DAYTON – Sophomore Mairin Wessner tallied a pair of goals and added an assist to help lift the University of Dayton women's soccer team to a 4-1 victory over in-state foe Cincinnati Sunday night at Baujan Field.
 
Key Moments
The Flyers (2-0-0) opened the scoring in the 19^th minute of the contest when Noel Blain beat the keeper for her first of the season.
 
UD found gold again in the 38^th minute, as Madison Wilson notched her second tally of the season off an assist from Wessner.
 
The second half became the Wessner show, as the Northville, Mich. native found the back of the net for her second goal of the season in the 78^th minute.
 
Cincinnati crept back into the contest with a goal just a minute later, but Wessner stopped the momentum in its tracks, notching her second goal of the night, this time off an assist from Diana Benigno.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Wessner surpassed her goal total from her freshman season (2) and tallied her first career assist.
 
The two-goal game was the first of the season for a Flyer.
 
Benigno has registered an assist in each match this season, giving her 13 for her career.
 
Dayton is tied with George Washington for the top offense in the Atlantic 10 with its eight total goals on the season.
 
Sophomore Batoul Reda made three saves in the season opener.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Time      Team     Description
18:56     DAY        Noel Blain (1)
 
37:31     DAY        Madison Wilson (2)
Assisted by: Mairin Wessner
 
77:30     DAY        Mairin Wessner (2)
 
78:34     UC          Fran Stables (1)
 
79:13     DAY        Mairin Wessner (3)
Assisted by: Diana Benigno
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers return to the friendly confines of Baujan Field Thursday, Aug. 24 for a 7 p.m. showdown with Illinois at 7 p.m.
 
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