DAYTON - The University of Dayton men's soccer team opened Atlantic 10 Conference play Saturday night with a 3-1 win over visiting Saint Joseph's at Baujan Field. Three different Flyers scored in the match, including senior Ethan Sassine who netted his team-high fourth goal of the season.

Dayton improves to 2-1-3 overall and 1-0-0 in conference action while Saint Joseph's moves to 2-2-1 and 0-1-0 in league games.

KEY STATS
19 - the Flyers combined for a season-high 19 shots, the fifth time this season the team has got off double-digit shots
14 - UD tallied 14 corner kicks compared to SJU's 3
4 - junior Martin Bakken led all Flyers with four shots, two of which came on goal, including his second goal of the season
3 - freshman Farouq Ogundare scored his first career goal and his second assist of the season for three points in the match
Win - Gavin Krenecki (2-0-3). Loss - Cooper Jennings (2-2-1)


SCORING SUMMARY

01:25		Ethan Sassine (4) Assisted By: Farouq Ogundare
15:10		Farouq Ogundare (1) Assisted By: Braden Seel
17:12		Luke Johnson (1) Assisted By: Sebastian Perez-Gasiba
53:59		Martin Bakken (2) Assisted By: Andrew Armstrong , Cooper Lijewski

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS

YC	80:31	DAY	#33 Adebayo Dikko
RC	81:22	DAY	#33 Adebayo Dikko
YC	81:22	DAY	Team Bench
YC	81:28	SJU	#18 Glen Lala
YC	88:53	DAY	#3 Dren Dobruna

COACH'S QUOTE
"The team played very well tonight against a very gritty Saint Joseph's team," head coach Dennis Currier said following the win. "It was out most balanced performance of the year and we earned three critical points in conference play."

UP NEXT
Dayton will welcome Evansville to Baujan Field on Wednesday, Sept. 17. for a 7 p.m. match. Admission is free. Fans can also follow the action via live stats on Statbroadcast.com or watch live on ESPN+.

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