DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's soccer team begins a two-match road swing as it travels to George Washington to take on the Revolutionaries Sunday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. at GW Soccer Field.
Due to technical issues on the campus of GW, Sunday's match will not be streamed on ESPN+.
REDA ROCKS
• Sophomore keeper
Batoul Reda tallied her fifth clean sheet of the season with the shutout of Fordham Thursday night. She now has 11 shutouts for her career and has seen her goals-against average drop to 0.68 for the season.
• The Dearborn, Mich. native has made six saves in each of the last two matches, and has improved her season record to 7-0-5.
DRAW CITY
• Dayton's 0-0 draw with Fordham on Thursday night marked the fifth draw of the season for the Flyers. It is the most ties in a season for UD since the 2009 season when it went 16-1-6.
• That season, the Flyers went on to defeat Charlotte, 2-1, to win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament and hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Baujan Field.
• UD is tied with William & Mary for the national lead for draws this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Dayton and George Washington match up for the 22nd time in program history Sunday afternoon, with the Flyers leading the all-time series 16-5.
• The Flyers have won each of the last two matches, including a 6-0 affair at Baujan Field a season ago.
• In last season's match,
Laney Huber scored a pair of goals while
Diana Benigno and Mia Perry each tallied a goal.
•
Alicia Donley and
Marlee Taylor each registered a pair of assists on the night.
SCOUTING THE FLYERS
• Dayton moved to 7-1-5 on the season and 2-0-3 in the Atlantic 10 playing to a draw with Fordham at home Thursday night.
• The offense is led by senior
Madison Wilson and junior
Noel Blain, who have each scored five goals this season. Wilson leads the team with 13 points. Senior
Diana Benigno's six assists lead the Flyers and is tied for most in the A-10.
• Sophomore keeper
Batoul Reda has 53 saves on the season against 137 total shots for a save percentage of .869. The Dearborn, Mich. native boasts a 7-0-5 record and has four shutouts and a combined shutout on the season.
SCOUTING THE REVOLUTIONARIES
• George Washington is 3-6-3 on the season, including a 0-4-1 record in Atlantic 10 play. The Revolutionaries are 1-3-3 at home this season and are coming off a 3-1 home loss to Saint Joseph's.
• Sophomore Aoi Kataoka leads GW in points on the season with eight (1 goal, 6 assists), and freshman Kate McGrath has the team lead in goals with three. Kataoka has the team-high in shots (34), and junior Kelly Poole leads the team in shots on goal (13).
• GW has used two goalies, sophomore Grace Crowe and junior Ainsley Lumpe, in each of the last four matches. After combining for a shutout over Fordham to start the stretch, the pair has allowed 10 total goals over the last three games.
• Crowe has made 34 saves against 80 shots for a .791 save percentage, allowing 2.49 goals per game, while Lumpe has made nine saves against 46 shots for a .692 save percentage and a 1.38 goals-against average.
UP NEXT
• Dayton continues its road stretch with a full week's rest, traveling to Richmond, Va. to take on VCU Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
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