DAYTON, Ohio – Freshman
Caroline Mink scored her first collegiate goal as University of Dayton women's soccer team tied Saint Louis 1-1 Thursday night at Baujan Field in both teams' Atlantic 10 opener. The Flyers now own a 2-5-2 overall record, while the Billikens move to 7-2-1.Â
STATS OF THE MATCH
• The Flyers are unbeaten against the Billikens in the last 11 meetings (9-0-2).Â
• Sophomore
Kaelyn Johns had six saves in goal for Dayton. Â
• Neither team had a shot on frame in both overtime periods.Â
• Saint Louis had 19 shots compared to 13 for the Flyers and also led 6-3 on corner kicks.Â
• Defender
Nicolette Griesinger earned her first start of the 2016 season.Â
DAYTON GOAL
• 29th minute –
Caroline Mink scored on some fancy footwork beating two Billiken defenders before taking a shot just outside the 18 yards box sliding the ball into the net for her first goal on the season (Dayton 1, Saint Louis 0).
SAINT LOUIS GOAL
• 50th minute – The Billikens answered the Dayton goal early in the second half after Lindsay Sands scored her fourth goal on the season. Evie Lavelle passed the ball to Sands, where Sands beat a Dayton defender and sent the ball to the left side of the net (Dayton 1 Saint Louis 1).Â
UP NEXT
Dayton continues conference play in Fairfax, Va. against George Mason on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m.Â
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