MADISON, Wis. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team had a dominate second half en route to a 19-point win over the University of Wisconsin on Wednesday.

The Flyers (1-1) were even with the Badgers (0-3) in the first half, but outscored the hosts 58-37 in the second half to keep Wisconsin winless on the season.

GAME BREAKDOWN

1^st Quarter – Dayton 17, Wisconsin 17
The Flyers trailed the Badgers early on 8-2 before mounting a comeback and taking a 15-11 lead with just under three minutes to go in the quarter. Both teams went back and forth over the final few minutes and finished the first tied at 17 apiece. Freshman Jayla Scaife led UD with five points while seniors Kelley Austria and JaVonna both drained important threes.

2^nd Quarter – Dayton 25, Wisconsin 29
The second quarter started similar to the first with Wisconsin taking momentum early. The Flyers were trailing 21-17 before pulling within one at 24-23 on a big three by Layfield. The Badgers finished the quarter on a 5-2 run and led at the half by four.

3^rd Quarter – Dayton 56, Wisconsin 45
Dayton took the lead 34-33 on four straight points by junior Jenna Burdette and pushed it to three at 38-35. Austria followed with a crucial three-pointer at the 5:45 mark, forcing a Wisconsin timeout and putting UD ahead 42-36, the Flyers biggest lead of the game up to that point. Dayton continued to pressure offensively and extended the advantage to 10 at 49-39 by the media timeout. Scaife led the charge for the Flyers in the third.  A 31-point quarter gave Dayton a large advantage going into the final period.

4^th Quarter – Dayton 83, Wisconsin 64
With a large lead going into the final quarter, one would think the Flyers would let up, but they continued to press and added to their already commanding lead. UD outscored Wisconsin 27-19 in the fourth quarter after outscoring the Badgers 31-16 in the third. The Flyers scored 58 points in the final 20 minutes.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Dayton shot 43.5% from the field, 50% from three-point range, and 63.5% from the free throw line.
• The Flyers held the Badgers to 39.6% from the floor.
• UD benefited from 20 second-chance points and held Wisconsin to seven in the game.
• The Flyers' bench outscored the Badgers' 28-11.
• Burdette tied a career-high and led the Flyers with 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting, and dished out six assists.
• Scaife had a career-high 15 points while junior Alex Harris had seven points, 13 rebounds, three blocks, and two steals.
• Layfield added 14 points and seven boards while Austria had 13 points and four assists.
• Dayton had 12 players see the floor in tonight's game.

KEY STAT

• Dayton shot 13-of-26 from three-point range in the game, including 8-of-12 in the second half. Wisconsin went 2-for-4 in the span.

UP NEXT

• Dayton will travel to Princeton (0-2) Saturday for a 12 p.m. contest at Jadwin Gym.