DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team played their first home Atlantic 10 game of the season with a 116-58 win at UD Arena on Thursday evening against the University of Rhode Island. The 116 points breaks a program record. 
 
The Flyers (9-4, 2-0 A-10) kicked off 2018 with a very convincing win against the Rhode Island Rams (2-13, 0-2 A-10), who lost their fifth game in a row.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 30, Rhode Island 18

• Dayton opened the game on a 10-6 run.
• Rams' freshman guard Abby Streeter hit back-to-back three pointers within the first three minutes of play.
•  Junior Lauren Cannatelli contributed six of the Flyers' 12 points, when they were up 12-8.
•  The Rams cut it to a one-point game (14-13 at the 3:47 mark), but the Flyers responded with a 9-0 run.
•  The Flyers shot 100 percent from the free throw line (3-of-3).
•  Redshirt senior Alex Harris had a solid quarter with six points, and led Dayton with six rebounds.
• The Flyers shot 83 percent (5-of-6) from behind the arc, while the Rams shot 50 percent (3-of-6).
• Each of the five starters contributed at least two points to the Dayton offense in the first quarter.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 64, Rhode Island 29

• Neither team scored within the first two minutes of the quarter.
•  Harris broke the scoring drought with a three-point play after being fouled on a shot inside the paint with 7:50 remaining in the quarter.
• Sophomore Jayla Scaife tied her career-high in assists with four, just under three minutes into the quarter.
• The Flyers went on an 8-0 run midway through the second quarter.
• Cannatelli hit back-to-back threes bringing the score to 47-21 with 4:06 to play in the half.
•  Two minutes later, Scaife hit her own set of back-to-back three-pointers to put the Flyers up 55-27.
• The Flyers shot 67 percent in the first 20 minutes while the Rams shot 34 percent.
• The Rams played 12 of their players, while the Flyers only used seven.
•  The Flyers scored 64 points this half—the most points the Flyers have in a half this season.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 95, Rhode Island 47

• Dayton opened up the half on a 9-0 run.
•  Cannatelli hit her seventh three of the half, tying her career-high record for threes.
•  Harris tied her season-high for rebounds with 12 by the 4:43 minute mark.
•  Each of the Flyer players who tallied game minutes, contributed at least four points.
• The Rams only scored 18 points this quarter, to Dayton's 31.
• Both Cannatelli and Scaife surpassed their career-highs in points during the quarter.

 
4th Quarter: Dayton 116, Rhode Island 58

• Scaife scored her seventh three-pointer of the night, putting her at second place all-time at UD for most three-pointers scored in a game (behind Cannatelli's 10).
•  Dayton did not commit their first foul of the quarter until the 6:21 mark.
• The Flyers beat the school record for most points scored in a game with 113 at the 2:06 mark from a jumper by sophomore Christine Szabo.
•  The Rams scored 11 points to Dayton's 21 in the final quarter.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
116- The Dayton team beat the school record for points scored in a game, with 116. The previous best was 112 points set in 2014 and 1978.
30 – Dayton scored 30 points in the first quarter—the most points scored in a quarter this season.
6- Jayla Scaife set a new career-high in assists with six.
64 – Dayton more than doubled its first quarter point total, and reached its highest scoring half total with 64.
35- Scaife also surpassed her career-high in points with 35, which is tied for eighth-best all-time at UD.
34- Cannatelli also surpassed her career-high in points with 34.
10- Cannatelli beat her personal record for threes with 10 and also beat her own school-record for three-pointers made.
19- The Flyers, collectively beat the school-record for most threes in a game, with 19.
4 – Four Flyers scored in double figures, Layfield (13), Cannatelli (34), Harris (19), and Scaife (35).
43 – 32 – The Flyers had a 43-32 rebounding advantage.
56% - Dayton shot 56 percent from the field and held Rhode Island to 38 percent.
17 to 8 – The Flyers only had 8 turnovers and forced 17 from the Rams. 
 
 
KEY STAT
3 of 5 - three of the Flyers five starters—Scaife and Cannatelli surpassed their career-high in points and Harris tied her career-high in scoring,.
 
UP NEXT

• The Flyers will return to Philadelphia next Sunday for a 2 p.m. contest at Saint Joseph's in Atlantic 10 action.