DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's soccer team ended its preseason with a 0-0 draw against in-state foe Ohio State Saturday night at Baujan Field.

It was a tight game throughout and the defense held steady as the Flyers picked up the clean sheet.

KEY STATS

• Dayton out-shot Ohio State 11-10 in the contest.
• Junior goalkeeper Federico Barrios had a stellar performance with numerous crucial saves to keep the Flyers in the contest. He finished with six saves on the night.
• Freshman Agustin Volker led UD with three shots total while junior Rok Taneski and sophomore Ivan Arnaldo both had two attempts each.
• Seven different Flyers attempted a shot in the game.
• There were three yellow cards issued, all on Dayton.
• The attendance for the game was 1,217.
• Dayton did not allow a goal all preseason.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"We had another very strong defensive showing tonight," said head coach Dennis Currier. "We started the game off well, but when we failed to get dangerous on goal, we started losing the momentum and lost our rhythm. In the second half, we had some better moments over a longer period of time, but it was obvious our main growth needs to occur with our strikers. In our system, it is critical they hold the ball up better to allow us to get numbers in the attack and get our backs higher up the field. Preseason is about to end and our focus will be on the opening weekend." 

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will open the regular season on Friday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. against Hofstra at the Ohio State Tournament in Columbus.
• The first home game of the season for Dayton will be on Friday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. as the Flyers host Milwaukee as part of the Dayton Tournament.