RHODE ISLAND (2-2-2, 0-1-0 A-10)
Starters: Rodriguez (GK), Nilsen, Clarke-Tosczak, De Castro, Castaneda, Etxegarai, Taylor, Bermingham, Schwab, Morrill, Hofstetter
Substitutes: Walker, Molina, Gryczewski, Ellingson, Yurkovic, Turco, Rockwell

DAYTON (2-3, 1-0-0 A-10)
Starters: Caetano (GK), Day, Brown, Sigurdsson, Mboma Dem, Umar, Bonham, Yeboah, Svendby, Melto Quiah, Seel
Substitutes: Tangredi, Kanyane, Bakken, Zenzen, Cisse, Lijewski, Kringen

Scoring Summary 
24:44 - DAY – Hjalti Sigurdsson (Kenji Mboma Dem, Miles Bonham)
39:29 – DAY - Hjalti Sigurdsson (Joseph Melto Quiah)
57:17 – DAY – Joseph Melto Quiah (unassisted)
58:51 – DAY - Joseph Melto Quiah (Manny Day)
71:12 – DAY – Kenji Mboma Dem (Martin Bakken)
84:57 – DAY - Hjalti Sigurdsson (Casper Svendby)

How it Happened
Dayton defender Hjalti Sigurdsson netted a hat trick to propel the Flyers to a 6-0 victory over Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams Saturday night.

Sigurdsson scored twice in the first half off of set pieces. In the 25th minute, a Dayton corner was headed twice before the ball reached Sigurdsson, who got a third head on the ball for the 1-0 lead. In the 40th minute, a free kick found its way to Joseph Melto Quiah, who crossed to Sigurdsson, who finished the play into the lower right corner.

With Rhody struggling to put together any offense, the Flyers poured it on in the second half. A defensive miscommunication between URI keeper Edu Rodriguez and back Vetle Nilsen led to an unassisted goal for Melto Quiah in the 58th minute. He scored again 94 seconds later off an assist from Manny Day.

Late goals from Kenji Mboma Dem in the 72nd minute and Sigurdsson in the 85th minute capped the scoring.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island managed six shots total, and just one on target, which came from Michael Hofstetter.
• The host Flyers had 27 total shots, including 11 on goal.
• The six goals allowed by Rhode Island was the most since a 6-0 loss to Xavier on Nov. 12, 2012.
• Redshirt freshman Joey Turco and redshirt sophomore Nick Rockwell made their collegiate debuts for Rhode Island. Rockwell, who officially joined the team as a walk-on this week, played 21 minutes, while Turco logged 19 minutes. 

Up Next
Rhode Island will begin Atlantic 10 conference play on Saturday, Sept. 16 with a 7 p.m. game at Dayton.