SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The University of Dayton softball team split its games Saturday at the Upstate Classic, defeating Canisius, 8-1, and falling to host USC Upstate, 6-0.

Dayton moves to 8-6 on the season while Canisius is now an even 6-6 and USC Upstate improved to 18-3 for the year.

KEY STATS
1.00 - junior Manda Cash allowed only one earned run in her complete-game, 8-1 win over Canisius.
9 - Cash tallied nine strikeouts to zero walks against Canisius today. Her season strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.7
3-for-6 - senior Gabrielle Snyder posted a .500 batting average on the day. She scored two runs while recording one RBI
3 RBI - senior Katie Ryan tallied three RBI went she sent a long-ball over the fence in the fourth inning against Canisius

Dayton 8, Canisius 1
Winning Pitcher: M. Cash (6-2)
Losing Pitcher: M. Weathers (2-2)

USC Upstate 6, Dayton 0
Winning Pitcher: Schubert (10-1)
Losing Pitcher: J. Weaver (1-1)
Save: McKinnon (1)

UP NEXT
Dayton is scheduled to open the home portion of its 2017 schedule on Wednesday with a single game against intra-state rival Ohio. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Dayton Softball Stadium.