KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of Dayton women's soccer team clinched an unbeaten Atlantic 10 slate thanks to a goal from fifth-year
Laney Huber in the 85
th minute to give the Flyers a 1-0 win over Rhode Island Sunday, Oct. 22 at the URI Soccer Complex.
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KEY MOMENTS
The Flyers (12-1-5, 7-0-3) tallied the game's lone goal in the 85
th minute when fifth-year
Marlee Taylor beat a pair of defenders and centered a pass to Huber's feet. The Loveland, Ohio native scorched her fourth game-winner of the season past the keeper to give UD the late lead.
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In the game's opening half, Rhode Island had a prime scoring chance with an offensive player one-on-one with sophomore keeper
Batoul Reda. As has been the case many times this season, Reda smothered the shot attempt and kept the Rams off the board.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Huber's goal was her fourth game-winner of the season and put her in the team lead for points with 15.
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Taylor continued her hot stretch of late, picking up another assist to make it three consecutive games with a point. The Plymouth, Mich. native has set a new career-high for assists with five.
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Dayton had a 7-0 edge in corners, marking the third time this season the Flyers have held an opponent without a corner (4-0 vs. Wright State Sept. 3, 6-0 vs. George Mason Oct. 12).
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Reda stopped all five shots she saw on target in the contest, lowering her goals-against average to just 0.53, good for best in the A-10.
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It was the Atlantic-10 leading ninth shutout of the campaign for Reda and 10th total for the Dayton defense.
Reda's save percentage jumped to .898, which leads the conference and puts her in a tie for fourth in the NCAA.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Time     Team    Description
84:35Â Â Â Â UDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Laney Huber (7)
Assisted by Marlee Taylor
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UP NEXT
No matter the result of the remaining Atlantic 10 matches, Dayton has secured a spot in the league's top four and as a result will host at least one more game.
Though still waiting on final seeding, the Flyers know they will host a match Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at Baujan Field. Stay tuned to DaytonFlyers.com and all UD women's soccer social media for full details.
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