FAIRFAX, Va. – The University of Dayton men's soccer team scored two important second half goals to take a 3-1 victory from Duquesne Thursday night at George Mason Stadium in the Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals.

The Flyers improve to 11-5-3 on the season while Duquesne falls to 6-10-2 overall.
 
KEY STATS
• In the first half, Dayton totaled 10 shots and put five on target while not allowing a single shot to Duquesne. Overall, the Flyers out-shot the Dukes 17-5 and put nine on goal.
• With the Flyers scoring their 47^th goal of the season in the first half, they set the single-season goal record in Dayton history. UD had scored 46 goals previously in 1975 and 2008.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Oliver Hansen (3-1-1) had one save his first start since Oct. 14.
• Senior Amass Amankona, senior Maik Schoonderwoerd, and junior James Haupt all led the team with four shots.
• This is the first time Dayton has advanced to the semifinals in the A-10 tournament since 2009, with the Flyers making it to the A-10 Championship game that year.
 
 
•DAYTON GOALS
• 40^th Minute: Senior Amass Amankona (11^th goal of season) collected the ball in the Duquesne box, juked a defender, and fired to the back post for the opening goal of the game. (Dayton 1, Duquesne 0)
• 73^rd Minute: Junior James Haupt (7^th goal of season) showed an excellent piece of individual skill, dribbling past defenders before setting himself up with a clear shot to the far post from eight yards out, past the keeper. (Dayton, 2, Duquesne 1)
• 77^th Minute: Amankona (12^th goal of season) scored his second of the game after a free kick by fellow senior Carlos Sendin all the way in Dayton's third of the field bounced to a rushing Amankona in the box where he drilled the shot in the upper corner. (Dayton 3, Duquesne 1)
 
DUQUESNE GOALS
• 52^nd Minute: Senior Colin Phillips (13^th goal of season) redirected a shot by Peace Drevitch into the top center of the goal out of reach of the Dayton goalkeeper. (Dayton 1, Duquesne 1)
 
UP NEXT
No. 2 seed Dayton will now face No. 6 seed Rhode Island on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET in Fairfax, Va. in the Atlantic 10 Semifinals. The Rams defeated Saint Louis Thursday night, 4-2 to advance to their meeting with the Flyers.