DAYTON  – The University of Dayton men's soccer team used late game heroics to pull off a 3-2 overtime victory over Incarnate Word Saturday night at Baujan Field.

The Flyers (2-0-1) put up 18 shots while the Cardinals (1-2-1) had 12 shots. UD was down 2-1 in the final minutes of the match before Ntezey Swalita tied it up in the 87th minute and Kingsford Adjei scored the golden goal in OT to give Dayton the victory. Moments before that the Cardinals nearly scored, hitting the post twice on the previous play.

There were 27 fouls in the match (Dayton had 19 and IWU had 18). There were also six yellow cards (four issued to IWU and two to the Flyers).

GAME RECAP

• Incarnate Word scored first in the 29th minute shortly after an injury timeout for a teammate.
• The Flyers answered in the 39th minute on a penalty kick by Forster Ajago, his fourth goal of the season.
• UIW regained the lead on a corner kick in the 50th minute.
• Ntezey Swalita equalized the match in the 87th minute on assists from Kingsford Adjei and Jaden Jones-Riley. It was Swalita's first goal as a Flyer.
• Adjei scored the game-winning goal in the 94th minute on a cross from Xavier Zengue.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"Our guys in the second half were playing with a lot of grit and a lot of passion," said head coach Dennis Currier. "They put a lot of pressure on them. I thought we lacked some accuracy in the first half and started getting it in the second half and I think in that last 15 minutes we probably put together six shots and the goal. The momentum swung our way and we got the overtime winner. I'm really happy for the guys and proud of their efforts tonight."

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will host Detroit on Monday, Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. at Baujan Field. The match is scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN+.