DAYTON, OH (4/29/01) - Not much separated the St. Joseph's Hawks and Dayton Flyers on the softball diamond during this critical Atlantic 10 softball weekend. The two teams entered the series tied for third place in the A-10 standings with Rhode Island, and after two games on Saturday (a doubleheader split) and six innings on Sunday, the teams were still knotted. But after a Heather Chapman RBI single in the top of the seventh, and a Lindsey McNamara diving catch of a line drive heading up the middle for the final out of the game, the Hawks took home a 3-2 win and the all-important series. "It was a total team victory," stated Chapman on the win. "We had great pitching, solid defense and timely hitting. Everyone contributed." Chapman, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a run scored and the game-winning RBI, led off the top of the first with a single to right. Teresa Andreani then doubled down the right field line,putting runners at second and third with one out. After Lindsey McNamara popped out to second, Missy Rhoades hit a similar pop which was dropped by the Flyer second base Maegan Swisher allowing both Chapman and Andreani to score. Both Andreani and Rhoades were injured in collisions at home and second on the play, but the two were able to remain in the contest. Brandie Adams (6-11) held the Dayton bats in check through the first three innings before Erin O'Shea smacked a two-out double to center for UD's first hit in the bottom of the fourth to drive home Megan Dunton. The Flyers tied the game at 2-2 two innings later when Adams threw in the dirt to Rhoades at first allowing Erin Weidemann, who led off the sixth with a double to left, to score. Megan Brown started the Hawks seventh off with a single to third and advanced to second on a throwing error by Wiedemann. Sandra Carroll, making her first start in over three weeks since injuring her knee, dropped down a nice sacrifice bunt to move Brown to third. Chapman then ripped a 2-2 pitch to center for the game-winning RBI. Designated player Tracie Weinheimer led things off for Dayton with a single to left in the bottom of the seventh. Dana Travis, the winning pitcher in game two on Saturday, then relieved Adams. She proceeded to walk pinch hitter Dana Campbell. Swisher then moved the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Travis got catcher Angie Barney to ground to shortstop Kristin Nau for the second out setting up McNamara's incredible diving catch of Wiedemann's liner up the middle for the final out. SJU, 19-20-1, 10-8 in A-10 play, now hosts La Salle on May 5 & 6 for its final A-10 series. The Hawks are tied with Rhode Island for third while Dayton, 19-28, 9-9, is a game behind in fifth place. The top four teams advance to the Verizon A-10 Softball Championships to be held at Dayton, May 10-12.