MACON, Ga. - The University of Dayton softball team closed out its weekend at the Mercer Invitational with a 9-1 (6) win over Portland State Sunday afternoon. Senior Gabrielle Snyder's double in the first inning tied the Dayton career doubles record with 43.

Dayton improves to 3-2 on the season while Portland State fell to 0-5 for the year.

KEY STATS
43 - Gabby Snyder is now tied at the top of the Dayton career doubles list with 43 - Kathleen Maloof, sister of current Flyer Madi Maloof, set the record in 2013
3-for-3 - Snyder was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI and one run scored
11-4 - Dayton out-hit Portland State by a margin of seven, 11-4
5/0 - Junior Manda Cash recorded five strikeouts to no walks in four innings of work

Dayton 9, Portland State 1
With sophomore Aspyn Novak on base after being walked, Snyder brought her home with a double to get the scoring started for Dayton in the first inning. The Flyers then put up two runs in each of the third, fourth, fifth and six innings while allowing only one Viking run. Snyder led off the third with a single and stole second but sophomore Kyle Davidson knocked out her second home run of the weekend to give UD the 3-0 lead. In the fourth, Novak and senior Hannah DeSalvo were plated on a Snyder single and the Flyers were in front, 5-0. Freshman Julia Blarr got her first collegiate hit in the fifth, a double that brought across freshmen Ellie Ziegler and Katherine Schwartz but the Vikings were able to get one back in the bottom of the frame to set the score at 7-1. It was DeSalvo's turned to collect two RBI in the sixth as her double plated junior Jaclyn Kweder and sophomore Lisa Tassi. Portland State failed to score in the bottom of the six so the game ended with Dayton in front, 9-1.

Winning Pitcher: Manda Cash (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Emma Detamore (0-3)

UP NEXT
Dayton will continue its pre-conference tournament schedule next weekend with another trek to Georgia. The Flyers will participate in the Georgia Classic Feb. 17-18 and UD will be squaring off against LMU, Northern Kentucky and host Georgia.