RICHMOND, Va. – Junior goalkeeper Kaelyn Johns had the match of her career in Dayton's 0-0 double overtime draw at VCU Thursday night to open Atlantic 10 Conference play. She tallied a career-high 10 saves, many of them acrobatic, to help the Flyers earn a point in league play.

Dayton is 5-4-1 overall and 0-0-1 in A-10 action, while VCU is 4-2-2 overall and 0-0-1.

KEY STATS
• This marked Dayton's third overtime match this season and second consecutive. The Flyers are 1-1-1 in matches that have gone to OT this year. 
• Sara Robertson almost won the game in regulation for the Flyers. After back-to-back corner kicks by UD, she struck a ball that VCU defender Samantha Jerabek saved at the goal line in the 81^st minute.
• VCU had a shot that hit under the crossbar in the 97^th minute.
• Johns had 10 saves in goal for her fifth shutout of the season. She made a crucial save with 20 seconds remaining in the second overtime.

COACH GOLZ'S QUOTE
We knew tonight was going to be a tough match, and it didn't disappoint. While we certainly wanted to take three points home with us, it is critical that we get points on the road in conference play, so we were pleased that we were able to get a point. VCU is a good team and well coached. I thought both teams had opportunities to win the game, both defenses made some fantastic plays to keep it a 0-0 game.

We were happy to get our third shutout in a row, and that speaks to our team defending and KJ had another great night in goal. Overall, I was pleased with our resiliency tonight.  Now we have to turn our focus to recovering and preparing for another important A-10 match against a good George Mason team.


UP NEXT
• The Flyers' A-10 home opener will be vs. George Mason on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 12:30 p.m. at Baujan Field. It is Dayton's Club and Campers day. Promotions include free food, prizes, posters and team trading cards. The Flyers will sign autographs after the match as well.