DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's basketball team defeated Virginia, 61-46, in a big matchup Sunday Afternoon at UD Arena.
 
The Flyers remain undefeated with a 4-0 record while the Cavaliers fall to 1-3.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Virginia 9, Dayton 9

• The Flyers took their first lead of the game at 4-2 with a put-back layup from Jayla Scaife.
• Virginia had a scoring drought of over four minutes and started 1-of-7 from the field.
• The Flyers forced seven Virginia turnovers during the quarter.
• Dayton outrebounded Virginia 12-9, including 4-1 in offensive rebounds.

 
2nd Quarter: Dayton 29, Virginia 21

• The Flyers took their largest lead of the half at 27-16 with 2:40 left to play in the period.  This completed a 16-4 run.
• Dayton continued to attack the glass, out-rebounding Virginia 16-6 in the quarter.
• Sophomore Jayla Scaife led the way at the half for the Flyers with 13 points while redshirt senior Alex Harris led the way with nine rebounds.
• Dayton shot 50 percent from the field while Virginia shot 26 percent in the quarter.

 
3rd Quarter: Dayton 38, Virginia 29

• Virginia committed their 10th turnover in the quarter and were held without a field goal for the first 5:26 of the period.
• Virginia also shot 3-of-17 from the field in the quarter.
• Juniors Lauren Cannatelli and Maddy Dennis opened the scoring in the quarter for the Flyers with back-to-back three-pointers.

 
4th Quarter: Dayton 61, Virginia 46

• Dayton reestablished its nine-point lead after Virginia cut the lead to five early in the quarter with jumpers by Scaife and Cannatelli.
• The Flyers extended their lead to 11 with a jumper by senior Javonna Layfield.
• Virginia was held to its lowest point-total this season with only 46 points.
• Cannatelli's three-pointer with 2:06 to play put the game on ice.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Virginia was held to just 27 percent shooting during the game.
• The Flyers had 53 total rebounds compared to the Cavaliers' 35.
• Dayton led for more than 31 minutes of the game, and never trailed after early in the second quarter.
• Seven different Flyers scored in the game.
• Scaife led the way for the Flyers with 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting to go with 10 boards.
• Layfield and Harris both had a game-high 12 rebounds and three Flyers had at least 10 rebounds.
• The Flyers had a 15-2 fast-break advantage.
• Dayton shot 13-15 from the foul line in the second half.

 
KEY STAT
38 - The Flyers had 38 defensive rebounds compared to the Cavaliers' 23.
 
UP NEXT

• The Flyers will travel to Savage Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 22 to face Toledo at 7 p.m.