WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Dayton softball team stayed alive at the Atlantic 10 Softball Championship with a 2-1 victory over Saint Louis University on Saturday morning at the George Washington University Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.

With the win, UD advances to play No. 1 seed Fordham at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Scoring Breakdown
Top 3rd – A Dayton error set the stage for a two-out, RBI single for Saint Louis, giving the Billikins a 1-0 lead.
Bottom 5th – With the sun quickly setting, the Flyers rallied for a pair of runs. The first came home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of senior Krista Gustafson
Bottom 5th – Junior Katie Ryan drove home the go-ahead run with a single to right center field that scored fellow junior Gabrielle Snyder and put UD ahead 2-1.

Key Stats
Sophomore starter Manda Cash struck out 10 in a complete game effort, allowing just one unearned  run on four hits.

Freshman Kyle Davidson had a two-hit performance, finishing the day 2-for-3 at the dish.

Dayton strung together seven hits in the game, the most they've had since its nine hit performance against Fordham on April 30th.

UP NEXT
Dayton advances to take on top-seeded Fordham in an elimination game on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.