DAYTON - The No. 5/2 University of Dayton men's soccer team battled Southern Methodist University at home Saturday night, but came up short in a 3-1 defeat.
The Flyers (14-3-3) end their historic season while the Mustangs (12-2-6) move on to host Marshall in the Elite Eight.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- 0:54- Sophomore Martin Bakken scored off of an assist from fellow sophomore Cooper Lijewski to put the Flyers up 1-0 early.
- 17:43- SMU tied the game with a breakaway goal in the 18th minute.
- 64:56 - The Mustangs then took the lead with a converted penalty kick.
- 71:36 - SMU put the game out of reach and padded its lead with a goal off a corner kick.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Dayton won 14 games this season, the second-most in program history.
- The Flyers were outshot in the contest 14-12 with the Mustangs putting seven on target.
- Fouls were 19-14 in favor of SMU.
- There were seven cautions, four by each team.
- Senior Joseph Melto Quiah had a team-high four shots while freshman Felix Buabeng had two.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"Congrats to SMU, they are a very good team and did a good job disrupting our attack and our possession," said head coach
Dennis Currier. "I thought we had some really good moments that we just didn't capitalize on. It's been an amazing and historic season and these guys have laid a path for others to follow to get to the Sweet 16. I'm proud of this team and how well they've done winning nine or ten games in a row, capitalizing on back-to-back championships, and defeating some incredible opponents. The season overall was just such a success."
UP NEXT
- The Flyers finished up their 2024 season.
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