DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team came out victorious in a tough Atlantic 10 match up against Saint Joseph's by a score of 72-56.

The Flyers (10-8, 5-2 A-10) stand as fifth in the conference, while the Hawks (6-14, 2-5 A-10) continue trying to break their losing-streak while on the road.

KEY MOMENT
4th quarter – 2:20 mark – Saint Joseph's was within striking distance of Dayton, following by only one point, but Shakeela Fowler hit a three that gave the Flyers momentum in the tight-scoring last quarter, and forced a SJU timeout.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^ST Quarter: Dayton 15, Saint Joseph's 12
 

• Senior Tiaera Phillips opened up the game with a bucket for UD even though both teams struggled to get in-sync offensively.
• The Flyers held the Hawks scoreless for the first four minutes of play, and with a scoring run of 6-0.
• By the first media timeout, the Flyers held a 6-4 lead, holding Saint Joseph's to 17 percent from the field.
• Dayton suffered from a 2:49 scoring drought as Saint Joseph's went 4-for-4 of their attempted field goals.
• The Hawks took their first lead of the game with a three pointer from Kristalyn Baisden with 3:30 left.
• Junior Jenna Giacone responded with a successful shot from behind the arc, returning UD to a margin of three with 41 seconds left in the quarter.
• Redshirt Junior Brittany Ward and Tiaera Phillips both had a team high of four points on 2-of-2 shooting.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 27, Saint Joseph's 26

• Saint Joseph's entered the second quarter with a field goal from Katie Mayock, narrowing Dayton's margin to one point.
• A Hawk's foul put senior Lauren Cannatelli behind the free throw line, and she responded by hitting both shots with 7:36 left in the quarter.
• Giacone's three pointer gave UD the first double-digit lead of the match and forced a Saint Joseph's timeout with 6:24 remaining.
• Gaining from four turnovers, UD picked up the pace with a 9-0 run for 4:37.
• UD went 1-for-8 in field goals with less than two minutes in the second quarter, while Saint Joesph's went on a 7-0 run over 1:47.
• The Hawks closed the gap to one point going into the locker rooms as Dayton went 3:50 without any baskets.
• Giacone led with six points and Phillips had five rebounds.
• The Flyers took advantage of the 13 turnovers given up by the Hawk's by putting up 10 points.
• Saint Joseph's topped Dayton's shooting percentage by about 12 percent.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 39, Saint Joseph's 35

• Cannatelli and redshirt sophomore Araion Bradshaw both struck 2-for-2 from behind the charity stripe to enter second half play.
• Both teams went scoreless for 3:58 until Fowler granted her first basket of the game, and Dayton improved their edge to 35-30.
• At the media timeout, Saint Joseph's faced five turnovers and a scoring drought, both lasting 4:26.
• Cannatelli connected with all of her free throws and was the first Flyer to reach double-digits with 10 points.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 66, Saint Joseph's 59

• The Hawk's Katie Jekot was successful from behind the arc and tightened the Flyers lead to just one point.
• After three minutes of slow play, Cannatelli went back to the line and converted Dayton's first points of the quarter.
• The Flyers took a timeout with 4:59 left in the game, and their lead remaining with a score of 41-38; solely from Cannatelli free throws.
• Saint Joseph's Nailah Delinois fouled out of the game with 4:57 left in the fourth quarter.
• Fowler's big three pointer with 2:20 left on the court forced a Saint Joseph's timeout and furthered the Flyers lead 46-42.
• A fast break on the hardwood with 39 seconds left in regulation resulted with a layup from Brittany Ward and pushed UD's lead to four.
• Both teams took advantage of all their timeouts within the last two minutes of tight-scoring play.
• Cannatelli goes 2-of-2 behind the line with 12 seconds remaining in the quarter and pushes the score to 51-48.
• SJU's Kristalyn Braidsen hits from behind the arc and ties up the game 51-51 with five seconds left in the matchup.
• Fowler went to the line with :02 seconds left and could not connect.

Overtime – Dayton 72, Saint Joseph's 65

• Cannatelli converts a strong layup right out of the gates, giving UD the early lead by two.
• Saint Joseph's starting point guard fouled out with 3:56 remaining in OT and allowed Bradshaw two points from behind the line.
• An 8-0 drive for the Flyers resulted in a Hawks timeout with 2:30 left to play.
• Dayton shot 100 percent across the board for the first 2:30 of OT.
• Bradshaw ties season high for rebounds and Cannatelli sets new season and career high for free throws attempted and free throws made.
• Saint Joseph's Baisden successfully hit both free throws and a three pointer, tightening the margin with a score of 62-59.
• A game of alternating teams from behind the line, Cannatelli connects all eight free throws and strengthens the lead for UD with about one minute left to play.
• Fowler sends the Flyers into a by landing two free throws.

 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
82.5% - Dayton successfully hit 82.5% of their free throws in the matchup, while Saint Joseph's converted only 70%.

22-22 – Lauren Cannatelli was 22-of-22 from the free throw line. This is the 7^th time this season that she has shot 100% from the line. She also set new records for:
-School Record for Most Free Throws Made
-School Record for Most Free Throws Attempted
-Broke her own School Record of 12-12
-NCAA Division 1 Record for Most Free Throws made in a game this season
-Season and Career High Free Throws Made
-Season and Career High Free Throws Attempted

12 – Both Brittany Ward and Shakeela Fowler had 12 points. Their combined points accounted for 33.33% of Dayton's final score.

20-4 – Dayton's bench had 20 points, compared to Saint Joseph's 4.

50% – UD converted 16 points from turnovers, while SJU successfully put down eight.

37-34 – Dayton outrebounded Saint Joseph's 37-34 on the court.

28-22– The Flyers had a 28-22 points in the paint advantage.

22-16 – Saint Joseph's had 22 turnovers compared to Dayton's 16.
 
UP NEXT
Dayton will have one week of rest before heading to Rhode Island on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. ET.