DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's soccer team suffered a tough 2-0 loss in its home opener on Sunday to Western Michigan.

The Flyers (0-2-0) remain winless on the season after falling to the undefeated Broncos (2-0-0).

SCORING BREAKDOWN

• 5^th Minute – WMU 1, UD 0 – Brandon Bye scored his second of the season on the assists by Nathan Hoover and Jay McIntosh with a shot from 22-yards out to the lower left corner of goal.
• 83^rd Minute – WMU 2, UD 0 – Dzenan Nezirevic collected the rebound off the Dayton keeper after Bye's initial shot was blocked, before driving it into the net.

KEY STATS

• At the half, Dayton had one shot compared to WMU's seven
• WMU had a 5-0 corner kick advantage over Dayton in the first 45 minutes
• The Flyers finished with five total shots, three on goal.
• Lalas Abubakar led Dayton with two shots, one of which was a long-range effort that was tipped over the cross bar by the keeper. The other was a header off a corner that nearly tied the game at the time.
• Goalkeeper Justin Saliba made four saves in his first start of the season.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will remain at Baujan Field next weekend for a pair of home contests. Dayton hosts Saint Francis (Pa.) Friday at 8 p.m. before welcoming Belmont Sunday at 4 p.m.
• Friday will be Break the Attendance Record Night and Red Out Rally. Sunday will be Camper Reunion Night.