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Thursday, September 15
Davidson, NC
7 p.m.
Davidson College
7-1-1, 0-1-0
0
vs
1
Dayton
7-1-1, 1-0-0
1
2
F
Dayton
1
0
1
Davidson
0
0
0
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Fight in 1-0 Loss to Dayton
9/15/2022 9:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DAVIDSON — Davidson women's soccer coach Adam Denton liked the level of play he saw from his Wildcats Thursday night, especially in the second half of a 1-0 loss to Dayton in the teams' Atlantic 10 Conference opener.
"The second half, we adjusted a couple of little things in the midfield where we could retain possession of the ball better, and I think we did a good job of that," he said. "We created more opportunities in the second half."
The difference on the scoreboard came with a goal by last year's A-10 Offensive Player of the Year Itala Gemelli, who scored in the 27th minute.
The Wildcats' best opportunity came off the foot of Riley Patton at the 52-minute mark, but Dayton keeper Batoul Reda deflected it away.
Davidson keeper Mary Grace Bunch made a daring save of another Gemelli shot in the 67th minute to keep the Wildcats within striking distance.
Davidson finished with an 8-7 shots advantage and had a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.
"What we do now is we learn from this and go to UMass, which is a tough trip, a tough place to play against another very good team," said Denton.
Up Next
The Wildcats visit UMass at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Minutewomen tied VCU 1-1 in their A-10 opener Thursday night.
"The second half, we adjusted a couple of little things in the midfield where we could retain possession of the ball better, and I think we did a good job of that," he said. "We created more opportunities in the second half."
The difference on the scoreboard came with a goal by last year's A-10 Offensive Player of the Year Itala Gemelli, who scored in the 27th minute.
The Wildcats' best opportunity came off the foot of Riley Patton at the 52-minute mark, but Dayton keeper Batoul Reda deflected it away.
Davidson keeper Mary Grace Bunch made a daring save of another Gemelli shot in the 67th minute to keep the Wildcats within striking distance.
Davidson finished with an 8-7 shots advantage and had a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.
"What we do now is we learn from this and go to UMass, which is a tough trip, a tough place to play against another very good team," said Denton.
Up Next
The Wildcats visit UMass at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Minutewomen tied VCU 1-1 in their A-10 opener Thursday night.
Team Stats
DAY
DAV
Goals
1
0
Shots
7
8
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
3
3
Corners
4
5
Fouls
9
11
Scoring Plays
Itala Gemelli (7)
Assisted By: Laney Huber
GOAL by DAY Gemelli, Itala Assist by Huber, Laney.
26:10
Game Leaders
Players
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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