DAYTON, Ohio – In Head Coach Mike Tucker's last game at Baujan Field, the University of Dayton women's soccer team delivered a 3-1 victory over Massachusetts Sunday. Junior Alexis Kiehl scored all three Flyer goals.
 
The Flyers are 6-9-3 overall and 4-4-2 in conference play and clinched a spot in the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship. Massachusetts falls to 3-11-3 overall and 1-7-2 in conference play.

STATS OF THE MATCH
• Dayton outshot UMass 17-6, including 7-1 in the first half in which UD built a 2-0 lead.
• This marks the second time this season and the third time in her career, that Kiehl has had at least a hat trick (she also scored four goals vs. Davidson this season on Oct. 6).
• Tucker finished his career with a conference-record 167-35-12 mark against A-10 opponents.

DAYTON GOALS
• 2^nd minute – Alexis Kiehl started the scoring right away for the Flyers. Kiehl and teammate Libby Leedom orchestrated a give-and-go allowing Kiehl to get behind the defense and beat the keeper (Dayton 1, Massachusetts 0).
• 36^th minute – Alexis Kiehl scored her second goal of the day after Nicolette Griesinger headed the ball to Leedom just outside of the goal box. Leedom was then able to connect with Kiehl who shot the ball that was deflected off the keeper and into the net (Dayton 2, Massachusetts 0).
• 81^st minute – Alexis Kiehl completed the hat trick with the help of Keagin Collie's cross and Caroline Mink's header. Kiehl shot from five yards out off of Mink's header. (Dayton 3, Massachusetts)

UMASS GOAL
• 57^th minute – Laura Johns scored her first goal of the season to get the Minutewomen within one goal. Erin Doster passed it to a wide open Johns who finished it to the right side. (Dayton 2, Massachusetts 1)

UP NEXT
• With the win, the Flyers earned a berth in the Atlantic 10 Championship hosted by University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. starting Thursday, Nov. 3.