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Erik Schelkun

Women's Soccer

WOMEN'S SOCCER TO TRAVEL TO RHODE ISLAND FOR A-10 MATCH

The Flyers are 15-3-0 All-Time Vs. The Rams

• The University of Dayton women's soccer team (6-9-0, 4-2-0 A-10) travels to the East coast to take on Rhode Island Fordham (3-11-1, 0-6-0 A-10) this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the URI Soccer Complex in Kingston, R.I.
• The Flyers rebounded from back-to-back road losses vs. VCU (3-2) and La Salle (2-1) with a 3-1 home win vs. Fordham in their last match. 
• The win over Fordham marked the 300th career victory for Flyer Head Coach Mike Tucker
• Tucker is his 21st season at UD and has amassed an overall record of 300-114-29 overall and 159-31-10 vs. Atlantic 10 opponents. 
• Tucker is one of just 17 active coaches to have won 300 matches in NCAA Division I Women's Soccer.
• The Rams are 0-6-0 in A-10 action, but two of those losses were in overtime (vs. Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure).

THE SERIES
• Dayton is 15-3-0 all-time vs. Rhode Island.  
• The teams last met in 2013, a 4-0 Flyer victory over the Rams on Oct. 13. Nicole Waters had a goal and two assists, while Meghan Blank also scored a goal for the Flyers. 

CAMPBELL'S CLIMB
• Senior Ashley Campbell is one goal away from tying UD's all time record for career goals. She currently has 57.  
• She is one of seven Flyers to score at least 20 goals and dish 20 assists in her career. She has 22 career assists. 
• Her game-winning goal vs. UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 20) was the 50th of Campbell's career. She became just the third Flyer to score 50 goals. 
• With her four points in UD's 5-2 win over Rice on Sept. 11, Campbell moved up to second all-time at Dayton for career points. She currently has 136.
• Campbell scored 18 goals during the 2013 season, which is tied for fourth best at UD for a single season.

WATERS CAN ASSIST YOU
• Senior Nicole Waters leads the NCAA for active players in career assists (48). 
• Waters holds the UD single-season assists record with 18, which she set in 2014.
• Her 48 career assists rank second on UD's all-time Top 10 list (two from tying for the lead).
• Waters is the eighth Flyer to score at least 20 goals and dish 20 assists in her career. She has scored 20 goals. 
• Waters was fourth, nationally, in assists (18) in 2014 and led the nation with 17 assists in 2013. 

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
• True freshman Kaelyn Johns has started every match in goal for the Flyers.
• She has amassed 60 saves in 15 matches. 
• True freshman Nadia Pestell has started all 15 matches for the Flyers on defense. She has logged 1,187 minutes. 

BELIEVIN' IN BAUJAN 
• The Flyers are 213-61-20 all-time in games played at Baujan Field. UD owns a .760 winning percentage in those matches.  
• In the last six years, Dayton is 58-11-5 at home, an astounding .820 winning percentage at Baujan. 
• Dayton's first home match of the 2015 season vs. then No. 18 Ohio State drew 2,102 fans, the second-largest attendance for a UD women's soccer match at Baujan Field in program history.

UP NEXT
•  The Flyers return home to take on St. Bonaventure on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. ET.  Senior day will take place prior to the match vs. the Bonnies.
•  Dayton hosts Duquesne on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. to close out its home season.

PROMOTIONS on Oct. 29: 
•  Trick or Treat with UD student Orgs at 6:45 p.m.
•  Hot chocolate giveaway for students
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Players Mentioned

Meghan  Blank

#21 Meghan Blank

F/MF
5' 5"
Junior
Cincinnati United Premier
Ashley  Campbell

#8 Ashley Campbell

F
5' 8"
Senior
Newmarket United Soccer Club
Nicole  Waters

#14 Nicole Waters

MF
5' 5"
Senior
Burlington Heat
Nadia Pestell

#3 Nadia Pestell

D
5' 2"
Freshman
Regional Excel Soccer Program
Kaelyn Johns

#1 Kaelyn Johns

GK
5' 8"
Freshman
Penn Fusion Soccer Academy

Players Mentioned

Meghan  Blank

#21 Meghan Blank

5' 5"
Junior
Cincinnati United Premier
F/MF
Ashley  Campbell

#8 Ashley Campbell

5' 8"
Senior
Newmarket United Soccer Club
F
Nicole  Waters

#14 Nicole Waters

5' 5"
Senior
Burlington Heat
MF
Nadia Pestell

#3 Nadia Pestell

5' 2"
Freshman
Regional Excel Soccer Program
D
Kaelyn Johns

#1 Kaelyn Johns

5' 8"
Freshman
Penn Fusion Soccer Academy
GK