"Our kids were disappointed with the tie," Jim Blankenship said. "I think that shows you what their mentality is right now. That is good. I am very proud of them for getting another result on the road in tough conditions today. Overall it was a phenomenal road trip."
"Well today was a good result for our program," said Dayton head coach Eric Golz. "Florida Gulf Coast is obviously a very talented and well-coached team, and their on are on a great run so far this year, so we knw it was going to be a challenge, but I think our team repsonded, and I think we did some thing quite well within our possession and buildup.
Blakenship sent junior Melissa Weck to start while Golz sent senior Kaelyn Johns to counter.
In the first half, everything seemed to be in good spirits as both teams fought to prevent any goals from happening, but in the second half, the match got more aggressive and out-of-hand, mainly from the Flyers.
Not even a minute in, a foul occurred and a furious Golz was issued a yellow card.
Not even a minute in, a foul occurred and a furious Golz was issued a yellow card.
One minute later, the Flyers would foul again, this time from senior midfielder Keagin Collie. Collie would push further and ended up with a yellow card, but after an unsportsmanlike attitude, Collie was issued a red card and ejected from the game, finishing with 90 minutes of play. Collie will be suspended for the Flyers' next game against Xavier.
"There were some unfortunate circumstances that led to us being a player down," said Golz on being a man down. "But to play a man down for the last 35 minutes of the match speaks a great deal to the character of this team. This team has a tremendous amount of resolve, character and will to win, and I think that they showed a lot of heart today in their performance, the effort they exerted, the discipline that they showed within our tactics and I'm just really proud of the group today
Another minute later, sophomore Cassidy Morgan was issued a yellow card, but remained in the game.
Fritz would take one more shot to score, but was unable to, thus sending the game into overtime.
In the first overtime, Fritz had another corner kick, but once again, was to avail sending the game to double overtime.
The Eagles had an opportunity to get the win off of a header from senior Camile Knudstrup, but it missed and ended there.
Weck (5-0-1) finished with one save in the game and her fourth shutout this season (24th in her career).
Johns (4-2-1) finished with four saves.
The Eagles outshot the Flyers 13-6 (4-1 in shots on goal) and both teams had a combined 25 fouls in the game including the three yellow cards and red card from Collie.
Up Next:
The Eagles continue their four-game road trip before conference play with matches against FIU and Loyola Chicago.
The Eagles continue their four-game road trip before conference play with matches against FIU and Loyola Chicago.
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