7 Highlights

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7 Highlights

The Dayton Dutch Lions mens team has just finished the seventh week of the season and we would like to share the TOP 7 HIGHLIGHTS of the 2018 season:

#7 - Lions get two road wins over the defending and 12 time division champion, Michigan Bucks.  A 2-1 come-from-behind win was first and then the Lions returned 3 weeks later to get a 1-0 victory and take six points.

#6 - In week 5, Dayton places 3 players on the Central Conference Team of the Week.  Tate Robertson, Jackson Dietrich and Harvey Slade are amongst the best XI. Robertson and Dietrich were repeat selections from the previous week.
Three Lions Make TOTW

#5 - After beating out two other great saves in the fan vote, the Dayton Dutch Lions' Federico Barrios won the PDL Save of the Week in Week 5. Barrios' incredible one-on-one reflex stop earned 69 percent of the vote.
Barrios Save of the Week

#4 - Starting with the Match Day 2 win over the Bucks, Dayton puts together the club's first ever four game win streak by adding Rovers, Chaos and Derby to the list.
Lions reel off 4 wins in a row

#3 - Tate Robertson has stellar start in first season in the PDL.  He has provided a point in 5 of 7 matches, led the league in scoring through 5 weeks, named PDL Player of the Week (Week 5), is a two-time All-Conference Team of the Week selection, is selected to the PDL Top Prospects list debuting at #40 and makes the PDL MVP short list.
Robertson on PDL MVP Short List

#2 - Dayton has been in the Central Conference Power Rankings every week starting #5 and moving up to #1. Currently, #3 behind the two Heartland division leaders.
Week 7 Power Rankings

#1 - Lions take top of the table following the 4-game win streak and in game-to-game comparison have led or been tied for the league lead the entire season.

The 2018 Lions have had a record-setting club start and are fighting to earn their first PDL playoff spot at the end of the season. Congratulations to the Coaching Staff, the 24 players who have performed on the game pitch and the additional 24 players who are pushing hard in training.