WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The University of Dayton's women basketball team won its 14^th in a row and stayed unbeaten in the Atlantic 10 with a tight 57-53 win at George Washington Sunday.

The Flyers (20-4, 13-0 A-10) move one step closer to clinching a first-round bye and a shot at the A-10 title while the Colonials (12-12, 7-5 A-10) still have a lot to play for.

KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter - :55 remaining – Senior Alex Harris hit a contested layup with less than a minute remaining of a tie ball game to give Dayton the lead and they never looked back.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^ST Quarter: Dayton 8, GW 12

• GW jumped out to an early 5-2 lead.
• Senior Jenna Burdette hit a big three at the top of the key off the assist by sophomore Jayla Scaife to put Dayton on top 6-5 at the 7:14 mark.
• The Colonials suffered during a 3:15 scoring drought.
• But by the media break with 3:42 to play, GW had pulled back ahead 9-6. The Flyers went cold for 5:31 after their early run.
• Dayton out-shot GW in the opening quarter, 38 percent to 29 percent.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 29, GW 24

• Sophomore Brittany Ward had a rebound and putback to pull UD back within two to start the second.
• The Flyer defense forced two shot clock violations by the Colonials to begin as well.
• Dayton tied it up at 12-12 on the bucket by sophomore Jordan Wilmoth. Junior Lauren Cannatelli's free throws put the Flyers up 14-12.
• GW didn't get its first bucket until the 7:00 mark.
• At the media break, Dayton led 20-18.
• Burdette hit another three at the top of the key with 1:00 left to give Dayton its biggest lead 29-24.
• Cannatelli and Burdette had seven points each to lead the Flyers while Ward had six.
• Dayton shot 45.8 percent overall and held GW to 29.0 percent.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 49, GW 37

• Dayton carried the momentum over to start the third and pulled ahead 33-26.
• GW suffered for 2:52 without scoring.
• The Flyers continued to stay in front of the Colonials and led 35-28 at the media timeout.
• Brianna Cummings scored eight straight points for GW.
• UD went on a 6-0 run over 55 seconds and forced a GW timeout with 2:26 to play. The Flyers held their biggest lead of the game at 44-32.
• Burdette hit a half-court buzzer beater to maintain the double-digit Dayton lead going into the final 10 minutes.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 57, GW 53

• The Colonials scored the first five points of the fourth to close the gap.
• GW made it a four-point game at 49-45 just past halfway through the quarter.
• Dayton didn't get its first basket of the quarter until a jumper by Jayla Scaife at the 4:41 mark.
• The Colonials made it a 51-48 contest.
• GW tied it up at 53-53 with over a minute to play.
• Alex Harris hit a contested layup to put the Flyers ahead 55-53 with :59 to go.
• Cannatelli then hit a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left to make it a four-point game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
45.8 % - Dayton shot 45.8 percent and held GW to 32.8 percent.
14 – The Flyers had 14 points off the bench including six from Ward.
13- Burdette led the Flyers with 13 points, hit four three's, and had seven rebounds.
12 – Scaife chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds as well.
12 – UD committed just 12 turnovers in the contest.
35-30 – Dayton outrebounded GW 35-30

KEY STAT
45.8% - Dayton shot 45.8 percent from the field while George Washington shot just 32.8 percent.
UP NEXT

• The Flyers have a bye week midweek before returning to action next Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. against Fordham. It will be Senior Day after the game with the three seniors being honored.