DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team swept its Atlantic 10 opening doubleheader against George Mason Saturday afternoon, 2-0 and 7-1, at UD Softball Stadium. Senior Jessica Gilliam tied her career high with nine strikeouts in her complete-game shutout win in the day's first game.

Dayton improves to 12-15 overall and 2-0 in A-10 action while George Mason moves to 8-15 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.

GAME ONE
Dayton 2, George Mason 0
Winning Pitcher: Jessica Gilliam (5-6) - zero runs on five hits with a career-high-tying nine strikeouts to zero walks (7.0 IP)
Losing Pitcher: Bekah Ansbro (5-5) - zero earned runs on three hits with five strikeouts to one walk (6.0 IP)

GAME TWO
Dayton 7, George Mason 1
Winning Pitcher: Jessica Weaver (5-5) - one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts to four walks (6.0 IP)
Losing Pitcher: Haellie Gordon (1-7) - one earned run on eight hits with two strikeouts to zero walks (5.1 IP)
Notable: junior Julia Blarr knocked out her first home run of the season in the sixth inning

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• 9-of-10 - the Flyers tallied nine stolen bases in 10 attempts, including a 3-for-3 day on the base paths for sophomore Briley Sidor
• 3 - senior Kyle Davidson recorded three hits in five at bats and stole three bases on the afternoon. Junior Ellie Ziegler knocked in three RBI
• 1 - Gilliam and Weaver combined for one earned run over 14.0 innings of work for a team ERA of 0.50

UP NEXT
Dayton and George Mason will close out their weekend series on Sunday with a single game. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. between the Flyers and Patriots March 24 at UD Softball Stadium and admission is free. Live Stats