TOLEDO– The University of Dayton women's basketball team went into a tough environment at Savage Arena Saturday and earned a 60-42 win over Toledo.

The Flyers (2-0) won their first road game while the Rockets (1-1) suffered their first loss in their home opener.

KEY MOMENTS

1^st – Dayton outscored Toledo 17-6 in the opening quarter and never looked back with the Rockets not getting within single digits again.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 17, Toledo 6

• Dayton jumped out to an early lead with redshirt senior Julia Chandler scoring the first four points.
• The Flyers started off on a 10-2 run, forcing a Toledo timeout with 4:52 on the clock. The Rockets did not have a field goal during that stretch.
• Toledo didn't score its first field goal until the 4:33 mark.
• The Rockets managed to close the game to within, but a Dayton run put the Flyers up double digits after the first.
• Dayton held Toledo to 15.4 percent shooting in the first and without a three-pointer.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 32, Toledo 17

• The Flyers carried that momentum over into the second with UD outscoring Toledo 7-1 to start the quarter.
• Redshirt junior Araion Bradshaw hit a three at the 7:30 mark, forcing another Toledo timeout. It put the Flyers ahead 28-7.
• Toledo suffered during a 4:16 scoring drought.
• Dayton was then the team that got a little cold, going scoreless for over four minutes while Toledo started to claw its way back within 15.
• The Flyers shot 38.2 percent in the first half and held the Rockets to 24.0 percent.
• Redshirt senior Shakeela Fowler led the way with seven points and four assists.
• Five Flyers scored five or more points in the first half.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 50, Toledo 29

• Redshirt junior Jenna Giacone scored the first four points for Dayton to start the second half.
• Toledo was able to match Dayton for points in the early stages of the third quarter.
• At the media timeout, the Flyers led 43-28.
• Fowler became the first player to reach double-digit scoring in the contest.
• The Rockets called a timeout with 1:04 on the clock after a Jayla Scaife three put the Flyers up by 19.
• Fowler drove and scored at the buzzer to put UD ahead 50-29.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 60, Toledo 42

• The fourth started slow with neither team able to score in the first 2:30.
• Dayton wasn't able to add its lead until the 6:20 with a putback by redshirt junior Erin Whalen.
• By the midway point in the fourth, UD and Toledo had scored four and five points respectively in the quarter.
• The Rockets ran out of time and steam down the stretch with the Flyers remaining undefeated.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 53 to 28 – Dayton outrebounded Toledo 53-28.
• 10 – Araion Bradshaw had 10 rebounds to go with six points.
• 16 – Shakeela Fowler was the leading scorer with 16 points.
• 9 and 11 – Erin Whalen just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.
• 34 - UD outscored Toledo 34-18 in the paint.
• 18 to 8 -The Flyers had 18-8 points off turnovers advantage, despite committing more.

KEY STAT
53-28 – The Flyers outrebounded the Rockets by 25.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will return home to host No. 8/10 South Carolina Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at UD Arena.