PITTSBURGH - Dayton (1-3, 1-1) scored four times in the second half - including three times in a late three-minute span - to break open a tight match and defeat Duquesne (1-2, 1-1), 4-2, on Wednesday afternoon on Rooney Field.

DU got a goal from Logan Muck in the first minute and saw it stand until UD's Adjei Kingsford tied it in the 55th minute.

The game remained tightly contested until UD's Jonas Fjeldberg found the back of the net in the 77th minute. Adjei added his second goal 47 seconds later to make it 3-1. Toluwalase Oladeinbo completed the scoring barrage with a goal in the 79th minute.

Nate Dragisich converted a penalty kick in the 90th minute to compete the game's scoring.

Dayton outshot Duquesne 28-21, however the Dukes held a 12-11 edge in shots on goal. DU had 15 corners to eight for the Flyers.

Maxi Hopfer and Muck had five shots each for Duquesne. Hopfer tied Dayton's Adjei for game high with four shots on goal.

UD keeper Marc Kouadio was credited with 10 saves.

Duquesne faces Saint Louis on Saturday, Mar. 20 at 7:00 p.m. on Rooney Field in the second of three consecutive home games. The DU/SLU game will not be streamed due to multiple home events scheduled for Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Duquesne scored in the first minute when Dayton keeper Marc Kouadio attempted to clear the ball but popped it up in the box. DU's Ryan Landry gained possession and crossed it to Logan Muck who bounced the ball off a UD player for the score. The goal was the first at Duquesne for the first-year Evansville transfer.
• Ryan Goodhew sent a hard shot from straight on just under the crossbar in the 16th minute that Kouadio was able to get a hand on leading to a DU corner.
• Rodrigo Albayeros made a beautiful 1v1 move along the right side of the goal line and played the ball to Maxi Hopfer who launched a hard shot from the six that was saved by Kouadio in the 21st minute.
• Hopfer had another hard shot on net off a pass from Landry in the 32nd minute.
• Dayton's Josh Darius ran down a long pass and put it over the DU goal in the 38th minute.
• Dayton outshot DU 13-9 in the first half, however Duquesne led 6-5 in shots on goal and 7-5 in corners.
• UD's Kingsford Adjei took a pass from Josh Darius and scored from the right side to tie it in the 55th minute.
• Nate Dragisch nearly tied after a pair of fakes allowed him to get off a shot to the lower left corner from the left corner of the six in the 58th minute.
• Dayton's Toluwalase Oladeinbo put one off the Duquesne crossbar in the 71st minute.
• Hopfer took another hard shot on net 74th minute leading to a DU corner before Dayton went on its three-goal spree.
• Hopfer, who led the Dukes with four shots on goal, was taken down in the box in the 90th minute, leading to Dragisich's PK goal.