WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The University of Dayton women's basketball team battled Virginia Tech in a hard fought game in the first game for UD at the West Palm Beach Invitational.
 
The Flyers (4-6) were not able to hand the Hokies (11-0) their first loss of the season.
 
KEY MOMENT
3rd quarter –  Dayton was outscored 20-12 in the third quarter as Virginia Tech pulled away from the Flyers.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
  1st Quarter: Dayton 15, Virginia Tech 17

• Dayton and Virginia Tech went back and forth over the first three and half minutes of the game, trading buckets as the Hokies led 9-8.
• At the 5:42 mark, redshirt sophomore Araion Bradshaw drilled a three to put Dayton up 11-9.
• By the media break, Dayton held a four-point lead.
• Virginia Tech responded and took the lead back, 14-13 in final few minutes of the first quarter.
• Dayton suffered from a four minute scoring drought during that stretch as well.
• Senior Lauren Cannatelli led UD with six points in the quarter.

 
2nd Quarter: Dayton 29, Virginia Tech 32

• The second quarter started similar to the first with both teams trading baskets.
• At the 7:10 mark, a nice wrap-around pass from senior Tiaera Phillips to redshirt junior Julia Chandler put UD back on top 22-21.
• Halfway through the quarter, the Hokies held a 26-24 lead over the Flyers.
• Virginia Tech was up four heading into the final two minutes of the half.
• Dayton made its first eight free throws in the game, all from Cannatelli.
• The Flyers shot 29 percent in the first half while the Hokies shot 43.3 percent.

 
3rd Quarter: Dayton 41, Virginia Tech 52

• Virginia Tech jumped out to a 41-34 advantage in the first two minutes of the third.
• A Jayla Scaife layup closed the gap to four by the six minute mark.
• At the media break, the Flyers faced a 44-37 deficit.
• Virginia Tech came out of the timeout and pushed its advantage to double digits.
• Dayton answered though and closed the gap to seven at 48-41 with 1:31 to play.
• The Hokies were able to get it back to double figures before the end of the quarter.

 
4th Quarter: Dayton 57, Virginia Tech 69

• Va. Tech extended the margin to 14 in the first minute of the fourth before Cannatelli hit a pair of free throws.
• The Hokies continued to push the tempo and caused problems for the Flyers defensively.
• Dayton was forced to call a timeout, trailing 67-48 with 6:06 to play.
• Cannatelli then scored five quick points, forcing Virginia Tech to call a timeout.
• The Hokies had led by as much as 19, but with 4:18 to play, the margin was 12 with the Flyers clawing their way back.
• Virginia Tech suffered from a nearly four minute scoring drought of its own leading into the final two minutes.
• Dayton was unable to catch Virginia Tech and suffered the loss.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
24 – Lauren Cannatelli led UD with 24 points and went 12-for-12 from the free throw line.
19 – Jayla Scaife added 19 points
17-of-22 – Dayton went 17-of-22 from the free throw line.
11 – Turnovers were even at 11 to 11 in the game.
42 to 39 – The Flyers outrebounded the Hokies 42 to 39.
 
KEY STAT
Virginia Tech shot 40.7 percent in the game compared to Dayton's 29 percent.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers finish up the West Palm Beach Invitational Friday at 2:30 p.m. against Georgia Tech.