Women's Soccer | October 27, 2017
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's soccer team hosts the Dayton Flyers on Saturday afternoon at McCarthy Stadium in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m., and the winner will advance to Richmond for the Semifinal round on November 3.
Scouting the Explorers
-With a 1-0 win over VCU at home on Sunday, the Explorers finished 9-0-1 in league play to win the Atlantic 10 regular season title and clinch the top seed for the A-10 Championship.
-La Salle midfielder
Danielle Marx was named Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. The senior scored two huge goals last week to help the Explorers finish the regular season unbeaten in A-10 play, including the game-winning goal in the 54th minute of Sunday's 1-0 defeat of VCU.
-The Explorers defeated Dayton in their previous meeting, a 4-0 decision at home on September 28. Four different Explorers found the back of the net, and
Larisa Zambelli registered four saves for the shutout.
-La Salle outscored league opponents 30-6 in 10 games, tallying seven shutouts. La Salle scored 41 goals on the season, just one behind Saint Louis for most in the A-10.
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Madison Bower tied for the league lead in points with 25, while
Kristin Haugstad (24), Marx (20) and
Maci Bower (19) were all in the top six in the league
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No. 8 Dayton Flyers (9-8-1, 4-4-2 A-10) at No. 1 La Salle Explorers (14-3-2, 9-0-1 A-10)
Saturday, October 28 | 1 PM | McCarthy Stadium
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Scouting the Flyers
-Dayton went 2-0 in the last week of the season to secure the final spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship, defeating Richmond 5-1 at home and UMass 3-1 on the road on Sunday.
-Dayton is 1-4-2 this season against the A-10 Championship field, with their lone win coming against George Mason.
- UD has gone 0-4 during their last four trips to McCarthy Stadium.
-Dayton has appeared in 20 A-10 tournaments, earning a berth every year the Flyers have been a member of the conference.
