DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's soccer team will host Fort Wayne in a non-conference match-up at Baujan Field on Tuesday, Oct. 11
th at 7 p.m.
SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton enters this contest with a 4-6-2 record overall and a 3-2 mark at home. The Flyers hold wins over Saint Francis, Belmont, Liberty, and Fordham so far this season. Head coach
Dennis Currier is in his 12
th season at the helm of the program.
The Flyers are averaging 0.83 goals per game while allowing opponents to score an average of 1.25 goals per game. Dayton is outshooting opponents 13.8 – 11.9 and has racked up 78 corner kicks over 12 games.
Leading the stat sheet for the Flyers are freshman
Rok Taneski with four goals and three assists, and sophomore
Kennedy Nwabia with four goals and one assist.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
Fort Wayne heads into Tuesday's game with a 7-4 record overall and a 2-3 road record. The Mastodons hold wins over Indiana Tech, Saint Joseph's (IN), Green Bay, Bradley, Northern Kentucky, UTRGV, Oral Roberts, and Detroit Mercy.
Head Coach Mike Harper is in his ninth season with the Mastodons and has the team averaging 2.45 goals per game. Fort Wayne is holding opponents to 1.82 goals per game and 12.5 shots.
Junior Oscar Uyamadu and senior Jacob Murphy have both recorded six goals for the season, while sophomore Zach Tom follows closely behind with five.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the fourth meeting in history between the Flyers and Mastodons, with Dayton winning the previous three. The last time the two teams met was on Sept. 1, 2013 when the Flyers picked up a 4-2 victory on the road.
LAST OUTING
The Flyers suffered a 1-0 loss at home against Saint Louis on Saturday, Oct. 8
th, the first defeat in A-10 play for UD.
The Mastodons are coming off a 3-0 shutout win on the road against Detroit Mercy.
UP NEXT
On Saturday, Oct. 15
th the Flyers will hit the road and travel to Olean, N.Y. to take on St. Bonaventure in an Atlantic 10 conference match-up at 7 p.m.