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Dayton UOD (1-4-1, 0-0-0)
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Winner Western Mich. WMU (3-1-1, 0-0-0)
Dayton UOD
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Western Mich. WMU
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Dayton UOD 2 2 4
Western Mich. WMU 5 0 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer’s Comeback Comes Up Short

The Flyers Scored Four Goals In The Second Half

KALAMAZOO, Mich.  - The University of Dayton men's soccer team rallied from a five-goal deficit to pull within a goal, but were unable to catch Western Michigan in the defeat Sunday.

The Flyers (1-4-1) push their losing streak to three while the Broncos (3-1-1) earn their third win of the year.

KEY MOMENT
  • First 25 minutes – Western Michigan came out on fire during a 17-minute stretch in the first half when they scored all five of their goals.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
  • 8:47 – The hosts struck early in the contest with a goal in the ninth minute from Will Perkins on a tough shot to the near upper 90.
  • 13:26 – WMU doubled its lead with a breakaway goal from Will Sharp.
  • 17:47 – After a collision in the box, the Broncos picked up their third goal in the first 20 minutes and were beginning to run away with this one. It was Sharp's second
  • 22:35 – WMU continued to pile it on in the opening half with a goal in the 23rd minute as Sharp picked up the hat trick.
  • 25:55 – The Broncos struck yet again with a goal from Dylan Sing.
  • 36:42 – The Flyers finally were able to get on the board with a strike from outside the box by sophomore Joseph Melto Quiah.
  • 39:45 – Dayton got its second from senior Ousseynou Cisse on a fast break just before halftime.
  • 57:15 – Melto Quiah gets the brace with a headed goal off the cross from Cisse, making it a 5-3 contest.
  • 62:09 – Paul Yeboah drives home the corner kick in a crowded box to make it a one goal game. It was his first as a Flyer.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • There were seven goals on just 15 combined shots in the first half and 10 attempts on target.
  • WMU received a red card in the 64th minute as Dayton was fighting its way back and was only down one goal.
  • The five goals allowed is the most Dayton has given up since Sept. 11, 2011 at Indiana.
  • The Flyers out-shot the Broncos 21-10 including 10 on target to WMU's six on goal.
  • UD had no cautions in the contest despite leading in fouls 16-11.
  • Kenji Mboma Dem made his Dayton debut and led the team with six shots while sophomore Basit Umar had four shots.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"That certainly was one of the crazier games we have been involved in," said head coach Dennis Currier. "WMU scored five goals on their first five shots. It was one of those moments where you crawl into a cave and lay down or stand up and fight back. Fortunately the team responded and stayed the course. This allowed us a chance to complete the comeback with many chances all the way until the end of the match. We need to use these past two games as a turning point of the season as we have proven to ourselves that we can outplay top level teams. The next step is to turn those close matches into wins and gain the confidence to make a run in conference play."

UP NEXT
  • The Flyers open up Atlantic 10 play next Saturday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. against Rhode Island at Baujan Field.
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