OLEAN N.Y.  - The University of Dayton women's basketball team fought its way to an important road win at St. Bonaventure Wednesday after leading throughout the game.
 
The Flyers (8-7, 3-1 A-10) picked up their first road win of conference play while the Bonnies (4-13, 1-3 A-10) suffered their third A-10 loss.
 
KEY MOMENT
1^st half – Dayton held St. Bonaventure to just 15 points in the first half and 19 percent shooting from the floor while scoring 25 points.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 12, St. Bonaventure 5

• Dayton got its first bucket at the7:42 mark with a three-pointer by redshirt sophomore Araion Bradshaw. She followed up with another three to put the Flyers up 6-2.
• By the media break, UD held a 9-2 lead over SBU with all nine points coming from behind the arc.
• It was a fast-paced game to start with both teams running in transition offensively.
• St. Bonaventure started 1-for-12 in the contest while suffering during a 7+ minute drought.
• The Bonnies hit a three with 22 seconds left to end the skid.
• Three of the Flyers' four made field goals were from three.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 25, St. Bonaventure 15

• Dayton didn't commit its first foul until the 7:44 mark in the second quarter.
• Redshirt Julia Chandler had two early baskets to add to Dayton's lead
• St. Bonaventure was forced to call a timeout at the 7:16 mark after a bucket and a foul from freshman Kyla Whitehead.
• The Bonnies didn't get their first point of the quarter until 4:40 on the clock.
• Dayton went into the locker room at the half up 10.
• UD shot 25 percent in the first 20 minutes while holding SBU to 19.2 percent.
• The Flyers outrebounded the Bonnies 30-21 and had a 10-2 offensive rebound advantage.
• Bradshaw had eight points to lead Dayton while Brittany Ward, Julia Chandler, and Jayla Scaife each had four points.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 45, St. Bonaventure 32

• St. Bonaventure hit a three right out of the gate to narrow the gap, but senior Lauren Cannatelli responded with a three of her own.
• The Bonnie offense came alive in the early stages of the third, scoring 10 points in the first three minutes.
• St. Bonaventure closed the gap to two at 32-30 midway through the quarter.
• Dayton answered out of the media break though and got the lead back to nine with under a minute to play in the third.
• Scaife ended the quarter with nine points and nine rebounds in the game to lead UD in both categories.

4th Quarter: Dayton 62, St. Bonaventure 49

• Dayton scored four points in the first 28 seconds to add to its comfortable lead.
• The Bonnies had to call a timeout at the 6:39 mark after a three by senior Tiaera Phillips put the Flyers up 58-44.
• Scaife was the first Flyer to reach double figures scoring, hitting the 12 point mark early in the fourth.
• Dayton kept its distance for the rest of the game and never allowed SBU back within 10.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
35.9 to 31.6 – Dayton shot 35.9 percent in the game while holding St. Bonaventure to 31.6 percent.
12 and 9 – Jayla Scaife had team-highs with 12 points and nine rebounds in the game.
10 – Brittany Ward chipped in 10 points as well, one shy of her season high.
14 to 5 – Dayton outscored SBU 14-5 in points off turnovers.
49 – The Flyers outrebounded the Bonnies 49-40.
15 – Dayton gave up just 15 points in the first half, the lowest total of the season.

KEY STAT
Dayton held St. Bonaventure to just 15 points in the first half and 5-of-26 shooting (19.2 percent).
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers return home to host Fordham, Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. ET at UD Arena. The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.