Box Score LOUISVILLE - The University of Dayton men's soccer team battled back-and-forth with the University of Louisville Thursday night in the NCAA College Cup First Round.
The Flyers (8-7-6) end their campaign while the Cardinals (12-5-3) move on to face No. 5 West Virginia.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
12:07 – Louisville took the 1-0 lead off the own goal in the 13
th minute.
16:32 – Dayton evened the score with a back-heel shot to the back post from senior
Logan Brown.
17:52 – Less than two minutes later, the Cardinals got their second goal to get the lead back.
18:29 – Sophomore
Casper Svendby tied the game up once again finishing at the back post off the cross from graduate student
Manny Day.
19:54 – Senior
Kenji Mboma Dem gives the Flyers their first lead of the game with a strike from outside the 18 to the far corner.
34:52 – The Cardinals scored once again in the 35
th minute to tie the game up at 3-3 with 55 minutes still to play in regulation.
63:27 – Louisville struck first in the second half with a cross and a finish on the far side to take a 4-3 lead.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- There were five goals in an eight-minute stretch from the 12:07 mark to the 19:54 mark.
- Dayton out-shot Louisville 12-9 and put seven on target.
- The Cardinals finished the contest with 18 shots compared to 16 for the Flyers. Both teams put eight on goal.
- Mboma Dem had a team-high five shots, four of which were on frame, while Day had four shots.
- Senior goalkeeper Dario Caetano had four saves in the effort.
- Dayton had just one corner kick in the contest after entering the game Top 20 in the nation in the category.
- The Flyers entered the game with an 11-game unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 23 against Saint Joseph's.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"We played so well tonight and it was our fourth away game in a row," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "They gave it everything they had to come back and then get the lead. I just think we ran a little short on some energy in the second half, but they still battled, even hitting the post right there in the last two minutes. You know what this team has been doing, the fight, the battle, I know they represented the University extremely well tonight and fought all the way to the end. It was just a great season and incredible comeback from a lot of adversity. To finish on this note in the NCAA Tournament and fighting all the way to the end, it was a great job and I'm really proud of the team."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers finished their season in their first NCAA Tournament since 2015.
