DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's soccer team returns home to take on Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. at Baujan Field.
ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (8-3-2; 5-0-0) looks to keep its unbeaten start to Atlantic 10 play going on Saturday. A win would match the best conference start for the Flyers under head coach
Eric Golz, who also started 6-0 in 2022. Sophomore
Laney Smith, who was Co-Offensive Player of the Week last week, leads the team in points (4 goals, 1 assist) on the season. Keeper
Batoul Reda registered her NCAA-leading 10th shutout of the season.
SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
The Hawks (4-8-1; 1-4-0) split last week's A-10 matches, beating Davidson 3-0 and falling to Saint Louis, 5-0. Emily Hanrahan leads the team in points on the campaign thanks to five goals and a pair of assists, while Sarah Fisher has eight points thanks to a team-leading six assists. Keeper Peyton Radwanski has started the last four matches and has a 2.35 goals-against average on the campaign.
SERIES STUFF
Dayton has controlled the all-time series with Saint Joseph's over the years and won the last three meetings. The Hawks have not been to Baujan Field for a regular season game since the 2018 season, but did pay visit to the Gem City in 2023 for a matchup in the Atlantic 10 Championship. UD won that meeting 1-0 with a goal in the 87th minute.
LAST TIME OUT
• Freshman
Ky Hau-Golden scored a pair of goals and the University of Dayton women's soccer team rolled to a 4-0 victory over VCU
• The win improves Dayton's record to 8-3-2 on the season and 5-0 in the A-10.. The 5-0 start to the Flyers' conference season is the second-best start of the Golz era behind only the 2022 campaign (started Atlantic 10 play 6-0).
• Senior
Kyra Karfonta started the scoring early, getting the Flyers on the board in the sixth minute off a feed from fellow senior
Karli Ferguson.
• The second half saw the offense kick up on both sides, but it was Dayton that found the back of the net in the 81st minute. Freshman
Caroline Schork scored an "Olympico" off the Flyers' eighth corner of the match.
• Senior keeper
Batoul Reda and the Flyers' defense of
Bre Mendoza,
Lauren Fields, Ella Raimondi and
Kyra Karfonta posted their sixth consecutive shutout and fifth of A-10 play. Reda stopped all three shots she faced.
SMITH TABBED A-10 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Sophomore player
Laney Smith was named the A-10 Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
• Smith was a catalyst for the Flyers' offense, scoring the lone goal in Dayton's 1-0 victory over Richmond on Thursday, then adding an assist in Dayton's 4-0 victory over VCU. The Fort Thomas, Ky. native upped her team-leading point total to nine with the strong week.
DOUBLE VISION
• Freshman
Ky Hau-Golden not only scored the first goal of her collegiate career against VCU last week, but doubled down with another tally in the 90th minute for her second.
• It was the first time a freshman scored two goals in a game since current sophomore
Laney Smith found the back of the net twice against Massachusetts last season.
DEFENSE STILL DOMINATING
• Dayton has now turned in 10 shutouts in the 2025 season, including each of the last six matches and all five in Atlantic 10 play. The shutout streak has now climbed to over 500 minutes and is Dayton's longest streak of the last 20 years.
• UD's 10 shutouts lead the Atlantic 10 and rank first in the nation.
• Senior keeper
Batoul Reda's all-time Flyer shutout record now sits at 37. She is NCAA Division I's active leader in clean sheets.
CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
•Dayton's defense has been climbing the national rankings since conference play began. Not only do the Flyers rank No. 1 in goals against average in the conference, but they also rank 15th nationally.
•UD's shutout percentage is also among the country's elite, leading the A-10 and ranking second in Division I.
UP NEXT
• Dayton hits the road for a crucial match at preseason favorite Saint Louis on Thursday, Oct. 16, taking on the Billikens at 8 p.m. ET.
