DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team won its 16^th in a row and stayed unbeaten in the Atlantic 10 with a 71-66 victory over George Mason Wednesday night.

The Flyers now hold an overall record of 22-4 and 15-0 in the Atlantic 10. The Patriots fall to 21-8 overall and 10-5 in the Atlantic 10.

KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter – Redshirt senior Alex Harris scored a layup off Jayla Scaife's missed free throw with 1:35 left in the game. The put-back gave Dayton its largest lead of the quarter for a score of 65-59.

SCORE BREAKDOWN
1ST QUARTER: Dayton 23, George Mason 17

• Junior Lauren Cannatelli scored six of the Flyers first eight points in the first two minutes of play to give Dayton a lead of 8-4.
• George Mason called a timeout with 6:55 left in the quarter, Dayton lead 10-4.
• George Mason cut the lead to one with 3:38 left in the quarter, 14-13.
• Cannatelli responded for the Flyers with back-to-back three-point field goals, extending the Flyers lead 21-13.
• The Patriots cut the Flyers lead to six for a score of 23-17 to end the quarter.
• Dayton out-shot George Mason from the three-point line, 57 percent to 20 percent.

2ND QUARTER: Dayton 34, George Mason 31

• Dayton opened the quarter with back-to-back layups by Jordan Wilmoth and Jayla Scaife to extend its lead to 10, 27-17.
• Scaife scored back-to-back three-point field goals to force a George Mason timeout with 6:35 left in the quarter, 33-20.
• Dayton suffered from a scoring drought of 5:01 minutes.
• The Patriots went on an 8-0 run, cutting Dayton's lead 33-28.
• The Flyers scored no field goals over 6:39 minutes, allowing the Patriots to cut the lead to three heading into halftime for a score of 34-31.
• Dayton shot 23.5 percent from the field to end the first half.

3RD QUARTER: Dayton 52, George Mason 53

• Dayton and George Mason exchanged baskets to start the second half for a Dayton lead of 43-40.
• Jenna Burdette scored a three-point basket with 4:35 left to extend Dayton's lead 47-43.
• Senior JaVonna Layfield made a layup with 2:34 left in the quarter to give Dayton a 50-47 lead.
• The Patriots took their first lead of the game, 53-52, with nine seconds left in the quarter.

4TH QUARTER: Dayton 71, George Mason 66

• Layfield reclaimed the Flyers lead, 54-53, with 7:28 left in the quarter.
• The Patriots quickly responded with a three-point field goal, giving George Mason the lead 56-54.
• With 4:53 left in the game, Dayton maintained its lead 60-56 thanks to a three-point field goal by Burdette.
• The Flyers called a timeout with 3:43 on the clock, holding onto a 62-57 lead over the Patriots.
• After a missed free throw by Scaife, Harris grabbed the rebound for the put-back, giving the Flyers a 65-59 lead with 1:35 left.
• With 28 seconds left in the game, the Flyers lead the Patriots 67-62.
• Layfield was charged with a technical foul with 27 seconds left to play, allowing the Patriots to cut the lead to three, 67-64.
• A layup by Layfield with nine seconds left sealed the victory for the Flyers, 71-66.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
38.5% - Dayton shot 38.5 percent and held George Mason to 32.4 percent.
22 – The Flyers scored 22 points in the paint.
20 – Cannatelli led the Flyers in scoring, shooting five for nine from behind-the-arc
18 – Layfield grabbed 18 boards to lead the Flyers in rebounding
20 – Dayton scored 20 points off fast break opportunities, George Mason only scored two.
14-6 – Dayton scored 14 points off turnovers, while George Mason only managed to score six.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will close out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Saint Louis University for a 3 p.m. ET tipoff.