DAYTON – Senior forward
Olivia Baca converted a penalty kick in the 83rd minute and senior keeper
Kasey Cannistraro notched her first shutout as a Flyer to lift the University of Dayton women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Ball State on Sunday night at Baujan Field.
UD's offensive attack turned up the pressure in the second half and served multiple threats at the Cardinals' defense when junior
Laney Smith was taken down in the box to draw the crucial penalty. Baca fired her shot past the keeper for her third goal of the campaign.
Cannistraro picked up the first clean sheet of her Dayton career, stopping Ball States's only shot on goal in the match.
Dayton controlled 61-percent of the total ball possession in the match and had more shots (14-8), shots on goal (7-1) than the Cardinals, and tied BSU in corners (3-3).
BY THE NUMBERS
14 – shots in the match for UD, out-pacing Ball State by six
7 – shots on goal for Dayton, its third-most of the season
6 – points this season for
Olivia Baca, who scored her team-leading third goal of the season
6 – field players for the Flyers who played the full 90 minutes (
Bre Mendoza,
Caroline Schork,
Lauren Fields,
Eva Schreiber,
Liv Grenda and
Delaney Rollins)
3 – career shutouts for
Kasey Cannistraro, who picked up her first as a Flyer
UP NEXT
The Flyers will adventure to St. Bonaventure, N.Y. this week to open this season's Atlantic 10 action against the Bonnies on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m.
