DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team opened its 2026 Atlantic 10 season at home Sunday with a doubleheader against visiting Loyola Chicago. The Ramblers claimed back-to-back wins over the Flyers, 3-2 (9 inn.) and 5-3. UD and LUC will close out the three-game series Monday with a single game at 11 a.m.

Dayton moves to 8-7 overall and 0-2 in A-10 games while Loyola Chicago is now 10-13 on the season and 2-0 in league contests.

GAME ONE
Loyola Chicago 3, Dayton 2 (9 inn.)
15 - senior Izzy Kemp struck out a season-high 15 batters in the circle, her fifth double-digit K game of the season
2 - junior Deirdre Flaherty recorded two hits in the game, her fifth multi-hit game of the year
HR - sophomore Camrynn Linneman knocked out her second home run of the season
Win - Katie Geydoshek (3-4). Loss - Kemp (4-2). Save - None.

GAME TWO
Loyola Chicago 5, Dayton 3
10 - as a team, the Flyers combined for 10 hits
7 - Linneman fanned a career-high seven batters over 4.2 innings of work
3 - sophomore Katelin Goodwin tallied a career-high three hits, her third multi-hit game of the season
Win - Maddie Hickey (2-2). Loss - Soseh Broglin (0-2). Save - None.

UP NEXT
Dayton and Loyola Chicago will close out their three-game conference series Monday with a single game at UD Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. and admission is free.

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