DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's basketball team extended its nation's-best home winning streak to 30 consecutive games after an 86-76 win against the Central Michigan Chippewas Saturday afternoon at UD Arena. A strong senior performance by Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott lifted the Flyers to their sixth win of the season as they improve their record to 6-3 while the Chippewas drop to 3-3.

Hoover and Malott led the Flyers with 25 points and nine rebounds each. Junior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova also added a season-high 13 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. Freshman Jenna Burdette was perfect from beyond the arc knocking down all three of her three-point field goals to add nine to the Flyer victory.

Although the game was evenly matched, Dayton out-rebounded Central Michigan, 37-34, and scored 18 points on fast break baskets. Dayton shot 50.0 (29-58) percent from the field and 50.0 (11-22) from three-point range while Central Michigan shot 44.6 (29-65) percent from the field and 33.3 (10-30) from three.

The first half was characterized by a game of scoring spurts as both teams traded punches in the first 20 minutes of play leading to a 35-35 score going into the locker room at halftime. The Chippewas put on an offensive performance early on, but fell into a drought about midway through the first half. The Flyers responded by scoring numerous points in transition led by Hoover, who scored 11 points and grabbed five boards for the Flyers in the first half. Malott was not far behind as she added nine points and four rebounds of her own.

In the second half, the Flyers began to pull away as they led by as many as eight points, but the Chippewas answered as the teams were dead-locked at 70 points apiece with 4:54 left to play. From that point, it was all Flyers after a clutch three-point basket by Hoover at the 2:34 mark to secure the win against the Chippewas.

The Chippewas were led by Jessica Green and Crystal Bradford who each tallied 22 points.

The Flyers return to action on Sunday, December 21 as they travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. Game time is set for 3 p.m. ET.
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