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DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's soccer team will travel to Richmond, Va. to compete in the 2014 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championships. The No. 8 seed Flyers will take on top seed and regular season champions Rhode Island Thursday, Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. at Sports Backers Field on the campus of VCU.

Dayton finished the regular season with a 7-6-5 record overall and a 3-3-2 Atlantic 10 mark. The Flyers recently earned Head Coach Dennis Currier his 100th career win at Dayton in his 10th season. This year, UD is 1-0 in neutral games with a win over Jacksonville in Alabama on Sept. 12.

In 18 games, the Flyers are averaging 1.72 goals per game while holding opponents to a 0.94 goals per game average. Dayton has out-shot opposing teams 100-78 on the year and has recorded 24 assists compared to giving up 14. Individually, junior Amass Amankona leads the team with eight assists to go with five goals while sophomore James Haupt has a team-high six goals and four assists. Junior goalkeeper Chris Froschauer has a 0.89 goals against average and a .779 save percentage through 18 starts.

THE SERIES
The Flyers are 12-7-1 all time against Rhode Island. Dayton last faced the Rams in 2013 when the Flyers picked up a 3-0 victory at URI in the second to last game of the year.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
RHODE ISLAND
The Rams enter the postseason with a 11-4-3 record overall and an A-10 regular season title already this year with a 7-1 league mark. Rhode Island's lone A-10 loss came at No. 16 Saint Louis on Nov. 2. Prior to that, the Rams had an 11-game unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 14.

This season, URI averaged 1.44 goals per game and gave up 0.89 to opponents, despite being out-shot by opposing teams. Matt Sykes is the Rams' leading scorer with six goals and has added five assists as well. Ryan Oakley's seven assists are a team-high while Dante Lamb has chipped in five goals. Goalkeeper Nils Leifhelm was named to the NSCAA National Team of the Week after his shutout performance against Duquesne and has eight shutouts on the season. He has made 17 starts this year with 0.85 goals against average and a .842 save percentage.

LAST OUTING
Dayton earned a spot in the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 4-0 victory at Saint Joseph's this past Sunday in Philadelphia.

Rhode Island ended the season with a 1-0 win at Duquense on Sunday, having already clinched the regular season conference title. The Rams finished the year with a 3-2-1 record on the road.

IN THE POSTSEASON
Dayton has won the A-10 Tournament three times in program history, most recently in 2008.  This year marks the third straight trip for the Flyers and 13 total berths in the A-10 Tournament for UD.

Rhode Island has made 16 appearances in the A-10 Tournament including six championships. The most recent title run took place in 2006 when the Rams defeated Saint Louis, 2-0. That capped off a stretch of three tournament titles in four years.

BATTLE TO THE FINISH
Dayton needed their regular season finale in order to clinch a berth in the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament. With a 4-0 win over Saint Joseph's, Dayton earned its third straight trip to the A-10 Championships.

TOUGH SLATE
The Flyers have a challenging schedule in 2014, having already played teams that are currently in the Top 50 in the RPI national rankings. UD opponents that are currently ranked in the Top 40 in the RPI include Saint Louis (14), Ohio State (23), UAB (26), George Mason (34), and Davidson (38). The Flyers are ranked 71st overall in the RPI rankings.

FLYER SUCCESS
The Dayton men's program has an overall record of 458-391-76 and three NCAA tournament appearances in its history. The Flyers are also 115-80-21 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. 29 in average home attendance. The Flyers are second in the A-10 in that category.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS
The Flyers have been just as productive in the classroom as on the field, combining for a GSR (Graduation Success Rate) Score of 92. This total is the third best in the conference and tops in Ohio. On top of that, four Flyers have been nominated for Academic All-District in Ryan Peterson, Amass Amankona, Andrew Lightner, and Brian Bates.

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 288-109-41 in 21 seasons and a 100-60-29 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 winner of the Dayton and Rhode Island game will face the winner of game 2 on Thursday, which is between No. 4 seed George Mason and No. 5 seed Davidson. The Patriots of George Mason won this tournament last year in their first season in the A-10 conference. They won the title in Dayton as UD hosted in 2013.