BRONX, N.Y. - The top-seeded University of Dayton softball team used a seven-run fourth inning to put away #5 Massachusetts, 13-3 (5), Thursday at the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship. With the win, Dayton advances to the semifinals and will face the winner of #2 Saint Louis/#3 Loyola Chicago Friday at noon.

The Championship is being held at Fordham's Bahoshy Field May 8-11.

Dayton improves to 31-19 on the season while Massachusetts moves to 19-34 overall.

KEY STATS
BB - with her walk in the second inning, junior Maddie Kapsimalis set a new program single-season record for walks with 31
SB - four different Flyers collected a stolen base in the game
W - junior Haven Dwyer recorded her career-high 14th pitching win of the season
12 - as a team, the Flyers tallied a season-high 12 RBI led by junior Chloe Wong with a career-high four RBI
3-for-3 - both Wong and graduate student Emily Daniel were a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, two of five Flyers wil multi-hit games
Win - Dwyer (14-5). Loss - J. Bolton (8-15). Save - None.

UP NEXT
Dayton is set to square off against the winner of today's game between #2 Saint Louis and #3 Loyola Chicago in tomorrow's first semifinal game. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. at Fordham's Bahoshy Field. Live stats, ESPN+ and tickets links can be found on the A-10's Championship Central page.

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