Dayton -The University of Dayton women's basketball team was able to pull off a strong victory against the Fordham Rams at home on Sunday.The Flyers finished with a score of 72-50 and a number of team and season-highs coming from Jayla Scaife and Shakeela Fowler.

The Flyers (9-7, 4-1 A-10) picked up their third conference win at home against the Rams (12-7, 3-2 A-10).

KEY MOMENT
2^nd quarter- The crowd goes wild as UD's Shakeela Fowler makes back-to-back break-away layups (two of her seven field goals that earned her a season high).


GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 16, Fordham 14

• Dayton starts game off as redshirt junior Julia Chandler wins tip and after a quick turnover, puts the first two points on the board.
• Well into the game with 5:30 on the clock, Cavanaugh gives the Rams their first 2 points on the board.
• At around 7:00, Senior, Mary Goulding goes down temporarily with an apparent ankle injury
• Dayton gains speed as Cannatelli shoots a three just to be followed by Scaife for two bringing the score to 12-2.
• Game is left at 12-5 Flyers at the media break.
• Rams begin to push a comeback as Jonassen puts four points on the board with back to back jumpers.
• Fordham ties it back up to 14-14.
• Ward brings it to 16-14 as the first quarter comes to a close.
• After the first half, the Flyers shot 53.8 percent while the Rams shot at 42.9 percent.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 36, Fordham 27

• Shortly into the second quarter, Phillips snatches a quick rebound and passes to Ward for the first two of the second quarter.
• Ram's Cavanaugh shoots to tie it up 20-20, but the tie is short-lived as Scaife and Cannatelli put the Flyers ahead again at 24-20.
• Fowler cuts down the lane for two in a row, impressive layups to bring the Flyers up with a score of 32-24 which forces Fordham to a timeout.
• Heremaia shoots a three in a desperate-yet successful- attempt to close the score gap between the Rams and the Flyers.
• Giacone fuels the Flyers momentum and brings the first half to a close leaving the score at 36-27.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 52, Fordham 37

• Holden of the Rams first points of second half to be followed quickly by a three from Flyer's Brittany Ward.
• Flyers call the timeout at 41-31, with the Flyers up.
• Media timeout 43-33, Dayton keeping a consistent lead with lead scorers being redshirt-sophomore Bre Cavanaugh with nine for the Rams and Dayton's junior, Jayla Scaife with 11.
• With noteworthy plays by Scaife, the Rams call a timeout as Flyers are now up with 49-35.
• Scaife continues to heat up with a stunning three quickly after the time out.
• With two score ties and no lead changes, Flyers leave the third quarter up by 15 and have a total of six fast breaks against Fordham's zero.

4th Quarter: Dayton 72, Fordham 50

• Bradshaw starts out the final quarter with a personal foul, her fourth and Jonassen fouls quickly after, also with her fourth personal foul.
• After an impressive three from Cannatelli, Fordham calls the timeout, now down by 22 points with 7:01 left on the clock.
• Giacone hits a beautiful three to bring the game to 62-37 as the Flyers grip a significant lead.
• Davidson swishes a three for Dayton's ninth three pointer of the game, bringing them to 50 percent behind the arch
• Ram's McLoughlin goes 1-and-1 at the free throw line to bring the game to a close for a Flyer victory of 72-50

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

13 and 19 – Jayla Scaife  has a season high in rebounds, totaling a sum of 13 along with the game-high in points with a total of 19.
7-  Shakeela Fowler sets a career and season high in field goals made with a total of seven.
62.5 - Lauren Cannatelli shoots a 62.5% in total points going 5-for-8.
38 – Dayton had 38 points in the paint compared to Fordham's 18 points.
27 to 9 – The Flyers had 27 points from their bench while the Rams had nine.


KEY STAT
The Flyers went 9-for-19 behind the arch (47.4%) with a total of 11 fast breaks to compete with Fordham's 23.5% behind the arch with a total of zero fast breaks.

UP NEXT
The Flyers will soon hit the road to face the Saint Louis Billikens in the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis on Wednesday, Jan. 23 with tip off scheduled for 12 pm. (E.T.)