PHILADELPHIA - George Washington claimed the 2021 Atlantic 10 Softball title with two wins over Dayton on Championship Saturday at SJU Softball Field. The Colonials outlasted the Flyers 3-2 in nine innings in the day's first game followed by a 7-2 in the nightcap to claim the postseason tournament title.

Dayton closes out its 2021 season with a 21-26 overall record as runner-up in the conference championship while George Washington (37-9) claims its first out-right A-10 Championship title and automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

GAME ONE
George Washington 3, Dayton 2 (9 inn.)
• 2 - senior Abby Ehrenborg and freshman Megan Ward each tallied two hits in the seven-hit game for the Flyers
• 2 - Ehrenborg collected two RBI on her game-tying, two-run single in the seventh
Winning Pitcher: Sierra Lange (20-8) - 9.0 IP, two earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts to one walk
Losing Pitcher: Sarah Bailitz (4-8) - 5.0 IP, one earned run on five hits with one strikeout to six walks

GAME TWO
George Washington 7, Dayton 2
• 4 - Ehrenborg was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored
• 2 - two of Ehrenborg hits were home runs. She finished the season with 18 home runs equaling the single-season program record
Winning Pitcher: Lange (21-8) - 5.0 IP, one earned run on six hits with three strikeouts to two walks
Losing Pitcher: Addy Bullis (13-7) - 1.2 IP, three earned runs on five hits with zero strikeouts to two walks

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Five Flyers were honored on the All-Championship team: Sarah Bailitz, Addy Bullis, Alyssa Cacini, Abby Ehrenborg, Megan Ward

THANK YOU SENIORS!
The University of Dayton and Division of Athletics would like to extend a huge thank you to the senior team members on the 2021 softball team: Briley Sidor, Morgan Mateja, Abby Ehrenborg and Olivia Lessmann along with senior manager Ally Dudek. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the program and best wishes to you in your future endeavors.