DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's soccer team (4-3-1) starts Atlantic 10 Conference play with two road matches. The Flyers take on George Mason (5-3-0) in Fairfax, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the conference opener and Duquesne (4-3-0) in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m.
•  The matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
THE SERIES
• Dayton is 4-2-0 all-time vs. George Mason. The last time these two teams met was Sept. 24, 2017 which ended in a 2-0 victory for UD.
• Dayton is 16-3-1 all-time vs. Duquesne. The last time these two teams met was Oct. 12, 2017 which ended in a 3-1 loss for the Flyers.
 
FLYER QUICK HITS
•   The Flyers are 3-0-0 on the road this season, and 1-3-1 in home matches. Two of the losses came against teams that have been nationally-ranked his season: Louisville was ranked as high as No. 24 and Butler was ranked as high as No. 22. Both of those were 1-0 losses on own goals.
•   Six different Flyers have scored goals this season: led by junior Micayla Livingston with four, freshman Izzy Greene with two, and one each for senior Keagin Collie, sophomores Morgan Henderson and Kara Camarco, and freshman Hannah Osland.
•    Junior Micayla Livingston is UD's top returning scorer after notching seven goals and five assists last year.
•    Senior defender Nadia Pestell led the Flyers with six assists last season.
•    Senior goalkeeper Kaelyn Johns has started 69 matches in her career and has 299 career saves. Her 16 career shutouts are fourth all-time at UD.
• UD has 11 freshmen on its roster this season.
• Head coach Eric Golz is in his second season at the helm of the Flyers. He previously served as an assistant at UD in 2011.

SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
 • George Mason finished 9-9-2 overall and 6-2-2 in the Atlantic 10 in 2017. The Patriots were picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10 after finishing third last year. They currently have a 5-3-0 record.
• The Patriots return 19 players from last year's roster, while adding eight newcomers this season. Last year, 10 of their players scored at least two goals.
• Freshman Emma van der Vorst is the team's leading goal scorer with five goals and one assist. She scored a goal in four straight games, tying for the third-longest streak in program history.

SCOUTING DUQUESNE
 • Duquesne finished 11-6-3 overall and 6-3-1 in the Atlantic 10 in 2017. The Dukes were picked to tie with George Mason at third in the Atlantic 10 after Duquesne finished fourth last year. They currently have a 4-3-0 record.
• The Dukes had three players named to the 11-member Preseason All-Conference team in seniors Katie O'Connor, Casey Aunkst, and Kyra Murphy.
• Last year, goalkeeper, Kyra Murphy, became the Duke's all-time leader in victories. This season, Murphy broke a 20-year old program record with her 22nd career shutout.
• Freshman, Brooke Schutter is the team's leading goal scorer with two goals.
 
JOHNS ONE OF TOP IN THE NATION
•  UD senior goalkeeper Kaelyn Johns is ranked ninth in the nation in career saves (299) amongst current active goalkeepers.
•  Johns is ranked fourth in the nation in career minutes played (6,275).

FLYERS PICKED 7TH IN A-10 POLL
• The Dayton women's soccer team was selected  to finish seventh in the 2018 Atlantic 10 standings in a vote by the league's 14 head coaches.

CINCINNATI CONNECTIONS
•  10 Flyers are from the Cincinnati area: senior Sara Robertson, juniors Hanna Merritt, Caroline Mink, Madeleine Morrissey, Alex Powell, sophomores Olivia Brown and Megan Rack, and freshmen Sam Hausser, Lexy Kidd, and Mimi Stines.

#PREPARETOFLY
• Follow the Dayton women's soccer team via its social media accounts. Like the Flyers' Facebook page, follow on Twitter and check out photos on Instagram at @DaytonWSoccer.

NEXT HOME MATCH
• The Flyers will take on VCU on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in their home conference opener. Admission is free.