DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team lost at UD Arena to No. 4 UConn by a final score of 75-37.
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The Flyers (3-3) suffered their second straight loss and third in their last four games.
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KEY MOMENT
1st – An Olivia Nelson-Ododa jumper capped off a 13-0 UConn run, and the Huskies never looked back.
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GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: UConn 29, Dayton 13
- Both teams traded early baskets, with the Huskies grabbing an 11-7 lead at the first media timeout.
- A 13-0 UConn run in just 1:58 of play gave the Huskies a 24-9 lead late in the quarter.
- The Flyers were held without a field goal from the 5:27 mark through the: 13 mark, when a Julia Chandler jumper broke the drought.
- Megan Walker, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Christyn Williams, and Anna Makurat combined to score all 29 Husky points in the quarter.
- Chandler (6) and Jayla Scaife (7) scored all the points for the Flyers in the quarter.Â
2nd Quarter: UConn 41, Dayton 22
- UConn opened the quarter on a 7-0 scoring run to extend their lead to 36-13.
- The Flyers were held without a point in the quarter until the 3:19 mark, when Jenna Giacone broke the drought with a three.
- The Flyers forced 5 turnovers and only committed three in the first half.
- Dayton held UConn to just 12 points in the quarter, the second-fewest points UConn has scored in a quarter this season.
- Scaife finished with 10 points and four rebounds to lead the Flyers.
3rd Quarter: UConn 61, Dayton 29Â
- The Flyers held UConn scoreless for the first 2:32 of the quarter.
- Dayton outrebounded UConn in the quarter by a margin of 15 to nine.
- Another scoring drought hit the Flyers, who did not score for nearly five minutes after a Whitehead layup at the 5:43.
- The Huskies extended their lead even further with an 11-0 run over 3:39, taking a 57-26 lead.
4th Quarter: UConn 75, Dayton 37
- Scaife finished with 12 points to lead the Flyers.
- UConn continued to dominate on both sides of the ball, extending an already insurmountable lead throughout the quarter.
- Six different Flyers scored on the night.
- UConn's biggest lead on the night was 40.
- Dayton's longest run of the night, a 6-0 stretch over 1:34, came in the quarter.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
49 - UConn finished with 49 rebounds compared to the Flyers' 36.
20.6 to 50.0 – Dayton shot 20.6 percent from the floor while UConn shot 50.0.
34 – UConn scored 34 points in the paint compared to 14 for Dayton.
19 – UConn had 19 assists on their 31 field goals on the night.
38:06 – The Huskies led for 38:06 of game play.
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KEY STAT
- 20.6% - The Flyers had a difficult shooting night, being held to just 20.6 percent from the field during the game.
UP NEXT
- The Flyers will head to Ft. Myers, Fla. to take on No. 21/23 Gonzaga at the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday, Nov. 29. Tip is at 1:30 p.m. EST.
- Dayton is back at UD Arena on Thursday, Dec. 5 for the annual school day game against Morehead State. Tip is at 11 a.m. EST.