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Dike’s Two Goals Lifts Cavaliers Over Saint Louis

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Sophomore Daryl Dike (Edmond, Okla.) scored twice in a 3-0 win for No. 6 Virginia (12-1-1) over Saint Louis on Tuesday night (Oct. 22) at Klöckner Stadium. The multi-goal effort was Dike's second of his career.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Sophomore Daryl Dike (Edmond, Okla.) scored twice in a 3-0 win for No. 6 Virginia (12-1-1) over Saint Louis on Tuesday night (Oct. 22) at Klöckner Stadium. The multi-goal effort was Dike’s second of his career.
 
Virginia produced its NCAA-best 11th shutout of the season, the most by a Cavalier team since 2014. Virginia concluded its non-conference schedule with an 8-0 record, out-scoring its non-ACC foes, 14-0. Dating back to last season, the Cavaliers are unbeaten in 15-straight regular season non-conference matches.
 
“I think we were a little sloppy here and there on some things but I think we did enough to get a good result,” head coach George Gelnovatch said. “Most importantly we got off to good start to score the early goal. Now we need to focus on the last two conference games and if we can take care of some business down the stretch, this is where we can get some rest in between games.”
 
In the 15th minute, Spencer Patton (Morrisville, Pa.) sent a ball into the middle of the box that was deflected by Daniel Steedman (Glasgow, Scotland) on to Dike for the game’s opening tally. The 1-0 advantage held until the halftime break.

A low, driving shot from Irakoze Donasiyano (Roanoke, Va.) got through the legs of Billiken goalkeeper Patrick Schulte in the 57th minute for the game’s second goal. A little under four minutes later Donasiyano slipped a pass to the right side of the box to an open Dike who unleashed a strike to the lower left 90 to give the Cavaliers a commanding, 3-0 advantage.
 

Dike moved into the team-lead with five goals, matching his season total from last season. Donasiyano put together a three-point night (1g, 1a) and has five points in his last three games.
 
Virginia netminder Colin Shutler (Middleburg, Va.) was credited with two saves, both in the second half. He made a diving stop in the 88th minute to preserve his 11th clean sheet of the year. Tuesday marked his 19th career shutout, moving him into a tie for sixth on UVA’s career shutout list.
 
The Cavaliers will continue ACC play on Friday when they travel to Virginia Tech. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. and can be seen live on ACCNX.
 
Additional Notes
• Patton’s assist on the first goal was his first point in a non-conference game this season. Six of this seven points (3g, 1a) have come in ACC play.
• Dike’s goal in the 15th minute ended a 116-minute scoring drought for the the Cavaliers, the longest of the season.

• Virginia improved to 4-2-2 all-time against Saint Louis in the first meeting between the two programs since 2004
• Saint Louis and Virginia have a combined 17 National Championships (Saint Louis – 10; Virginia – 7)
• The Cavaliers are 8-0 this season when leading at the half and 11-0-1 when scoring first.
• The back line of Robin Afamefuna (Wuuerselen, Germany), Henry Kessler (New York, N.Y.) and Andreas Ueland (Bryne, Norway) played all 90 minutes of the match. Kessler and Ueland have played every minute of every match this season.
• Saint Louis attempted eight shots on the night, the ninth time in 13 games a Virginia opponent was held to single-digit shots.
 

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