Dayton Flyers

Justin Raterman had 17 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the Duquesne win.

Box Score

The University of Dayton women’s basketball team used a 49-point second half to had Duquesne its first loss in Atlantic 10 action, 75-53, Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. Dayton improved to 16-4 on the season and 4-1 in the A-10, while the Dukes fell to 14-6 and 4-1.

The Flyers led 26-25 at halftime, and after a pair of Duquesne free throws gave the Dukes a one-point lead, Dayton took the game over in the next seven minutes. UD out-scored Duquesne 26-7. Kristin Daugherty started the run by scoring seven of the nine points she had in the game, and Elle Queen ended it with seven straight points of her own.

UD pushed its lead out to as much as 28, 69-41 with 4:08 left in the game.

Flyer sophomore Justine Raterman led all scorers with 17 points. Queen came off the bench to add 13 and Patrice Lalor had 10 points. Kendel Ross also scored nine points, led UD in rebounding with eight and had four assists. Sam McKay also had four assists.

The Flyers held the Dukes to 27 percent field goal shooting in the second half, and 30 percent for the game.

The Duquesne win was the second straight game Dayton had handed a team its first Atlantic 10 defeat. Last Saturday, UD beat Richmond 83-31. There is only one team still undefeated in A-10 action. Tenth-ranked Xavier is 5-0 in the league, and that’s who Dayton will play next. The Flyers will take on the Musketeers Saturday, January 30 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Cintas Center.

Post-Game Quptes

Head Coach Jim Jabir

“I thought we appeared a little tight in the first half, but we beat a really good team. We relaxed in the second half and took it to them. I thought we just put it all together and played great defense. In the second half we held them to 27 percent. I was really happy with our group tonight.”

“I thought Elle (Queen) played great and that's what she is capable of doing. She used her athleticism, quickness and ball handling to do some great things.”
 
“Once we were able to attack them from the middle, it helped up breaking their press. That helped us also relax and do some things on offense.”