RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Dayton women's soccer team clinched a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship with its 1-0 road win over Richmond tonight. Junior Jordan Pauley scored the game-winner on a free kick in the 86th minute. 

Dayton improves to 8-7-2 overall and 4-4-1 in Atlantic 10 action. Richmond falls to 1-15-1 overall and 1-7-1 in the A-10. 
The top eight teams advance to the A-10 quarterfinals, with the top four hosting. The Flyers are currently eighth in the standings but cannot be caught by any teams below them.

KEY STATS
• Dayton outshot Richmond 11-1, including 6-1 on frame. Dayton also held a huge advantage on corner kicks, 9-2. 
• The Flyers had 17 fouls while Richmond had 12. 
• After recording a career-high 12 saves vs. George Washington last week, tonight vs. Richmond senior goalkeeper Kaelyn Johns posted her 18th career shutout, tied for third all-time at UD.

KEY MOMENT
• Pauley scored her second goal of the season, and third of her career on a free kick in the 86th minute. The Spiders were called for a handball just outside the box to set up the direct kick.

UP NEXT
• The Flyers return home for the final regular season match of the season on Sunday, Oct. 21 to host UMass at 1 p.m. at Baujan Field. Dayton's seven seniors will be honored prior to this match.