Dayton, OH. - The University of Dayton women's basketball team started its league play with a win against La Salle, 84-45.
 
The Flyers (6-6, 1-0 A-10) push their winning streak to two games while the Explorers (3-12, 0-1) drop their third straight.
 
KEY MOMENT
1^st Quarter – After going into the media timeout up 7-6, the Flyers went on a 24-2 run over La Salle.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
  1st Quarter: Dayton 27, La Salle 8

• It was a physical start to the game, setting the tone early on in the contest that buckets were going to be hard to come by.
• At the media timeout, the Flyers led La Salle, 7-6, after trailing early.
• After the break, the Flyers went on a 16-0 over 4:12 to lead 19-6.
• Heading into the second, Flyers were on a 24-2 run shooting 50 percent from the field and 57 percent from the three-point line.
• Leading the Flyers in points was senior Lauren Cannatelli with seven points along with 14 points off the bench.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 48, La Salle 20

• Both teams came out shooting and the game became a back-and-forth affair.
• La Salle hit a road block and missed four straight shots while the Flyers were 5-of-5 with five minutes left to play.
• At the media break, the Flyers led 43-20 with Cannatelli having a team-high 10 points and two assists.
• With 2:22 left both teams faced a drought with the Explorers 1-of-12 and the Flyers 1-of-8.
• Heading into halftime, the Explorers have Nicholls and Reese with 2 fouls and Janay Sanders with 3 fouls.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 66, La Salle 37

• Flyers were shooting 41 percent from the field with eight turnovers and 15 assists up to the media break.
• After a half with only 5 fouls, the Flyers fouled five times with 3:46 left in the third quarter.
• With 44 seconds in the third, four Flyers are in double digits for points.
• At the end of the third, Flyers were led by Scaife with 11 points and Bradshaw with five assists.

 
4th Quarter: Dayton 84, La Salle 45

• Dayton was playing a scrappy game, forcing 15 turnovers while recovering 14 offensive rebounds.
• With 5:26 left in the fourth, every Flyer had scored a basket.
• At the media break, Flyers had a comfortable 39-point lead.
• Dayton's bench contributed 50 points to the effort.
• La Salle set a new low for their three-point percentage with 6.7 percent.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
28- Dayton had its largest halftime lead of the season and scored its most points in the first half at 28.
20- The Flyers tied the least points by opponents in first half with 20.
50- Dayton had its highest bench point total of the season with 50, accounting for 60 percent of the Flyers' points.
41- At 41 points, it was Dayton's largest lead of the season.
13- With 13 points, Jenna Giacone led Dayton and tied a career high.
21- Dayton had its most assists of the season with 21 in the game.
11- The Flyers also had their most steals in a game this season with 11.
 
KEY STAT
Dayton's bench outscored La Salle's bench 50-12
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will take on Massachusetts at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 at UD Arena.