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DAYTON, Ohio - Though the Flyers lost both games in their softball doubleheader to the No. 2 team in the Atlantic 10 Saturday, it was still a memorable day for University of Dayton seniors Lyndsi Gocken and Katie Jordan. Both players were honored before UD's final game of the season, and both reached base in the final at bats of their careers.

Charlotte (32-14, 14-4) was able to hold off the Flyers 4-0 and 5-1, though the 49ers only outhit UD 18-12 in the twinbill.

Junior Anne Maci led Dayton at the plate in the opening game, going 2-for-3. Jordan, and freshmen Brandy Brown and Courtney Kutsulis each notched a hit as well. Charlotte had nine hits in the first game to Dayton's five.

In the nightcap, the Flyers notched a run thanks in part to the two seniors. Gocken drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh. Sophomore Alicia Nichols, who went 2-for-3 in the game, singled to place runners at first and third. Jordan, who also went 2-for-3, singled a 2-2 pitch to left field to score freshman pinch runner Raime Cronkhite.

Maci, Brown, and Molly Meyer each registered hits in the late game. The Flyers had opportunities in both games to put up more runs, but left 13 stranded on base.

Dayton put on a defense exhibition with all the fielding plays it made during the game. Brown anchored the defense in the first game, snagging two line drives and grabbing three assists on solid plays, including one down the left field line. Nichols, Meyer and Megan Lee made incredible catches in the outfield to save runs from scoring. In the fourth inning, Nichols relayed a pass to shortstop Emily Stegeman who gunned down a runner at home. Kutsulis made the tag and prevented the 49ers from scoring in that frame. Maci led the way with 13 putouts on the day, including several that involved stretching into the splits for scoops at first.