DAYTON – The University of Dayton men's soccer team wrapped up the 2021 preseason with a 5-0 victory at home over Wabash Sunday night.
The Flyers outscored opposing teams 10-2 over the three-game stretch and got experience for multiple newcomers.
GAME RECAP
- Dayton opened the scoring in the 62nd minute with the first goal from sophomore Geni Kanyane off a free kick.
- The Flyers doubled their lead just five minutes later from junior Seth Antwi on the assist by fellow junior Andy Sanchez.
- Senior Cooper Knecht made it 3-0 in favor of the Flyers at the 68:10 mark on the feed from sophomore Michael Adedokun.
- Sophomore Tyler Swanbeck added to the lead in the 83rd minute with his first goal on the assist by Pape Gueye.
- Junior Manny Day capped off the scoring in the 89th minute off the assist from Dominic Ruffolo.
- The Flyers had a 30-5 shot advantage and put 12 on target.
- Dayton recorded 15 corners while Wabash had zero.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"I thought it was a slow start," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "I thought in the first half we weren't very accurate in the final third. The energy just wasn't there. So I challenged the guys at halftime and they reacted and responded well in the second half. I thought (Tyler) Swanbeck's energy in the second half helped turn the game around. I think guys build upon that. Once we got more accurate on the services, we got more dangerous. We started to open the game up and we got a lot of guys some playing time."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will open up the regular season on Friday, Aug. 27 at the Ohio State Tournament against UAB.
