Despite finishing with six saves, WKU goalkeeper Maddie Davis and Hilltopper soccer could not seem to stop the Dayton Flyers on Thursday night.
Dayton dominated the time of possession all night and forced the Hilltoppers to play from behind in WKU’s 3-0 loss against the Flyers.
“We played another good team tonight,” Head Coach Jason Neidell said in a press release. “We came out in the first half and still looked rattled from our match against Arkansas last Sunday. Dayton punished us in the first half for that. We engaged the game in a better way in the second half, but it was too little too late.”
Few positive moments can be taken away from the loss. Graduate Olivia Cooke had four shots but was the only player with more than one shot, accounting for half of the Hilltoppers scoring attempts.
Despite coming in as the scoring leader on the Hilltoppers, senior Kayla Meyer was kept away from the goal all night, only managing one shot.
If nothing else, WKU can carry some defensive momentum into their next matchup, as the Hilltoppers kept Dayton off the scoreboard in the second half.
After the loss against the Flyers, the Hilltoppers drop to 2-3-0 on the year.
WKU returns to Bowling Green on Sunday to take on Arkansas State.
Arkansas State has struggled to score this season, only scoring five goals all year.
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