BRONX, NY -- Dayton pitcher Izzy Kemp threw a complete game, two-hit, eight-strikeout shutout to lead No. 1 Dayton past No. 3 Loyola Chicago, 2-0, to advance to the Atlantic 10 Softball Championship game Saturday.

Kemp was fantastic in the circle, not allowing.a hit until the sixth inning and only giving up two in the entirety of the contest. Loyola Chicago only saw five base runners in the whole game and only had two runners in scoring position. 

The Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year Peyton Pepkowski also kept the Dayton bats at bay until the third inning when Emma Schutter beat the five woman Rambler infield with a triple and an errant throw scored her to give the Flyers a 1-0 lead. Dayton added an insurance run in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly from Katie Reeg.

Chloe Wong led the Flyers offense with two hits, while Schutter, Kirnan Bailey, Maddie Kapsimalis and Nico Papavasiliou all tallied a knock.

Dayton advances to its third ever Atlantic 10 Softball Championship game and will look to win its first ever title tomorrow at noon against either No. 2 Saint Louis, No. 3 Loyola Chicago or No. 5 Massachusetts.

Loyola Chicago will face elimination at 5:00 p.m. today as it faces the winner of the Saint Louis/UMass contest.