 1990 with UD falling in overtime, 3-1. Dayton did not face George Mason in the Patriots' first season in the Atlantic 10, but the visitors are familiar with Baujan after winning three games in Dayton last year en route to the conference tournament title.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
GEORGE MASON
The reigning A-10 Champion and NCAA participant Patriots, who are receiving votes in both the NSCAA and Top Drawer Soccer polls, are 7-2-2 this season and 0-1-0 in Atlantic 10 games. George Mason lost to VCU 3-0 in its only conference match up to date. The Patriots will be looking for their first A-10 win of the season when they come to Baujan this Friday. Head Coach Greg Andrulis is another 10th-year coach, who has guided GMU to three NCAA appearances in his tenure.

Through 11 games this year, the Patriots rank sixth in the nation in save percentage (.880), eighth in shutout percentage (0.64), and 13th in goals against average (0.52). They lead the A-10 in all of these categories. The conference's top scorer, senior Timi Mulgrew, is also fourth in the country in game-winning goals, seventh in goals, and 11th in points. Sophomore goalkeeper Steffen Kraus is also one of the top shot-stoppers in the A-10 with a .875 save percentage, which leads the league. Mason is holding opponents to 0.55 goals per game while scoring 1.64.

LAST OUTING
Dayton opened up Atlantic 10 play with a 2-0 win over No. 19 Davidson this past weekend at Baujan Field. Goals by Greg Enstone and Kissima Bojang moved the Flyers to 1-0 in conference action while Dillon Nino, Ryan Peterson, and Daniel Spencer each recorded their first assist of the season.

George Mason suffered a tough 1-0 defeat to No. 14 Virginia Tuesday at home. The Patriots gave up a  goal in the 56th minute and dropped just their second loss of the 2014 campaign.

TOUGH SLATE
The Flyers have a challenging schedule in 2014, having already played teams that are currently in the Top 25 and more coming up this season. Previous opponents that are now ranked include No. 24/21 UAB, No. 25 Valparaiso., No. 19 Davidson, and No. 20 Ohio State.  Still to come are RV George Mason and No. 16 Saint Louis.

FLYER SUCCESS
The Dayton men's program has an overall record of 456-388-73 and three NCAA tournament appearances in its history. The Flyers are also 113-77-19 in the Atlantic 10 Conference and have six conference titles between the regular season and league tournament.

BAUJAN FAITHFUL
Dayton has had outstanding crowds to help with home field advantage this season and currently ranks No. 20 in average home attendance. The Flyers lead the A-10 in that category and come in ahead of numerous prominent programs including top-ranked Washington.

FROSCHAUER IS A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Atlantic 10 Conference named Dayton goalkeeper Chris Froschauer as the Co-Player of the Week on Oct. 6 after recording a shutout of No. 19 Davidson.

UAB ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS
The Flyers had a trio of players earn honors as Lalas Abubakar, Amass Amankona, and Chris Froschauer were recognized.

ABUBAKAR NAMED A-10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
The Atlantic 10 named Dayton's Lalas Abubakar as the conference Rookie of the Week on Sept. 15 for his efforts at the UAB Tournament. The sophomore from Ghana played every minute and anchored a back-line that didn't allow a goal in the two-game stretch.

AMANKONA, RICHARDS NAMED ALL-TOURNEY
The Dayton Flyer Classic wrapped up on Sept. 7 with a pair of Flyers being named to the All-Tournament team. Dayton's Brian Richards and Amass Amankona were both honored for their performances in games against High Point and Detroit.

DAYTON PICKED 4TH IN A-10
The Atlantic 10 Conference released its preseason poll and tabbed the Flyers to finish fourth in the league behind  2013 regular season champions Saint Louis, 2013 tournament champions George Mason, and NCAA Tournament participant VCU. Dayton was picked ahead of A-10 newcomers Davidson, Duquesne, and La Salle, who eliminated the Flyers from the A-10 tournament last season.

A-10 PRESEASON HONORS
Before the 2014 season, Amankona was named the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Preseason team while freshmen Dillon Nino and Lance Gaspar were named to the All-Rookie Preseason team.

PRESEASON CSM AWARDS
College Sports Madness also released its preseason All-A-10 teams and recognized a couple of Flyers ahead of 2014. Freshman Nick Hagenkord was picked as the Freshman of the Year, coming off his Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year finalist honor. Greg Enstone was named First Team All-Conference and Chris Froschauer was named Second Team All-Conference as well.

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR
The Dayton program has been known to recruit well outside of the U.S. and this year's team is no different. The Flyers have two student athletes from England, three from Ghana, one from Costa Rica, one from Jamaica, one from Canada, and one from the Netherlands, totaling nine international players. This is coming off the 2013 season in which the Flyers had 11 players from overseas.

FANTASTIC FRESHMEN
Dayton's squad is young as far as age is concerned  with 15 freshmen making up the team. The Flyers do have faith in this class though as it is made up of an NSCAA All-American, eight US Soccer Academy participants, and a U16 USSDA National Champion. Two other players are also four-star rated recruits. The Dayton coaching staff will not be shy in letting these freshmen get on the field.

LARA RECOGNIZED AS TOP ASSISTANT
Dayton Assistant Coach Kiki Lara was honored last season as the Mid-Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year. Lara is in his sixth year with the program and joined the Flyers after playing professionally and collegiately.

CURRIER'S IMPACT
The head coach of the Flyers has had success at every place he has coached. Dennis Currier is in his 10th year at Dayton and holds a career record of 286-107-38 in 21 seasons and a 98-58-26 record with the Flyers. His career winning percentage of .710 ranks fifth in the nation amongst active coaches, ahead of programs like Maryland, Stanford, UCLA, and Virginia.

UP NEXT
The Flyers head out on the road for their first Atlantic 10 away matches of the season as they take on Massachusetts Oct. 17 at 2:30 p.m. and Rhode Island Oct. 19 at 1 p.m.