"Overall I was pleased with the effort," second-year head coach Rob Klatte said. "We came out a little tight in the first part of the match, but as the game progressed we settled down and I thought we handled ourselves pretty well. We had two lapses on the defensive end and they (Dayton), being an experienced team, took full advantage of them. I told the ladies after the game that if we eliminate our mental lapses, we can play with anybody." Dayton netted the first goal at 15:16 as freshman sensation Missy Gregg scored on a break away, chipping it over the head of Purdue sophomore goalkeeper Jocelyn Cavelier. Sophomore Megan McKnight was credited with the assist.
In the second half, Gregg found the back of the net with a header off of a free kick from senior Jen Davin at 58:54.
For the contest, Dayton out shot Purdue 5-2 and each team had six corner kicks. The contest was also rough and foul-plagued for both teams, as the Flyers collected 23 team-fouls and the Boilers committed 20 fouls.
After the day off on Saturday for travel, the Boilermakers venture to Athens, Ohio, to tangle with the defending Mid-American Conference Champion Ohio Bobcats at 1:00 p.m.