GAME RESULTS
Game 1 – Dayton 4, Saint Louis 0
Game 2 – Saint Louis 9, Dayton 8
Saturday, April 18, 2026
St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)
 
THE BASICS
•Sophia Boente hit the first home run of her Saint Louis career in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Billikens a come-from-behind 9-8 victory over Dayton and a split of an Atlantic 10 Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Center.
•Boente's blast to left field, which came off likely A-10 Pitcher of the Year Izzy Kemp, was a one-out solo shot. It capped SLU's comeback from a 7-0 deficit.
•Anna Christ drove in five of the Billikens' nine runs with a pair of doubles.
•Dayton won the opener 4-0.
 
GAME 1 – HOW IT HAPPENED
•Dayton scored two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and one in the seventh.
 
GAME 1 – BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Bella Stephens and Kate Proffitt had a single apiece.
 
GAME 2 – HOW IT HAPPENED
•Dayton was in front 7-0 after scoring twice in the first, once in the third and four times in the fourth.
•Saint Louis began its comeback with a three-run fifth inning. Consecutive one-out singles by Abby Ulsas, Karsen Jany and Abby Mallo set the stage for Christ's bases-clearing double.
•The Billikens surged ahead 8-7 by plating five runs in the sixth. Stephens led off with a single and was forced at second by Boente. Pinch hitter Scout Gallagher drew a walk, and Ulsas' single loaded the bases for Jany, whose two-run single made it 7-5. Mallo was intentionally walked to load the bases again for Christ, who smacked a two-run double to tie the score. Proffitt followed with a pop foul that the second baseman caught while running away from the infield, allowing pinch runner Allie Branstetter to tag up at third and score the go-ahead run.
•Dayton tallied the tying run in the seventh, setting the stage for Boente's heroics in the bottom of the frame.
 
GAME 2 – BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The Billikens' nine runs and 12 hits are season highs in an A-10 game.
•Riley Nelson collected her sixth win of the season with 3 1/3 innings of strong relief. Nelson allowed just one run on four hits and one walk.
•Jany added a single for a three-hit game, and Stephens had two hits.
•Ava Wombles recorded a single.
 
UP NEXT
•The Billikens and Flyers conclude the series Sunday with a single game beginning at noon. Abby Mallo will be honored in a Senior Day ceremony following the game.
•Also on Sunday, fans who donate new or used sports gear will receive a SLU track jacket. All items collected will be donated to Passback, a non-profit organization that provides reusable gear to other organizations for distribution to underserved athletes, giving more youth equal access to participate in sports.