WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of Dayton softball team claimed two Atlantic 10 Conference wins at reigning regular-season league champion George Washington Saturday. Game one's five-inning win was freshman
Izzy Kemp's first collegiate complete-game no-hitter and the Flyers took game two in come-from-behind fashion.
Dayton heads into Sunday's series finale with a 17-12 overall record and a 4-1 mark in A-10 games while George Washington is now 11-15 on the season and 2-6 in league contests.
GAME ONE
Dayton 10, George Washington 0 (5 inn.)
9 - Kemp struck out nine of the 18 batters she faced in the five-inning game
9 - as a team, Dayton tallied nine hits including multi-hit games by graduate student
Alyssa Cacini and senior
Emily Daniel
0 - Kemp recorded her first collegiate complete-game no-hitter on the way to her seventh win of the season
HR - senior
Kaelene Walter knocked out her first home run as a Flyer
SB - Daniel picked up her 18th stolen base of the season
Winning Pitcher: Kemp (7-4), Losing Pitcher: R. Cano (10-8)
GAME TWO
Dayton 4, George Washington 3
3 - after falling behind 3-0, the Flyers scored three runs in the fifth to tie the game at three runs apiece
2 - Cacini collected two RBI, her team-leading seventh multi-RBI game of the season
Winning Pitcher:
Kallie Jones (2-3), Save: Kemp (4), Losing Pitcher: R. Cano (10-9)
COACH'S QUOTE
"We had outstanding execution in all phases of the game today," commented head coach
Cara Clark-LaPlaca following the second game. "This team has shown the ability to win in a variety of ways. We are proud of all the contributions throughout our lineup."
UP NEXT
Dayton and George Washington will close out their three-game series with a single game on Sunday. Live stats will be available via
GWSports.com and the game will also be available to watch via
ESPN+.
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