DAYTON – Every player in uniform played and 11 of 13 scored Saturday as the University of Dayton women's basketball team won its eighth-straight and 11th of its last 12 games with an impressive 81-51 win over Rhode Island at UD Arena.
 
The Flyers (14-7, 8-1 A-10) won their fourth straight at home while the Rams (4-17, 0-10 A-10) had to play without leading scorer Charise Wilson, who averages 18.9 points a game.  
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter – Dayton 24, Rhode Island 6

• Redshirt senior Kelley Austria scored the first five points for the Flyers, for a quick 5-2 UD lead.
• Junior Jenna Burdette hit a big three and Austria stole the ball and scored on the next possession to give the Flyers a 12-2 lead at the first media timeout.
• Austria had 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first seven minutes that gave the Flyers an 18-2 lead.
• The Rams ended a 5:14 scoring drought with two minutes left in the quarter.
• The Flyers ended the quarter on a 21-4 run, leading to a 24-6 advantage.
• Six points is the lowest total the Flyers have allowed in a quarter since February 7th of last year.

 
2^nd Quarter – Dayton 49, Rhode Island 17

• Dayton added to its lead to start the second with two big threes from Burdette and Austria to give the Flyers a 30-6 advantage.
• The Flyers continued to go on a 13-0 run to start the second quarter.
• UD led 39-8 by the first media timeout.
• Austria had a game-leading 14 points at the half.
• Senior Saicha Grant-Allen led UD with five rebounds to go with five points.
• The Flyers led 49-11 with 1:30 left in the quarter giving the Flyers their largest lead of the season.
• The Rams ended the period on a 6-0 run to cut the lead down to 32.
• Dayton shot 46 percent from the field in the first half while keeping the URI under 25 percent.

 
3^rd Quarter – Dayton 61, Rhode Island 30

• The Rams and Flyers traded buckets to start the second half. The Flyers still held a 34-point lead.
• Rhode Island held Dayton scoreless for 3:39 going on a 7-0 run in that stretch to cut the lead down to 27 midway through the third.
• The Flyer field goal drought lasted almost six minutes before sophomore Lauren Cannatelli hit a three to expand the lead to 57-29 with two minutes left in the period.
• URI ended the quarter on a 5:01 field goal drought.

 
4^th Quarter – Dayton 81, Rhode Island 51

• Cannatelli continued to shoot well from beyond the arc, hitting an early three to expand the Flyers lead.
• Dayton built a 69-35 lead at the media timeout.
• URI trailed 76-42 during the final timeout with 3:45 left. Cannatelli added another three before the timeout to make her total making her 4-of-5 from three on the game.
• UD closed out the win against the Rams 81-51.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 10 – Dayton hit 10-27 shots from three.
• 6 – The Flyers allowed a season low six points in the first quarter.
• 44% – UD shot 44 percent from the floor, going 29-of-66.
• 42 to 36 – Dayton out-rebounded Rhode Island by six.
• 16 – Austria finished the game with a team-high 16 points to go with two rebounds and three steals.
• 15 – Cannatelli chipped in with 15 points on 5-8 shooting and 4-5 from three.
• 7-0 – Dayton ends a month undefeated for the first time since December 2014.
• 39:37 – UD led for 39:37 and never trailed in the game.
• 38 – The Flyers' biggest lead of the game was also the biggest lead of the season.

 
KEY STAT

• 29 – The Flyers scored 29 points off turnovers while the Rams were only able to get seven points off turnovers.

 
UP NEXT

• Dayton will go on the road in its next game to face Davidson Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m. ET.
• The Flyers return home to host Richmond Wednesday February 8 at 7 p.m. ET at UD Arena in Atlantic 10 action.