DAVIDSON, N.C. – The University of Dayton men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to VCU on Friday night in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals.
The Flyers (8-9-3) fell to the Rams (8-9-3) in the rematch of the regular season finale in which UD was victorious in overtime 3-2 to clinch an A-10 berth.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- 27th Minute – Dayton 0, VCU 1 – VCU's Dakota Barnathan scored off a rebounded shot to put the Rams ahead midway through the first half.
KEY STATS
- The Flyers were out-shot in the contest 9-4 and put three on target.
- UD gave up eight shots to VCU in the first half, and held them to just one in the second half while dominating possession.
- Senior Michael Frasca led UD with two shots, both on goal, while sophomore Kennedy Nwabia and senior Rafael Gamboa added one on target.
- Goalkeeper Federico Barrios had two saves in his 14th start of the season.
That ends the 2016 Dayton men's soccer season. Thank you to all of the seniors and fan support throughout the season.
