WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite a late rally, the University of Dayton women's basketball team fell, 67-56, at No. 24/23 George Washington Sunday afternoon at GW's Smith Center. Senior Andrea Hoover led the Flyers with 16 points, eight rebounds and five steals. With the loss, Dayton falls to 17-5 on the season and 8-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference action while George Washington improves to 21-2 overall and 10-0 in league play.

Also for the Flyers, senior Ally Malott added 12 points to go with three blocks and junior Amber Deane chipped in 10 points.

The Colonials led 6-2 in the early going but the Flyers evened the score at eight points apiece just over four minutes into the game. A three-point basket from Deane gave UD the 15-14 lead at 12:46 and the Flyers were up 17-14 with just under 12 left in the first frame. GW turned the tables, using a 17-2 run over the next six-and-a-half minutes to open the 31-19 advantage. The Flyers headed into the locker room down 10, 39-29, at the half.

Trailing by 19, 58-38, with 11 minutes remaining in the contest, Dayton started to chip away at the George Washington lead. A 6-0 Flyer run capped by a three-point basket from Hoover cut the margin to six, 62-56, with 1:48 left on the clock. But, the Colonials were not going away and held on for the 11-point, 67-56 win.

George Washington was led by Jonquel Jones with 18 points and 18 rebounds for the game's only double-double.

The Flyers return home for back-to-back games at UD Arena. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Dayton will play host to Richmond and tip-off is set for 7 p.m.