DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's soccer team defeated the Fordham Rams 2-0 in a crucial Atlantic 10 showdown at Baujan Field on Thursday night.
UD (7-6-3, 4-1-3 A10) picked up another crucial three points while Fordham (5-8-2, 2-5-1 A10) falls to 11th in the standings with two to play.
Junior
Lauryn Contini found the back of the net in the 26th minute with assists from sophomore
Emery Newlin and freshman
Reese Gallagher to give UD an early lead and make the score 1-0.
Late in the first half, freshman
Kamryn Hoffman fired one in the net off a feed from sophomore
Caroline Schork to widen the Flyer lead to 2-0 heading into halftime. The tally was the first of Hoffman's collegiate career.
For the fourth consecutive game, Dayton held a decisive advantage in the team statistics, outpacing Fordham in total shots (20-9), shots on goal (6-3) and corner kicks (13-2).
KEY STATS
20 – shots for Dayton, its fourth consecutive game with 20+ shots firing in six on goal
10 – points on the campaign for junior
Lauryn Contini after scoring her third goal of the season
6 – shots on goal for the Flyers, making it four straight games with more shots on goal than their opponents
6 – Flyers checked-in for all 90 minutes of the match –
Bre Mendoza,
Lauryn Contini, Eva Schierber,
Delaney Rollins, and
Lauren Fields
3 – saves for senior keeper
Kasey Cannistraro
1 – career goal for freshman
Kamryn Hoffman
UP NEXT
Dayton will journey to Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, Oct. 25, to square off against Saint Jospeh's at 1 p.m. for the final away Atlantic 10 match-up of the season.
