DAYTON - The third-seeded University of Dayton men's soccer team dispatched #6 VCU Friday night, 4-2, in its Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinal match at Baujan Field. Junior Martin Bakken tallied a brace in the win, his first multi-goal match of the season, and sophomore Andrew Armstrong handed out his team-best fourth assist of the season.

Dayton extends its unbeaten streak to five games, including three-consecutive wins, and is now 7-2-7 on the season. VCU closes out its 2025 campaign with a 6-6-5 record.

KEY STATS
8 - senior Gavin Krenecki collected a career-high eight saves in goal
18 - UD out-shot VCU by a margin of 18-14, including 11-5 in the second half
4 - senior Ethan Sassine led the Flyers with four shots, including his team-high eighth goal
GW - Armstrong netted his second game-winning goal of the season
Win - Krenecki (7-1-7). Loss - Trevor Maloney (5-6-5).

SCORING SUMMARY

01:34		Martin Bakken (7) Assisted By: Maxim Scordo
20:36		Theo Drennan (1) Assisted By: Andres Rodriguez
51:00		Moussa Ndiaye (2) Assisted By: Andres Rodriguez
61:48		Ethan Sassine (8) Assisted By: Andrew Armstrong
70:22		Andrew Armstrong (4)
83:41		Martin Bakken (7) Assisted By: Felix Buabeng

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS

YC	20:33	DAY	#18 Paul Yeboah
YC	51:27	VCU	#37 Deniss Hayes
YC	77:28	DAY	#33 Adebayo Dikko
RC	90:00	VCU	#17 Lucas White

COACH'S QUOTE
"This was a great team win to start off the A-10 Tournament," said head coach Dennis Currier following the match. "We did a great job responding to the adversity of falling behind, 2-1, early in the second half. We scored some great goals against a very difficult VCU defense. We appreciate the great fan support tonight!"

UP NEXT
Following the results of Friday and Saturday's quarterfinal matches, the four remaining teams will be reseeded with the two highest remaining seeds hosting semifinal round matches on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

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