DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team dropped a 7-3 decision to visiting Saint Joseph's Friday. The Hawks opened this weekend's three-game Atlantic 10 series with a win over the Flyers at UD Softball Stadium in cold and wet spring weather.

Dayton and Saint Joseph's finished the day with an 8-14 overall record and a 4-3 mark in conference games.

KEY STATS
• 3 - junior Grace Gressly led the Flyers with a 3-for-4 day at the plate, her seventh multi-hit game of the season
• 2 - the Flyers recorded two double plays on the afternoon
Winning Pitcher: Emily Siler (4-6) - 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB
Losing Pitcher: Kelsey Gumm (3-5) - 3.0 IP, 5 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

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Dayton and Saint Joseph's are set to play a doubleheader Sunday beginning at 12 p.m. The original schedule for the three-game series between the Flyers and Hawks was adjusted to account for poor weather conditions forecasted for the Dayton area on Saturday. CLICK HERE for live stats and ESPN+ links.

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