DAYTON - The University of Dayton men's soccer team suffered a 1-0 loss at home to University of Rhode Island Saturday night in a tight contest.
The Flyers (5-6-2, 2-2-0 A-10) missed earning points at home while the Rams (7-3-1, 3-1-0 A-10) separated themselves in the Atlantic 10 standings.
GAME RECAP
- The Rams took the initial lead in the 24th minute with a lofted goal over the head of sophomore goalkeeper Marc Kouadio.
- That would be the decisive goal as the Flyers were outshot in the game 15-9 with URI putting eight shots on goal.
- Kouadio had a career-high seven saves in the effort.
- Senior Kingsford Adjei led the Flyers with two shots, both on target.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"I didn't think we played bad tonight," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "I thought they had a good game plan. They really limited the offside space. They didn't really allow us to get going like we typically do offensively. We didn't get dangerous enough and we weren't accurate enough in the final third. I thought that was the difference in the game. I thought in the second half we played better and got on their goal a little bit more. It comes down to accuracy tonight. We just weren't accurate and didn't test their goalkeeper enough."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers return to action next Saturday at Saint Louis for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff.
