• The University of Dayton women's soccer team (5-9-3, 3-4-2 A-10) concludes Atlantic 10 Conference play at home vs. Massachusetts (3-10-3, 1-6-2 A-10) at Baujan Field this Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET. With a win, the Flyers will secure a spot in the A-10 Championship. This marks Head Coach
Mike Tucker's last game coaching at Baujan Field; the legendary coach will retire following the conclusion of the 2016 season.
• Tucker is in his 22nd season at UD and has amassed an overall record of 309-123-33 overall and 166-35-12 vs. A-10 opponents.
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Promotions for the Dayton vs. Massachusetts women's soccer match include: Pregame Trunk or Treat event in Collins Gym; Coach Tucker Recognition; 400 Coach Tucker Posters and Bobbleheads; halftime costume contest; postgame autographs ; Dayton soccer scarves (must have attended eight UD men's or women's soccer matches and have games punched on card or they can be purchased for $15 each, while supplies last).
The following organizations will be passing out candy in Collins Gym from noon to 1 p.m. for the Trunk or Treat event:
- Pride of Dayton
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- University of Dayton Association for Young Children
- Rho Epsilon Kappa
- Pre-PA Club
- Roommates (Mary, Meg, Ellen, and Aivas)
- UNICEF Campus Initiative
- Alpha Kappa Psi
- Pi Kappa Phi
- Music Therapy Club
- Campus Cursive
- UD Club Hockey
- Student Diabetic Association
- Red Scare
- Unified 4 Uganda
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Theta Phi Alpha
- Phi Beta Chi
- Campus Concert Committee
- Phi Sigma Kappa
THE SERIES vs. MASSACHUSETTS
• The Flyers lead the all-time series 17-2-0 over the Minutewomen. The Flyers won the last meeting 3-1 Nov. 1, 2015 on the road.
• Dayton has come out victorious in the last six meetings over Massachusetts and UD is 8-0-0 all-time when playing Massachusetts at home.
SCOUTING MASSACHUSETTS
• The Minutewomen are 3-10-3 overall and 1-6-2 in A-10 play. They are coming off a 3-0 win on the road against VCU on Oct. 23 and a 2-1 loss to regular season champion Saint Joseph's on Oct. 27.
• The Minutewomen were picked to finish ninth in the preseason A-10 standings.
• Massachusetts is led by Gabriela Kenyon with six points (3 goals), while Megan Burke has two goals.
• Cassidy Babin has played 16 games in goal with 23 goals against and a 1.36 GAA, with 92 saves.
UP NEXT
• The top eight teams will earn a berth for the Atlantic 10 Championship Nov. 3-6 in Kingston, R.I.
• The Flyers are currently eighth in the A-10 standings. A win vs. UMass would secure a berth to the 2016 tournament. Since joining the A-10 in 1995, Dayton has always earned a berth in the tournament.
FLYER FACTS
• 2015 First Team All-Atlantic 10 forward
Alexis Kiehl accounts for 12 of UD's 25 goals scored this season. She leads the Flyers with 27 points (12 goals, 3 assists). She is currently 20th in the nation in NCAA DI women's soccer for total goals scored.
• Senior
Libby Leedom has scored five goals, has one assist, and is Dayton's second-leading scorer this year.
TERRIFIC TUCKER
• UD's 3-1 win over Fordham on Oct. 18, 2015 at Baujan Field marked the 300th career victory for Coach
Mike Tucker. He was one of just 17 active coaches to have won 300 matches in NCAA Division I Women's Soccer.
BELIEVIN' IN BAUJAN
• The Flyers are 217-64-22 all-time in games played at Baujan Field. In the last six years, Dayton is 61-12-7 at home, an astounding .804 winning percentage at Baujan.
ACADEMIC HONORS FOR LEEDOM
Libby Leedom was selected to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team. This accolade recognizes the nation's leading student-athletes for their exemplary athletic and academic accomplishments. On the pitch, the senior midfielder from Florence, Ky. has scored five goals, has one assist, and possesses 11 points this season. In the classroom, Leedom has a 3.91 G.P.A with a double major in pre-medicine and psychology.
SCORING MACHINE
• Junior
Alexis Kiehl scored a career-high four goals (14th, 30th, 54th, 55th minutes), in Dayton's 5-0 shutout of Davidson Thursday night, Oct. 6, at Alumni Soccer Stadium. She became the first player in Head Coach
Mike Tucker's 22 seasons to score four goals in one match.
FLYER SUCCESS
• The Dayton women's soccer program owns an overall record of 433-188-50 since it became a varsity program in 1984.
• The Flyers made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2014, advancing to the second round in both 2009 and 2010 and to the Sweet Sixteen in 2001.
#SKYISTHELIMIT
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