BRONX, N.Y. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team fell to Fordham Sunday, 66-52, in an important Atlantic 10 showdown.

The Flyers (18-9, 12-3 A-10) are now tied for the conference lead while the Rams (19-10, 10-5 A-10) improve their position in the standings.

KEY MOMENT
Final three minutes – The Flyers trailed by four, but fouls and missed opportunities allowed the Rams to pull away at the free throw line.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter – Dayton 14, Fordham 20

• Fordham jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead before making it an 8-2 Ram advantage.
• Dayton cut the margin to four, but Fordham countered and pushed the margin to 13-6.
• Senior Saicha Grant-Allen had four straight baskets for the Flyers, totaling eight of the initial 10 points for UD.
• By the media break, Dayton trailed Fordham 15-10 thanks to three three-pointers by the Rams.
• The Flyers ended a 3:30 drought with a Kelley Austria bucket with 18 seconds left in the quarter.
• Grant-Allen led the Flyers with eight points.
• Fordham was 4-of-6 from three point range in the first quarter while Dayton was 0-for-2, the difference in the contest up to that point.

2^nd Quarter – Dayton 29, Fordham 34

• Dayton was the first to score in the second quarter, with a bucket and a free throw by redshirt junior Alex Harris at the 6:51 mark.
• Halfway through the quarter, the Flyers trailed by four at 23-19, allowing just one field goal by the Rams.
• At the 3:01 mark, Grant-Allen hit a nice fadeaway jumper to make it a one point game at 25-24, forcing a Fordham timeout.
• Sophomore Maddy Dennis followed with a three-pointer to give the Flyers their first lead of the game, 27-25.
• Fordham hung with the surging Flyers thanks to four consecutive points from the free throw line going into the final minute.
• Dayton trailed by five at the half.
• Through the first 20 minutes, Grant-Allen led UD with 10 points and four rebounds while Alex Harris added five rebounds. Austria chipped in nine points as well.

3^rd Quarter – Dayton 39, Fordham 44

• The tempo of the game picked up to start the third with both teams trading baskets in the opening minutes.
• Dayton closed the margin back to one at 38-37 thanks to contested buckets by Austria.
• At the media timeout, the Flyers were in a one-possession game, down three.
• Fordham came out and extended its lead back to seven with 3:11 to go, forcing a Dayton timeout.
• UD kept with Fordham going into the final quarter, maintaining the five-point margin.
• Both teams were shooting 43.6 percent from the field through 30 minutes.

4^th Quarter – Dayton 52, Fordham 66

• The fourth quarter was tight to start as Dayton attempted to fight its way back into the game.
• The Flyers made it a two-point game on a Lauren Cannatelli three with just over five minutes remaining.
• By the media break, Dayton faced a four-point deficit to Fordham.
• The Flyers were unable to hit their shots down the stretch and just couldn't overcome the gap.
• Fordham added to its lead with late free throws. The Rams' last 12 points were from the charity stripe.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
42.3 to 40.4 – The Flyers stuck with the Rams, shooting 40.4 percent from the floor compared to Fordham's 42.3 percent.
36 to 27 – Dayton was outrebounded in the contest by nine.
38:03 – Fordham led the majority of the game.
21 – Austria led UD with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
12-5 – Grant-Allen chipped in 12 points and five rebounds.

KEY STAT

• 19-4 – Fordham outscored Dayton on second-chance points 19-4.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers finish up the regular season at home Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Saint Louis. A-10 Title implications are on the line for both teams in the contest.
• It will be Senior Day with the four Flyer seniors being recognized after the game.