OLEAN, N.Y. – The University of Dayton men's soccer team controlled throughout in the 6-0 win at St. Bonaventure to finish the regular season Saturday.
The Flyers (4-3-1, 4-1-1 A-10) put themselves in great position for postseason play while the Bonnies (4-4-1, 1-4-1) finish last in the division.
GAME RECAP
- The Flyers opened the scoring in the 39th minute from Andy Sanchez to take the early lead.
- Sanchez then assisted Toluwalase Oladienbo just a minute later to double Dayton's advantage.
- In the 48th minute, Josh Darius scored his first of the game to make it 3-0.
- Oladienbo increased the lead to four after scoring on the assist from Kingsford Adjei in the 55th minute.
- Darius scored his second in the 56th on the assist from Bryce Glisson.
- Adjei added further in the 74th minute on a quality goal to the far post to make it 6-0.
- Oladienbo led the team with seven shots, four on goal.
- Adjei added three shots, all on target.
- Goalkeeper Marc Kouadio had one save and recorded his second shutout of the season.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"First off I would like to give a huge thank you to Dr. Spina and
Neil Sullivan for navigating through this pandemic which allowed our teams to compete this spring," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "Not every conference or school had that privilege. Our student-athletes were amazing today. Prior to the game, I reminded them that we are playing for something larger than all of us. It has been such a difficult year for everyone and if we can just bring a little joy to the University and our loyal followers with a big win. Sure enough they executed in every category
today and played with extreme resilience that they have been displaying since the start of COVID last March. We have an explosive offense that continues to be relentless, but we also played our best defensive match of the season to earn a shutout on the road."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will find out tonight the seeding for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship tournament hosted by the No. 1 overall seed.
