BRONX, N.Y. - After falling to Loyola Chicago, 7-1, the University of Dayton softball team bounced back with a 6-0 win over Rhode Island Thursday evening to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. No. 3 Dayton will face off against top-seeded Saint Louis Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Fordham's Bahoshy Softball Complex.
Loyola (25-21) advanced to Friday's first game against George Mason. Rhode Island closed out 2023 with a 23-31-1 overall record. Dayton moves on to Friday's game with a 35-19 mark.
GAME ONE
Loyola 7, Dayton 1
HR - sophomore
Chloe Wong knocked out her first home run of the season, a single shot over the left-center fence
5 - five Flyers tallied a hit on the day
Win: Pepkowski (14-10), Loss:
Sarah Bailitz (2-3)
GAME TWO
Dayton 6, Rhode Island 0
10 - freshman
Izzy Kemp fanned 10 Rhode Island batters, her sixth game this season with double-digit strikeouts
2 - three Flyers recorded two hits in the game, including sophomore
Emma Schutter, her 28th multi-hit game of the season
Win: Kemp (13-7), Loss: Zaun (8-12)
UP NEXT
Dayton and Saint Louis will square off for the fourth time this season on Friday afternoon in an elimination game for the Flyers. First pitch between UD and SLU is set for 2:30 p.m. at Fordham's Bahoshy Softball Complex. You can follow the action via live stats at
FordhamSports.com and streamed live on
ESPN+. Check out the
A-10 Championship Central page for more information.
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