Nov. 12, 2006

Box Score

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Junior forward Nikki Oakland led Dayton to its second straight win on Sunday with a 55-42 triumph over Winthrop at the Cardinal Classic. Oakland nearly finished with a triple-double as she tallied 10 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.

Classmate Brittany Holterman had a game-high 15 points on Sunday as the Flyers nearly led from start to finish for the second time in as many days.

Senior forward Jennifer Strong reached double figures in scoring for the second consecutive game with 12 points on 2-of-8 shooting from three-point range.

Dayton out shot Winthrop overall 37.5 percent to 29.2 percent on the afternoon and took advantage of 19 Eagle mistakes to lead 15-7 in points off turnovers.

The Flyers also used an efficient offense with assists on 19 of their 21 baskets overall. Along with Oakland's seven assists, the duo of Holterman and Karah Cloxton dished out three each to lead the team.

After the teams traded a pair of layups to open the game, Dayton went on a 7-0 burst over the next 52 seconds to take a 9-2 advantage and force a Winthrop timeout. Oakland and Ashley Armstrong had layups to begin the run that was capped by a three-pointer from Strong at the 17:56 mark of the first half.

The Eagles closed to within three at 11-8 with 10:43 left in the half, but a 10-2 run from the Flyers gave UD another cushion. Strong led the charge with five points while Kathy Guin and Marie Rosche added a three and two point basket respectively for a 21-10 Dayton lead.

UD would take a 28-20 lead into the locker room at halftime behind 10 first-half points from Strong. Holterman added six points and four rebounds while Oakland had already collected four assists for the Flyers.

Dayton maintained at least a five-point lead for the remainder of the game, but could not stretch the advantage to double digits until Oakland connected on a jumper in the paint with 5:49 remaining in the game. From there UD was never threatened and took the lead to as many as 14 off a free throw by Oakland with 2:47 left.

The Flyers continue a stretch of five consecutive road games to begin the season on Thursday. Dayton travels to Cincinnati for a 7:30 p.m. ET tipoff that can be followed with live audio and Gametracker at www.DaytonFlyers.com.