RICHMOND, Va.  – The University of Dayton's women basketball team won its eighth Atlantic 10 game of the season with a 66-59 victory at the University of Richmond Wednesday.  

The Flyers (15-4, 8-0 A-10) stay atop the A-10 standings and continue their winning streak while the Spiders (7-14, 2-6) continue to fight for postseason opportunities.

KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter – 9:19 mark – Richmond was within striking distance of Dayton, trailing by only four at this point, but an Alex Harris layup and a Lauren Cannatelli three put the Flyers up nine and they never looked back.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^ST Quarter: Dayton 15, Richmond 10

• Dayton was the first to score and pulled ahead 4-2 in the first three minutes as both teams struggled to get a rhythm offensively.
• By the first media timeout, the Flyers held an 8-4 lead over the Spiders after holding Richmond to 22 percent from the field in the first five minutes.
• Richmond suffered from an 0-for-8 stretch and a 3:26 scoring drought.
• Junior Lauren Cannatelli scored all five of her points from the free throw line in the quarter.
• Dayton ended the quarter on a 1-for-8 skid.
• Sophomore Jayla Scaife had a team-high six points to lead UD.
• Richmond shot 18.2 percent in the first quarter.

                           
2^nd Quarter: Dayton 27, Richmond 24

• Dayton added to its lead to start the second quarter, pulling ahead 17-10.
• Richmond answered with a run of their own to tie it up at 19-19 by the 5:58 mark.
• Sophomore Jordan Wilmoth had a rebound and converted the putback to give the Flyers a two-point lead going into the media break, 21-19.
• The Spiders went cold again from the floor, going scoreless for 4:43.
• Redshirt senior Alex Harris scored four straight points for Dayton to lead Richmond 25-19 with two minutes to go.
• The Spiders scored at the buzzer to close the gap to three going into the locker rooms.
• Dayton shot 41.7 percent compared to Richmond's 28.6 percent, but committed 13 turnovers and did not hit a single three pointer.
• Scaife had eight points and four rebounds to lead UD.
• Richmond benefited from a 7-0 fastbreak point advantage and eight steals.

 
3^rd Quarter: Dayton 45, Richmond 40

• Richmond struck first to cut the margin to one at 27-26 in the first two minutes.
• Senior Jenna Burdette hit the first three pointer of the game for the Flyers at the 6:43 mark of the third quarter.
• The three-point margin remained going into the media timeout.
• Richmond tied it up at the 4:05 mark at 34-34.
• Scaife became the first Flyer to reach double digits with her 10^th point.
• The Flyers went on a short run to take a 38-34 lead, forcing a Spider timeout at the 3:18 mark.
• Dayton continued to push and got the margin up to eight at 43-35 with 1:11 to go with a 3-for-3 stretch.
• Burdette had six straight points to lead the Flyer run.

 
4^th Quarter: Dayton 66, Richmond 59

• Dayton came out strong to start the fourth and took a nine-point lead 52-43, forcing an early Richmond timeout.
• The Flyers managed their first double-digit lead of the game with a Scaife three at the 6:53 mark.
• Midway through the quarter, UD held a 59-49 lead over Richmond.
• The Spiders used timeouts to slow the game down, but the Flyers stayed at least eight points away from Richmond down the stretch.
• Dayton had too much too late for Richmond to catch back up.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
29.7% - Dayton held Richmond to 29.7 percent from the floor while shooting 46.9 percent overall themselves.
10-15 – Layfield had her ninth double-double of the season with 10 points and 15 rebounds.
15-8-4 – Scaife had a strong night with a team-high 15 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high four blocks.
5 – There were five players in double figures scoring with Harris, Burdette, and Cannatelli also scoring 10+.
44-39 – Dayton outrebounded Richmond 44-39 in the game.
30-20 – The Flyers had a 30-20 points in the paint advantage.

KEY STAT
29.7% - The Flyers held the Spiders to 29.7 percent shooting on the night.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will remain on the road and head to Davidson Saturday for a 2 p.m. tipoff.