DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's soccer team shut out the VCU Rams on Saturday night at Baujan Field, ending the regular season with a 2-0 win.
Dayton (9-6-3, 6-1-3 A10) held onto its second-place spot in the Atlantic 10, finishing the regular season with 21 points. VCU (1-13-4, 1-8-1 A10) ended the season with four points.
The Flyers tallied the first goal of the night off the foot of junior Millie Cluxton in the 18th minute, with an assist for senior Eva Schreiber. Junior Mackenzie Russell found the bottom right corner of the net to give Dayton a 2-0 lead in the 37th minute.
Cluxton and Russell tallied their first goals of the season.
VCU was awarded a penalty kick in the 70th minute, providing the Rams with a big scoring opportunity, but senior keeper Kasey Cannistraro made the save, earning a clean sheet.
KEY STATS
21 – points in A10 play for the Flyers, maintaining their sole possession of second place
18 – shots for Dayton with 10 on goal, compared to VCU's nine total shots and three on goal
9 – career assists for Eva Schreiber, earning one on Millie Cluxton's goal
UP NEXT
The Atlantic 10 Championship begins with the quarterfinal round on Nov. 6. The Flyers will host at Baujan Field at 7 p.m. against an opponent that is to be announced.
