DAYTON THUMPS FORT WAYNE, 5-0

October 11, 2016

DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men’s soccer team scored early and often in the 5-0 win over Fort Wayne Tuesday night at Baujan Field.

The Flyers (5-6-2) made up their contest against the Mastodons (7-5) after it was postponed from Sept. 17.

SCORING BREAKDOWN

38^th Minute – Dayton 1, Fort Wayne 0 – Freshman Bennett Lehner possessed the ball 15-yard out, saw an opening, and fired to the back post where the Mastodon goalkeeper was never able to pick it up.
51^st Minute - Dayton 2, Fort Wayne 0 - A throw-in by senior Coletun Long was flipped on by sophomore Kennedy Nwabia to junior Alvaro Navarro for an easy finish.
61^st Minute - Dayton 3, Fort Wayne 0 – A cross by freshman Rok Taneski found the head of Nwabia at the penalty spot, which he redirected over the keeper’s head.
72^nd Minute – Dayton 4, Fort Wayne 0 – A penalty kick earned by senior Lance Gaspar was converted by Taneski.
76^th Minute – The fifth goal came after a flick by Navarro was put into the back of the net by the Fort Wayne defender.

KEY STATS

The Flyers and Mastodons each shot seven times in the first half with the Flyers putting one on target, the Lehner goal.
Fort Wayne did not record a single corner kick in the first half.
Dayton totaled 18 shots in the game and put seven on target. Fort Wayne shot 15 times and put five on goal.
Goalkeeper Federico Barrios recorded his third career shutout and moved to 3-2-2 on the year.
Lehner led UD with five shots while Nwabia and Taneski had four shots apiece.
The Flyers had an 8-3 corner kick advantage.
It was a season-high in goals and assists for Dayton.

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