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Otteson at Dayton
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Graduate student Morgan Otteson has two shots in Toledo’s opener on Thursday night.
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Toledo TOL (0-0-1, 0-0-0)
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Dayton DAY (0-0-1, 0-0-0)
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Dayton DAY
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Rockets Open 2022 Season with a 2-2 Tie at Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team opened its 2022 season with a 2-2 tie at Dayton on Thursday night. First-half goals by redshirt sophomore Sissy Novak and graduate student Ashton Cassel gave Toledo a 2-1 halftime lead, but the Flyers scored the only goal of the second half to earn the tie.

Toledo trailed 1-0 midway through the first half when Novak tied the game off a free kick from midfield, her first collegiate goal since transferring to Toledo last season. Cassel put Toledo ahead 2-1 with 28 seconds left in the first half. Toledo held the lead until the 73-minute mark when Dayton's Noel Blair's free kick was deflected past Rocket goalkeeper Emma Boutorwick to tie the game at 2-2.

"It's always tough to go on the road and play a really strong team like Dayton," head coach TJ Buchholz said. "It was a great opening night for college soccer. Dayton is a really strong team and they gave us fits. I am just really proud of our girls for coming into their environment and battling with them. We went down a goal, but the spirit and the fight was in us and I love that. The goal from Sissy Novak on the free kick was awesome. Ashton Cassel made a beautiful goal. She has a knack to find that opening for a goal and is very precise in her finishing. I am proud of our girls, proud of their effort, and we have a lot to be excited about for Illinois this weekend."

Goals and Key Moments
  • 20'| GOAL Emma Boutorwick stopped a kick by Dayton's Laney Huber but the rebound was gathered by Laney Huber, who then tapped it into the bottom center of the goal to put the Flyers up 1-0.  
  • 32' | GOAL Sissy Novak took a free kick for Toledo that trickled past Dayton's goalie Madelyn Dewey in the bottom right corner to tie the game 1-1.
  • 44' | GOAL There was a scrum at the top of the box in front of Dayton's goal, and Ashton Cassel found the loose ball and sent it to the back of the net to give Toledo a 2-1 lead with 28 seconds left in the opening half.
  • 49' | Dayton's Gemelli Day drew Boutorwick out to the top of the box, but her shot to tie the game was blocked wide.
  • 62' | Dault had a breakaway down the center of the field with two defenders behind her, but her shot was blocked high right.
  • 73' | GOAL Dayton tied the game 2-2 off a free kick by Blair.
Stats, Notes, and Numbers
  • Novak's goal was her first collegiate goal with Toledo and first goal scored for the Rockets this season.
  • Cassel's goal was her first of the season and sixth in her career.
  • Boutorwick stopped 11 shots, a career-high.
Up next
The Rockets finish their two-game road trip at Big Ten opponent Illinois on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (CT) before their home-opener at Paul Hotmer Field on Thursday, Aug. 25 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne.
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