AKRON, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's soccer team picked up its fourth win of the season with a 5-2 victory over the University of Akron behind a pair of goals by junior Noel Blain Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
 
Key Moments
The Flyers (4-0-1) fell behind early, allowing a pair of goals in the first six minutes of the game, but rallied back with five unanswered goals to pick up the road win at Akron (1-3-0).
 
Blain found the back of the net for the first time on the evening when Laney Huber set the junior up for a header to put the Flyers on the board.
 
Dayton's second goal came in the closing moments of the first half, evening the score when Marlee Taylor knocked home a feed from fellow fifth-year Alicia Donley.
 
The Flyers wasted little time in the second half to take the lead, scoring in the 58^th minute when Karli Ferguson found the back of the net.
 
Just four minutes later Blain netted her second goal of the night and third of the season off Madison Wilson's second assist of the contest.
 
UD closed the scoring with a tally in the 71^st minute when Donley converted a header on a corner kick from Mary Dziuba.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Blair posted five points on the night thanks to her two goals and an assist, setting a new career-high.
 
Donley registered three points on the night (2 goals, 1 assist) after missing the previous two games.
 
The Flyers registered 15 shots on goal on the night, the season's highest total.
 
Sophomore keeper Batoul Reda made four saves in goal.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Time      Team     Description
5:03       AKR        Emma King
Assisted by Laurie-Anne Renaud
 
6:27       AKR        Katie Stafford
Penalty Kick
 
8:32       DAY        Noel Blain (2)
Assisted by Laney Huber
 
43:01     DAY        Marlee Taylor (2)
Assisted by: Alicia Donley
 
57:42     DAY        Karli Ferguson (2)
Assisted by: Noel Blain and Madison Wilson
 
61:29     DAY        Noel Blain (3)
Assisted by: Madison Wilson
 
70:18     DAY        Alicia Donley (1)
Assisted by: Mary Dziuba
 
UP NEXT
Dayton continues its road swing with a trip across town to Fairborn to take on Wright State in a match at Alumni Field, scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
 
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