HARRISONBURG, Va. – The University of Dayton men's soccer team opened up the 2015 regular season on Friday with a tough 2-1 loss to Radford in the James Madison Tournament.

KEY STATS
• The Flyers' record moves to 0-1-0, while Radford goes to 1-0-0.
• Dayton was out-shot in the first half 7-1, but the Flyers' lone attempt on goal was scored. For the game, Radford had 14 shots compared to Dayton's seven attempts.
• In the 74^th minute, Dayton senior Kissima Bojang received his second yellow card of the contest resulting in the Flyers playing a man down the remainder of the game.
• Junior goalkeeper Justin Saliba made his first regular season start and recorded three saves in the 90 minutes of action.
• The Flyers were called for offside four times in the contest while Radford had no offside calls.
 
DAYTON GOALS
• 35^th Minute – The first goal of the contest was an own goal by the Radford defense. Dayton 1, Radford 0
 
RADFORD GOALS
• 43^rd Minute – Freshman Finn Tiedemann (1^st goal) received a pass from sophomore Felix Steinhauser (1^st assist) in the box and slotted the low shot to the left corner. Dayton 1, Radford 1
• 71^st Minute – Freshman Sivert Daehlie (1^st goal) scored with a header off the cross from the right side by senior Sergio Arzubiaga (1^st assist). Dayton 1, Radford 2
 
CURRIER'S QUOTE
• "It was a disappointing start for the team after having a strong preseason," stated head coach Dennis Currier. "We made too many mental mistakes against a quality opponent and they capitalized on us. We are getting on top of teams early and then failing to put the game away. We have high expectations for this team with so many seniors in their last season at Dayton."

UP NEXT
• Dayton returns to action on Sunday against tournament host James Madison at 2:30 p.m. in Virginia. The first home game for the Flyers will be next Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at Baujan Field when Dayton hosts Cleveland State.
• Back by popular demand this season, the exclusive Dayton Flyer soccer scarves. Pick up a punch card at the main entrance and be sure to get your card punched eight times to receive a scarf.
• Admission is free to all regular season home matches at Baujan.