BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The University of Dayton softball team opened the weekend with a 5-0 loss at Western Kentucky Friday evening. It was both teams' first game of the WKU Hilltopper Spring Fling after tournament schedule changes were made due to field conditions following rain in the area Thursday.

Dayton moves to 1-5 on the season while Western Kentucky is now (9-1) overall.

KEY STATS
• 6 - junior Grace Gressly tallied a season-high six putouts from behind the plate
• 2 - freshman Emma Schutter was 2-for-4 from the plate and collected one stolen base on the day
Winning Pitcher: Shelby Nunn (6-1) - 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 Ks, 1 BB
Losing Pitcher: Sarah Bailitz (1-2) - 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 4 Ks, 5 BB

UP NEXT
On day two of the Hilltopper Spring Fling, Dayton will open the day with an 11 a.m. meeting against Illinois State and will square off against Ohio in the nightcap at 6:30 p.m. Both games will be available via live stats by CLICKING HERE.

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