COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's soccer opened up the 2022 regular season Thursday afternoon at the Ohio State Wolstein Classic with a convincing 5-0 victory over Cal Poly.
The Flyers (1-0-0) start off the year with a bang while the Mustangs (0-1-0) still look for their first goal of the season.
KEY MOMENT
- The Flyers dominated from start to finish, but struck first in the 20th minute to open the scoring and never looked back.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Five Flyers made their first career starts in the Dayton uniform: Dario Caetano, Umar, Svendby, Kringen, and Melto Quiah.
- Sanchez led the way with a goal and two assists on three shots.
- Dayton had five different goal scorers and four different players with an assist.
- Junior goalkeeper Caetano recorded his first collegiate shutout and had three saves in his US debut.
- Ajago had a team-high seven shots while three others had three attempts.
- The 26-7 shot difference between the two teams was the biggest difference since Oct. 12, 2019, when the Flyers matched that effort on 33 shots to the opponents' 14 shots.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"It was a good start for us today," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "We came off a very strong preseason and got the result we were looking for in the first regular season game. We had fast tempo in our attack for the full 90 minutes which generated numerous chances on goal. This puts us in position to play for the (Wolstein Classic) Championship on Sunday against South Carolina."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will finish up the Wolstein Classic Sunday at 12 p.m. against South Carolina at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
