DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's soccer team will head to the northeast this weekend for a match at A-10 foe Massachusetts Sunday. The Flyers and Minutewomen will kickoff at 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Rudd Field in Amherst.
ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (10-3, 4-1 A-10) is coming off a 1-0 win over Rhode Island at home on Oct. 6, the Flyers' fourth-consecutive win and seventh shutout victory of the season. Senior
Noel Blain paces the Flyers' offense with 23 points (3rd A-10, 12th NCAA) after scoring nine goals (2nd A-10, 15th NCAA) and dishing out five assists (4th A-10). Eleven different players have scored a goal and nine have recorded an assist for UD this season. Junior
Batoul Reda has worked all 1170 minutes in goal this season and she has a 1.00 GAA (5th A-10) with 37 saves and seven shutout wins (2nd A-10, 12th NCAA).
SCOUTING MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts (9-3-2, 4-1-1 A-10) is currently enjoying a five-match unbeaten streak following its 1-0 loss to then-22nd-ranked Saint Louis on Sept. 19. Most recently, UMass posted a 2-2 draw at Saint Joseph's on Oct. 6. The Minutewomen are led by Bella Recinos with 18 points (6th A-10) on the strength of eight goals (4th A-10, 29th NCAA), including three game winners, and two assists. In goal for UMass, Bella Mendoza has played all 1260 minutes and carries a 1.00 GAA (5th A-10) with 45 saves (8th A-10) on the season.
SERIES STUFF
Dayton Leads, 22-5-1
Dayton has won three-straight meetings between the two teams, most recently a 1-0 win over Massachusetts at home last season. The lone tie in the series was a 1-1 result on Oct. 13, 2019 in Amherst and the Minutewomen's most recent win was a 2-0 victory in Dayton on Oct. 21, 2018.
LAST TIME OUT
Dayton tallied its seventh shutout win of the season with its 1-0 victory over visiting Rhode Island last Sunday. Junior
Kyra Karfonta converted on a penalty kick to score the Flyers' lone goal of the match in the 51' while junior goalkeeper
Batoul Reda saved a Rams' penalty and subsequent rebound shot in the 84' to keep the clean sheet. Dayton led the shots tally by a margin of 14-11, with eight coming on target, and Reda equaled her season high with six saves in goal
FLYER FACTS
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Eric Golz is in his eighth season as head coach of the Flyers in 2024. His record at Dayton is 82-48-16 (.616) and his career win-loss mark sits at 102-64-21 (.602) over a total of 10 seasons. Golz has tallied the program's second-most wins, behind Mike Tucker who had 313 wins over 22 seasons (1995-2016) at Dayton.
• Senior
Noel Blain claimed her first Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 23 as she recorded her second hat trick of the season, scoring three goals and adding one assist in Dayton's 4-0 win over visiting Richmond.
• Freshman
Liv Grenda claimed the Atlantic 10's first Rookie of the Week honor on Aug. 19 after scoring her first collegiate goal in Dayton's 2-1 win at Loyola Maryland on opening day.
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title 11 times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013). The Flyers have captured the A-10 Championship title 10 times (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016). Over 28 appearances in the A-10 Tournament, UD has tallied a 34-11-5 record in the conference postseason championship.
• The Flyers finished the 2023 season with a 13-2-5 overall record and a 7-0-3 conference mark, finishing in third place in regular-season play.
• Top returners:
Diana Benigno (Gr., MF),
Noel Blain (Sr., F),
Kyra Karfonta (Jr., D),
Ella Raimondi (Jr., D/MF),
Batoul Reda (Jr., GK).
UP NEXT
Dayton will return to the friendly confines of Baujan Field next week for two matches at home. La Salle will be in Dayton on Thursday, Oct. 17 for a 7 p.m. A-10 and UD will welcome VCU to town on Sunday, Oct. 20 for a 1 p.m. matinee.
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