• The University of Dayton women's soccer team (9-9-3) will face Ohio State (10-6-3) Saturday, Nov. 12 in the First Round of the NCAA Championship at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Kickoff is 6 p.m. ET.
• UD earned a league-record 10th Atlantic 10 Championship title Sunday, Nov. 6 by defeating the No. 1 seed Saint Joseph's 7-0, breaking a conference tournament record for goals scored in a single match. With the win, the Flyers secured the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
• Dayton has won the A-10 Tournament Championship more than any other team in the conference: 10 times (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016). UD has also won or shared 11 Atlantic 10 Regular Season titles (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013). The next closest is Massachusetts with five.
• The Flyers have made nine NCAA Tournament appearances: 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.
• 20 years ago, Head Coach
Mike Tucker, who is retiring after 22 years as head coach at Dayton, won his first A-10 Championship with the Flyers at Rhode Island.
• Flyer junior
Alexis Kiehl broke the tournament record for points (12) and goals scored (5). Senior
Libby Leedom tied the A-10 Championship, single-game record for points (7).
• The Flyers outscored opponents 12-0 in the 2016 A-10 championship (defeating No. 2 seed Saint Louis 2-0 in the quarterfinals; defeating No. 5 seed George Washington 3-0 in the semifinals; and defeating the No. 1 seed Saint Joseph's 7-0 in the championship final).
• The Dayton defense of senior
Sarah Byrne, junior
Nicolette Griesinger, freshman
Hanna Merritt, sophomore
Nadia Pestell, and sophomore goalkeeper
Kaelyn Johns did not allow a goal the entire 2016 A-10 tournament. Johns broke the A-10 tournament record for individual shutouts (3).
• Dayton is 9-9-3 overall and 6-1 in its last seven matches.
• Tucker is in his 22nd season as head coach at UD (25th including three seasons as an assistant coach for the Flyers) and has amassed an overall record of 313-123-33 overall and 170-35-12 vs. A-10 opponents.
• The Dayton women's soccer program owns an overall record of 437-188-50 since it became a varsity program in 1984.
