DAYTON  – The University of Dayton men's soccer team won big a rainy night at Baujan Field, sealing fourth place and the opportunity to host the Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday.
The Flyers (9-7-2, 6-2-0 A-10) will move onto the postseason while the Patriots (5-9-2, 0-7-1 A-10) end their campaign without a conference victory.
KEY STATS
- Dayton recorded the second-most shots on goal this season with 14 in the game and had 26 total shots, tying a season best.
- For the third game this season, the Flyers scored five or more goals.
- Over the past five home games, Dayton has outscored opponents 22-10.
- Sophomore Rok Taneski recorded his first career hat trick and had an assist as well. He led UD with seven total shots, six on target.
- Senior Alvaro Navarro pushed his assist total to seven on the year and goal total to eight.
- In his first collegiate start, freshman Wariebi Jituboh scored his first collegiate goal.
- Senior Justin Saliba made two saves and moved his record to 4-1-0 on the season.
COACH CURRIER'S COMMENTS
"I thought we got off to a slow start allowing them to get the first goal, but the weather conditions were very adverse. I thought the guys did a good job responding, and took control of the match soon after the first goal was scored against us. We dominated on the offensive side very well. We had some great finishes and continued to really rely on our strengths which is multiple guys scoring goals, everybody getting involved, and putting a lot of pressure on the opponents. I thought we were relentless tonight going forward so it was a great win for us and it secures the top four finish in the conference which gives us the home field advantage."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will host No. 5 seed Fordham on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at Baujan Field in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals.
