DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's soccer team will travel to Lynchburg, Va. to take on Liberty on Tuesday, Sept. 27
th at 6 p.m.
SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton enters the week with a 2-5-1 record overall and an 0-3 record on the road. The Flyers have wins over Saint Francis and Belmont so far this season. Head coach
Dennis Currier is in his 12
th season at the helm of the program.
The Flyers are averaging 0.88 goals per game while allowing opponents to score an average of 1.63 goals per game. Dayton is outshooting opponents 14-11.4 and has racked up 50 corner kicks in seven games.
Leading the stat sheet for the Flyers are freshman
Rok Taneski with two goals and three assists for the season, and junior
Nick Hagenkord who also has two goals recorded.
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
Liberty heads into Tuesday's game with a 4-3 record overall and a 1-2 mark at home. The Flames hold wins over Howard, VMI, USC Upstate, and Winthrop. Liberty's losses came from William & Mary and Buffalo at home, and N.C. State on the road.
Head coach Jeff Alder is in this 15
th season with the Flames and has the team averaging 1.88 goals per game. Liberty is holding opponents to 1.62 goals per game and 13.9 shots.
Sophomore Tresor Mbuyu has started the Flames' offense off strong this season with five goals and two assists. Fellow sophomores Kevin Mendoza and Jovanni Chavez follow closely behind with three goals apiece over the last seven games.
SERIES HISTORY
The only previous contest between the Flyers and the Flames resulted in a tie in 1991.
LAST OUTING
On Saturday, the Flyers suffered a 1-0 loss to Oakland on the road.
The Flames are coming off a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Winthrop on the road last weekend.
UP NEXT
The Flyers will remain on the road next weekend when they travel to Amherst, Mass. to take on Massachusetts in a 1 p.m. contest on Saturday, Oct. 1
st. It will be the Atlantic 10 opener for Dayton.