DAVIDSON, N.C.  – The University of Dayton men's soccer team scored a crucial second-half goal to pick up an important 2-1 win on the road at Davidson College Saturday night in North Carolina.
The Flyers (4-5-2, 1-0-0 A-10) led initially and got a second-half goal from freshman
Thor Helgason to pick up three points on the road against the Wildcats (5-3-1, 0-1-0 A-10).
KEY STATS
- Dayton out-shot Davidson 14-4 in the game and put eight on target while the Wildcats had just one.
- Helgason scored his team-high fifth goal of the season and third game-winner of the year in 10 starts.
- Senior Alvaro Navarro has his fourth assist of the season, tying sophomore Rok Taneski with the most on the squad.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Federico Barrios did not have a lot to do in the game as Dayton dominated possession, and finished without a save.
- Davidson entered the game with a 4-0-1 record at home this season.
- There were only two cautions in the game, a yellow for each team.
COACH'S COMMENTS
- "The team played very well tonight in our first conference match to earn three points," said head coach Dennis Currier. "We have been generating chances on the road, but the difference tonight was that we capitalized on them. We kept the pressure on Davidson for most of the night, but had to grind out the last 10 minutes when they pushed numbers forward. It was an all around good team performance."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will return home for the first A-10 game at Baujan Field this season when Dayton hosts Saint Joseph's Wednesday at 7 p.m.
