DAYTON  - The University of Dayton women's basketball team continued its dominance in league play with a win against Massachusetts, 75-47, improving to 2-0 in conference play.
 
The Flyers (7-6, 2-0 A-10) push their winning streak to three games with an astounding overall game against the Minutewomen (9-7, 1-1 A-10) of UMass.
 
KEY MOMENT
2^nd quarter- While holding UMass to only four points, the Flyers scored 20 points. It tied the fewest points allowed by Dayton in a quarter this season.

GAME BREAKDOWN
  1st Quarter: Dayton 20, UMass 12

• Dayton started out strong with two three-point baskets, which are returned by UMass.
• At the media break, the Flyers were up 11-7 with Cannatelli 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. UMass also faced a scoring drought spanning three minutes.
• With 4:09 left in the first, the Flyers were on a 7-0 run.
• Dayton shot 67 percent from the three-point line compared to UMass' 33 percent.
• At the end of the quarter, the Flyers outrebounded the Minutewomen 13-6 with five of those 13 being offensive rebounds.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 40, UMass 16

• The second quarter started at a slower pace than the end of the first.
• Out of the media break, redshirt junior Shakeela Fowler scored back-to-back buckets to extend the Flyer lead by five to 17 points.
• Dayton went 7-for-9 since the media break, while UMass was scoreless for 3:35.
• Dayton had 10 assists compared to UMass' two, while the Flyers outrebounded the Minutewomen, 25-12.
• Dayton shot 50 percent from the field in the second quarter and 66.7 percent from the three-point line.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 57, UMass 29

• With the start of the third quarter, the UMass struggled as Dayton continued its strong defensive effort.
• With 5:18 left, the Flyers reached the bonus with UMass committing five fouls.
• Dayton followed with a slump and went 0-for-4 in 3:04.
• At the media break, Dayton had a 27-point lead over UMass, 47-20. Scaife led the team with 17 points, while Fowler had a team-high seven rebounds.
• Dayton put on an incredible defensive show, forcing UMass to only 27 percent from the field.

 
4th Quarter: Dayton 75, UMass 47

• Dayton sped up the game, forcing several turnovers.
• The Flyers leading into the media break were on fire shooting 80 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc in the quarter.
• Dayton outrebounded UMass 44-24, as well as totaling 16 assists compared to the Minutewomen's four.
• In the closing stretch of the game, both teams hit a road block for making shots with Dayton not making one in a span of five minutes.
• Dayton ended the game shooting 41 percent from the field and 53 percent from downtown.
• Dayton is led by Scaife with 17 points and three assists, while Fowler also put in a phenomenal performance with 16 points and nine rebounds along with four assists.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 16 - Least points by Opponent in First Half
16 and 9 - With 16 points and nine rebounds, Shakeela Fowler set new career-highs in both categories.
4 - Held UMass to four points in the second quarter, tied for the fewest scored in a quarter this season.
11 - Held UMass to 11 percent from the three-point line.
41 - Total Dayton bench points.
10 - With 10 made three-pointers, Dayton tied its own mark for most made threes in a game this season.

KEY STAT
Dayton had 16 assists compared to UMass' four.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers head to Washington D.C. to take on George Washington on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 12 P.M.