DAYTON - The University of Dayton men's soccer team will close out the 2025 regular season Saturday by hosting Loyola Chicago. The Flyers and Ramblers will get underway just after 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Baujan Field and admission is free.

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PROMOTION
Bingo Night -  the first 10 Bingo winners will win a UD drawstring bag filled with various prizes!

ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (5-2-7, 3-1-3 A-10) picked up three important points on the road with a 1-0 win at George Washington last Saturday and is currently in fourth place in A-10 standings. Senior Ethan Sassine paces the Flyer offense with seven goals (t-1st A-10), one of 11 Flyers who have scored this season, and 16 points (t-3rd A-10). Senior Gavin Krenecki has recorded eight shutouts (t-1st A-10) and carries a .538 GAA (1st A-10) to go with a .854 save percentage (1st A-10) over 1,170 minutes in goal for UD.

SCOUTING LOYOLA CHICAGO
Loyola Chicago (4-4-7, 1-2-4 A-10) enters the last weekend of regular-season play looking for a win in order to qualify for the 2025 A-10 Championship. The Ramblers are coming off a 1-1 draw against the first-place Saint Louis Billikens last Saturday as Jack McFeely netted LUC's lone goal and keeper Aidan Crawford made three saves. Freshman Antonio Pinto leads the team with five goals, three assists and 13 points while Gabe Velasco has started a team-high seven matches in goal this season.

SERIES STUFF
Dayton Leads, 5-2-4
The Flyers and Ramblers have tied in each of the last four meetings between the two programs, including a 2-2 draw in Chicago last season. The last time Dayton picked up a win in the all-time series was at Baujan Field on Sept. 28, 2013, a 4-1 victory for UD.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton earn three points on the road last week with its 1-0 win at George Washington on Saturday, putting the Flyers in a tie with Saint Joseph's for fourth place in A-10 standings. Sophomore Andrew Armstrong scored UD's lone goal (3) in the 55th minute, his first game-winning goal of the season. Dayton out-shot George Washington by a margin of 21-14, led by junior Felix Buabeng with a season-high four shots

RPI RANKINGS
In the NCAA's most recent DI Rating Percentage Index (RPI) through games on Oct. 29, Dayton ranked 143rd according to NCAA.com. Loyola Chicago came in at 148.

FLYER FACTS
• Dennis Currier is in his 21st season as head coach of the Flyers in 2025. His record at Dayton is 199-125-68 (.594) and his career win-loss mark sits at 387-174-80 (.667) over a total of 33 seasons. Currier has tallied the program's most wins (199) and most winning seasons (13).
• On Sept. 15, Farouq Ogundare picked up his first career Atlantic 10 weekly award after being named the league's Rookie of the Week. Following the first week of the season, three Flyers were recognized by the A-10. Ethan Sassine was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Gavin Krenecki garnered Defensive Player of the Week accolades and Mikkel Madsen secured the Rookie of the Week honor on Aug. 25.
• Five Flyers were named to the 2025 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team: Andrew Armstrong, Martin Bakken, Miles Bonham, Ethan Sassine and Paul Yeboah.
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title four times (1998, 2000, 2009, 2020). The Flyers have captured the A-10 Championship title six times (1997, 1998, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024) resulting in six appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Over 23 appearances in the A-10 Tournament, UD has tallied a 23-11-5 record in the conference postseason championship, reaching the title match nine times.
• The Flyers finished the 2024 season with a 14-3-3 overall record and a 5-1-2 conference mark, finishing in second place in regular-season play. 

UP NEXT
Following the conclusion of today's regular-season matches across the conference, Dayton will find out its seed for the upcoming Atlantic 10 Championship. If the Flyers finish as one of the top-four teams in points total, they will play host to a quarterfinals match on Friday, Nov. 7.

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