DAYTON - The University of Dayton men's soccer team heads back out on the road and returns to Atlantic 10 play as the Flyers take on A-10 leader Saint Louis Saturday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. ET.

SCOUTING THE FLYERS
The Flyers enter the weekend with a 7-7 record overall and a 2-2 conference mark. Dayton on a two-game winning streak, but 1-4 on the road this season. UD is currently seventh in the A-10 standings.

Head coach Dennis Currier is in his 15th season at the helm of the Flyers, totaling 146 victories, the most in UD history. He leads a veteran squad this season with seven seniors and 10 returning starters.

Overall, Dayton is leading the conference with 2.14 goals per game and holding opponents to 1.36 each contest. The Flyers are outshooting opposing teams and at a higher percentage as well.

The Flyers are led by junior Jonas Fjeldberg, who leads the A-10 in shots and points while being tied for second in the conference with seven goals and seven assists. Freshman Toluwalase Oladeinbo is atop the league with eight goals on the year. Goalkeeper Federico Barrios has five shutouts.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
SAINT LOUIS
Saint Louis hosts Dayton with a 9-3 record on the season, an unbeaten record in A-10 play, and 4-1 home mark. The Billikens have won six in a row and are receiving votes in the national rankings.  Head coach Kevin Kalish is in his second season at his alma mater.

As a team, Saint Louis is averaging 1.50 goals each outing and allowing a conference-low 0.90 goals to opponents. The Billikens are third in the A-10 in scoring and haven't allowed a goal in seven contests this year.

The Billikens are led by Leo Novaes, who has 17 points on six goals and five assists. Devin Boyce has chipped in four goals and three assists as well.

THE SERIES
Dayton and Saint Louis have played 24 times with the Billikens controlling the series at 16 wins to the Flyers five victories. Last season, the two teams drew 2-2 in double overtime at Dayton. The last time the Flyers traveled to St. Louis, they left with a 4-0 upset over the Billikens.

LAST OUTING
Dayton defeated Oakland Tuesday in the final non-conference game of the season, 3-0 at Baujan Field. Oladeinbo, Fjeldberg, and Andy Sanchez scored for the Flyers.

Saint Louis was victorious at home Tuesday, 1-0 over Denver. John Klein scored the game-winner for the Billikens in the 58th minute from 25 yards out.

FJELDBERG SETS SCHOOL RECORD
Junior midfielder Jonas Fjeldberg set a new school record with five assists in the 6-2 victory over

500 PROGRAM VICTORIES
With a 2-0 victory over No. 20 West Virginia on Sept. 21, Dayton recorded the 500th victory in program history. Biska Biyombo scored a brace including the game-winner in the 108th minute.

TANESKI A SENIOR CLASS CANDIDATE
Senior midfielder Rok Taneski was named as a Top 30 Senior CLASS Award candidate this year, the lone selection from the Atlantic 10. The award is given to a male and female athlete that exhibit excellence in community, classroom, character, and competition.

BARRIOS NAMED A-10 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior goalkeeper Federico Barrios was named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after recording two shutouts the previous week with six saves.

OLADEINBO NAMED A-10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman forward Toluwalase Oladeinbo was named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 23 after scoring three goals during a two game stretch for the Flyers.

BARRIOS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
Senior goalkeeper Federico Barrios was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference team as the lone keeper. The Colombia native led the league in save percentage last season with a .815 mark and totaled a conference-high eight shutouts to go with 53 saves.

BARRIOS NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Dayton goalkeeper Federico Barrios was named All-Tournament team at the Wolstein Classic on Sept. 1 after his performance in the two game stretch. He recorded a career-high nine saves in the contest against CSUN Sunday.

PRESEASON
The Flyers went undefeated in the two exhibition games this year, finishing with a 2-0 win over IUPUI and a 0-0 draw against Bowling Green. Both shutouts took place at home with the Flyers defending Baujan Field.

DAYTON PICKED TO FINISH 4TH
The Atlantic 10 Conference released its preseason poll and picked the Flyers to finish fourth with 121 points. Dayton was predicted to finish behind favorites VCU (159), Saint Louis (146), and Rhode Island (142).

FLYER SUCCESS
The Dayton men's program has an overall record of 503-427-90 and four NCAA Tournament appearances in its history. The Flyers are also 136-92-26 in the Atlantic 10 Conference and have six conference titles between the regular season and league tournament.

HIGH FIVE
The Flyers scored five goals in their win over Detroit Mercy on Sept. 17 at home. It was the most goals in a game for Dayton since Nov. 1 2017 against George Mason in the season finale at Baujan Field.

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR
The Dayton program has been known to recruit well outside of the U.S. and this year's team is no different. The Flyers have student-athletes from Ghana, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany, Nigeria, and Colombia totaling 15 international players. This is coming off the 2018 season in which the Flyers had 12 international players.

RIGHT TO DREAM ACADEMY PLAYERS
The Flyers have a pair of players from the prestigious Right to Dream Academy in Ghana.  Newcomers Seth Antwi and Kingsford Adjei both attended the academy before their time at Dayton

CURRIER'S IMPACT
The head coach of the Flyers has had success at every place he has coached. Dennis Currier is in his 14th year at Dayton and holds a career record of 334-146-55 in 26 seasons and a 146-97-43 record with the Flyers. His career winning percentage of .686 ranks 10th in the nation amongst active coaches, ahead of programs like Indiana, Notre Dame, Kentucky, UCLA, and Xavier.

UP NEXT
Dayton heads back out on the road to continue A-10 play at Saint Louis Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.