MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The University of Dayton men's soccer team went on the road to take on the No. 2 West Virginia Mountaineers Tuesday and dropped a 1-0 decision to the hosts.
The Flyers (2-5-1) out-shot the Mountaineers (6-0-1), but were unable to get the equalizer.
KEY MOMENT
- 2nd Half – Dayton controlled the tempo throughout the second half keeping the pressure on WVU, but came up just short.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- 17:34 – West Virginia scored the opening goal in the 18th minute against the run of play.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Flyers had seven shots in the first half, but were only able to put one on target.
- Dayton finished with 17 shots, four on goal, while West Virginia had 10 shots.
- Fouls were 10-4 in favor of the Flyers while the Mountaineers had three yellow cards.
- Senior Kenji Mboma Dem had a team-high six shots while sophomore Basit Umar had five shots.
- Senior goalkeeper Dario Caetano had three saves in the effort.
- Dayton relied on its starters with eight players going the full 90 minutes.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"It was really unfortunate we didn't get a result tonight," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "The team played excellent in all phases of the game. We have proven we can outplay the top teams in the country, but the next step is to execute the final piece of getting the result. This team is capable of being a tournament contender at the end of the year, but we have to continue to fight through the adversity of coming up short of the result when you feel you did everything to deserve one. It was an incredible effort tonight."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers remain on the road to take on Saint Joseph's Saturday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m.
