DAYTON, Oh. – The La Salle men's soccer team will take on host Dayton on Thursday at 8 PM in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. The Explorers, seeded fourth, will play the fifth seeded Flyers who defeated La Salle, 3-2, on November 3 at McCarthy Stadium.
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#4 La Salle Explorers (8-7-3, 5-2-1 A-10) vs. #5 Dayton Flyers (14-2-2, 4-2-2 A-10)
Thursday, November 14, 2013 | 8 PM | Baujan Field
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Last Time Out
La Salle swept its final weekend in the conference, shutting out Fordham (2-0) and George Washington (1-0).
John McCarthy combined for 17 saves in the efforts.
Explorer Notes
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Jason Plumhoff was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year on Wednesday.
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Leads the A-10 in points (20), points/game (1.61), goals (10), goals/game (0.56) and is tied for the lead in assists (9)
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Ranks ninth nationally in points/game and is tied for 11th nationally in assists/game
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Is the only player in the nation to leads his respective conference in goals and assists
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He has registered 77 career points, fifth in La Salle history. He ranks second in program history in assists (25) and seventh in goals (26).
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McCarthy was named first-team all-conference as well. Here's why:
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Led the conference in saves (98) and save percentage (5.76)…His save percentage figure ranks ninth in the nation.
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Has led the A-10 in saves four consecutive years…two of those years he has ranked in the top-five in the nation
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Owns 28 career shutouts, most in program history and is tied for 21st in NCAA history.
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His 451 career saves are six shy of tying Paul Centofanti (1986-89) for second in La Salle history.
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La Salle ranks fourth in the A-10 in points/game (4.61), goals/game (1.56), and third in assists/game (1.5).
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Joe Farrell is tied for fifth in the A-10 in assists (5) and tied for eighth in assists/game (0.29). Four of his assists were of the game-winning variety.
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Rob Friskey recorded eight points (3 goals, 2 assist) in conference games, tied for tenth in the league.
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La Salle went 5-3-0 at home this season and 3-4-3 on the road.
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The Explorers are 7-2-1 this year when scoring at least two goals.
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Of La Salle's 28 goals, 20 have been scored in the second half.
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La Salle has tallied a .161 shot percentage while limiting its opponents to an .094 clip.
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Plumhoff, Mike Stanton, and Pat Sullivan are the only three Explorers to start all 18 games this season.
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La Salle is 4-0-0 when Nick Becker notches an assist.
Flyer Notes
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Dayton had two players achieve all-conference status, midfielder Abe Keller and forward Greg Enstone.
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Keller ranks second in the A-10 in points/game (1.28) and is tied with Plumhoff with nine assists.
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Enstone's nine goals are second most in the conference.
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The Flyers lead the conference in points/game (6.28) and assists/game (1.83) and come in tied for the league lead in goals/game (2.22).
