DAYTON - The University of Dayton men's soccer team led early, but were unable to hold on as the Flyers tied Loyola Chicago 3-3 Saturday night.
The Flyers (4-6-3, 2-1-2 A-10) and the Ramblers (6-2-3, 2-1-2 A-10) remain tied in the Atlantic 10 standings.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- 22:08 – Senior Kenji Mboma Dem struck first off the assist from sophomore Basit Umar, recording his third goal of the season.
- 29:37 - Sophomore Joseph Melto Quiah scored his fourth on a breakaway after assists from Umar and graduate student Manny Day.
- 41:24 - Umar then got a goal of his own after converting a penalty.
- 44:55 – Loyola got a goal just before the half to break-up the Dayton shutout.
- 59:20 – The Ramblers then pulled a goal closer in the 60th with a strike from outside the box into the upper 90.
- 75:41 – Loyola completed the comeback with the equalizer off a deflection in the 76th minute.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Two of the most-prolific offense in the nation, the Flyers out-shot the Ramblers 20-18 and put nine on target compared to Loyola's five.
- There were six cautions in the contest, two from Dayton and four from Loyola.
- Mboma Dem led the way with six shots, four on goal, while sophomore Sidike Jabateh had four shots.
- Fouls were 14-8 in favor of the Ramblers.
- Senior goalkeeper Dario Caetano had two saves.
- Umar finished with four points on a goal and two assists.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"First off I would like to thank the alumni for coming out tonight," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "It was a great crowd. Obviously we were a little disappointed once we let that goal in with the few seconds left in the first half. We hung our heads a little bit too much. Give credit to Loyola in the second half. They were all over us. Even with that though, I thought we could find the late goal. We did get the point out of it. We just still have to do some work to qualify. I think it's just regrouping a little bit. We played well tonight. We just had spells where we fell a little bit short. I think it was difficult to not get the win tonight."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers host Northern Kentucky in their final non-conference game of the season Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at Baujan Field.