KINGSTONG, R.I. – The University of Dayton women's soccer team capped a perfect Atlantic 10 season with a 2-0 win in the regular season finale at Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon at the URI Soccer Complex.
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The win gives Dayton (13-3-2; 10-0 Atlantic 10) its first perfect A-10 season since going 11-0 in 2004. Rhode Island (11-5-2; 5-3-2 A-10) will be the No. 4 seed heading into the Atlantic 10 Championship.
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UD opened the scoring when senior
Karli Ferguson scored her first goal of the 2025 season in the 20th minute of action.
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Freshman
Emery Newlin came through for the Flyers in the second half of action, scoring her first career goal in the 72nd minute after a fantastic run by fellow freshman
Ky Hau-Golden set up the strike.
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The shutout marked the 13th on the season for keeper
Batoul Reda and the Dayton defense, putting Reda in a tie for most single-season shutouts in program history. It also marked the 40th shutout of Reda's career, putting her in a tie for 20th in NCAA history.
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Dayton dominated nearly every category on the afternoon, out-shooting the Rams 16-6 and 5-3 on goal. The Flyers also had a dominant advantage in corner kicks, 10-1.
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KEY STATS
3 – unblemished seasons for the Flyers in program history, with the 2025 team matching 2004 (11-0) and 2001 (11-0)
7 – points on the season for
Karli Ferguson after tallying her first goal of the 2025 campaign
13 – shutouts for
Batoul Reda on the season, tying the program's single-season record.
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UP NEXT
The Flyers will host the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals against an opponent yet to be determined on Friday, Oct. 31.Â
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