University of Dayton Athletics

DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's soccer team kicked off the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 2-0 victory over George Washington in the quarterfinal on Friday night at Baujan Field.
 
UD (10-6-3, 6-1-3 A10) scored in the 11th minute and found the back of the net again in the second half to send GW (7-7-5, 4-3-3 A10) home for the season.
 
Dayton's first tally came off the foot of junior Millie Cluxton, her second in as many games, off an assist from Caroline Schork.
 
The Flyers made it a 2-0 game early in the second half when freshman Reese Gallagher beat the keeper after a nifty pass from junior Liv Grenda. It was Gallagher's third goal of the campaign.
 
GW had five shots in the second half, including both of their shots on goal, but senior keeper Kasey Cannistraro stood up to the task, picking up two saves. The shutout was the eighth of the season for the keeper.
 
Dayton finished the match with the advantage in shots (18-7), shots on goal (8-2) and corner kicks (8-3).
 
KEY STATS
6 – consecutive seasons the Flyers have advanced past the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship
10 – points this season for Reese Gallagher after scoring her third goal of the season
2 – consecutive games with goals scored for junior Millie Cluxton
42 – saves on the season for keeper Kasey Cannistraro after turning aside a pair of GW shots
5 – assists this season for Caroline Schork, leading the team
4 – assists on the campaign for Liv Grenda after setting up Gallagher's goal tonight
 
UP NEXT
With the Flyers victorious, they will now host the Atlantic 10 semifinals against the second lowest remaining seed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.