KINGSTON, R.I. - The University of Dayton softball team closed out its Atlantic 10 Conference series at Rhode Island with an 8-2 win over the Rams. For the second-consecutive game and 11th time this season, senior pitcher Izzy Kemp eclipsed the double-digit strikeout mark, recording 13 against URI Saturday.

Dayton improves to 17-14 on the year and 8-7 in A-10 action while Rhode Island moves to 9-17 overall and 4-8 in league games.

KEY STATS
13 - Kemp tallied 13 Ks over 6.1 innings of work
10 - as a team, the Flyers combined for 10 hits with eight different players recording a hit
3 - junior Deirdre Flaherty equaled her career high with three hits after going 3-for-3 at the plate with four RBI and two runs scored
HR - sophomore Kristin Gallego was one of two Flyers to send the ball over the fence (Flaherty), her first career home run
Win: Kemp (11-3). Loss: Avery Vale-Cruz (6-5). Save: None.

UP NEXT
UD will return home next week for four games inside the friendly confines of UD Softball Stadium. Dayton will welcome IU Indy to the Gem City on Tuesday for a single game at 3 p.m. Over the weekend, Dayton and St. Bonaventure will play a three-game A-10 series beginning at 12 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.

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