DAVIDSON, N.C. - The University of Dayton women's basketball team won its ninth in a row and 12^th of the last 13 games on a record setting night in North Carolina.

The Flyers (15-7, 9-1 A-10) solidified their hold on first place in the Atlantic 10 standings while the Wildcats (3-19, 1-9 A-10) suffered their fourth straight loss.

KEY MOMENT
With just 26 seconds left in the game, senior Saicha Grant-Allen grabbed an offensive rebound and got the put back. With that board, she became the all-time career leader in offensive rebounds with 264.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter – Dayton 11, Davidson 12

• The Flyers got off to a slow start with the Wildcats jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first two minutes.
• Dayton responded with four straight points to make it a one-point deficit halfway through the first.
• UD took its first lead of the game, 8-6, at the four minute mark.
• Sophomore Lauren Cannatelli led Dayton with three points.
• Between the two teams, there was just one made three pointer in the first quarter.

2^nd Quarter – Dayton 32, Davidson 27

• Cannatelli opened the second quarter with two more threes to put Dayton back on top, 17-12.
• After hitting just one three in the first, the Flyers hit four in the first 3:30 of the second. All of their second quarter points had come from behind the arc up to that point.
• By the 2:30 mark in the quarter, Dayton led 30-21 with Cannatelli providing eight of 10 points during a stretch for the Flyers.
• UD held off Davidson late in the second and went into the break up five.
• Cannatelli went 5-for-5 from three point range in the first half and led the Flyers with 17 points.
• Redshirt senior Kelley Austria dished out five assists while redshirt junior Alex Harris grabbed six boards.

3^rd Quarter – Dayton 47, Davidson 40

• The Flyers carried their momentum over into the second half and extended their lead to 10 at 37-27 over the first four minutes.
• Davidson's first points in the third came at the 5:40 mark.
• By the media timeout, Dayton led by seven points.
• Over the next two minutes, the Flyers went on another run and pushed the gap to 13, 47-34.
• Cannatelli finished the quarter with 22 points in the game including six threes.

4^th Quarter – Dayton 68, 52

• From the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth, Dayton was held scoreless over a 4:30 stretch. Also during that span, Davidson got five straight points from the free throw line.
• Midway through the final period, Dayton led 55-46 thanks to a pair of clutch free throws by senior Saicha Grant-Allen.
• Both teams reached the bonus early on in the fourth and the free throw line dictated the pace for the next few minutes.
• The Flyers held on and even added to its lead down the stretch, clinching the 16-point victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
7  – Cannatelli hit seven threes in the game, tying a single game high set last year by teammate Christy Macioce. She went 5-for-5 from three-point range in the first half for 17 points, which already passed her season high.
264 – With her 264^th career offensive rebound, Grant-Allen set a new school record for career offensive rebounds, passing Cyndi Stull from 2004. She leads the A-10 in offensive rebounds with 4.1 per game this season.
27.9% - Dayton held Davidson to 27.9 percent shooting from the floor.
52 – The Flyers outrebounded the Wildcats 52-35.
27 – Cannatelli's 27 points in the game was a new career high and the most by any Flyer in a game this season.
15-11 – Grant-Allen finished the game with 15 points and 11 rebounds, her fifth double-double of the season.
41 – The Flyers got 41 points off the bench.
1 of 10 – Dayton women's basketball paired with the men's team are one of 10 schools that have two programs atop the conference standings.
 

KEY STAT
52 – The Flyers totaled 52 rebounds in the contest, the second highest total in a game this season. That led to 22 second-chance points.
 

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will remain on the road to take on VCU in Richmond, Va. Saturday at 1 p.m.
• Dayton returns home to host Richmond on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. It will be Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer game so be sure to wear your gold to UD Arena.