KINGSTON, R.I. - The University of Dayton men's soccer team scored two late goals to complete the comeback on the road at Rhode Island, taking down the Rams 3-2. The Flyers scored twice in the final 10 minutes of play to complete the comeback and pick up three big points on the road against Rhode Island, who currently sits atop the A10 standings.
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Dayton (8-3-3, 2-2-2 A10) picked up their second consecutive league win while Rhode Island adds their second A10 loss (7-8, 5-2 A10).
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KEY STATS
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Cooper Lijewski added four points to his season total with one goal and two assists in the match
3-
Braden Seel orchestrated the Flyer offense dishing out an assist on all three of the Flyer's goals
20 – the Flyers and Rams combined for a total of 20 shots in the match with 10 coming from each team
2 – Second consecutive match with a game-winning goal for
Chase Jackson
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G –
Miles Bonham, Lijewski , Jackson
A – Seel, (x3), Lijewski (x2)
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CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
YC - Flyers – 34:20 7, 84:51 Bench
YC - Rams – 57:36 2
COACH'S QUOTE
"The team showed tremendous resiliency tonight coming back from a 1-2 deficit against the top team in the A10 standings," commented head coach
Dennis Currier following the big win. "We have struggled on the road this year, so we really challenged the team tonight and they responded. It capped off a great trip against a very good team."
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UP NEXT
Dayton returns home Saturday, Oct. 24 to face off against A-10 foe, George Washington. Kickoff between the Flyers and Rams is scheduled for just after 7 p.m., and admission is free.
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