WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team suffered a 78-59 loss to Wake Forest Friday in the first game of the 2019 West Palm Beach Invitational in Florida.
The Flyers (5-7) were unable to stop a surging Deacon (6-4) squad.  

KEY MOMENT
3^rd – Wake Forest scored 37 points in the third quarter alone as they shot 86.7 percent in the 10-minute stretch.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 4, Wake Forest 11

• Dayton was the first to strike after a strong defensive start by both teams when senior Jayla Scaife hit a pull-up jumper.
• Wake Forest didn't get its first points until the 5:48 mark with a contested putback.
• By the media break, it was still a low-scoring game at 4-2 in favor of Dayton.
• The Deacons answered with four-straight points out of the break and took a 6-4 lead.
• Wake continued to add to its lead and led by 11 at the end of the quarter.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 23, Wake Forest 27

• Sophomore Kyla Whitehead scored at the 8:30 mark to end an 8:30 scoring drought for UD.
• Wake Forest got the margin to 14 at 20-6 before Whitehead scored six straight points for the Flyers.
• Dayton went on a 6-0 run to close the gap to eight at 22-14, forcing a Deacon timeout with 5:13 on the clock.
• The Flyers stayed within eight going into the final minute of the quarter, 27-19.
• Redshirt junior Erin Whalen drilled a three in the final seconds of the quarter to make it a four-point game, 27-23.
• UD shot 34.5 percent while Wake shot 36.7 percent.
• Whalen led the way with eight points while Whitehead added six points.
• Wake Forest outrebounded Dayton 21-16.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 40, Wake Forest 64

• Wake scored the first five points of the third to add to its advantage.
• Dayton was forced to call a timeout with 6:12 on the clock as the Deacons had extended their lead to 11 at 38-27.
• After a Wake Forest three pointer just 12 seconds later, the Flyers called their second timeout of the game.
• The Deacons got the margin up to 20 with 2:13 to play, with the Flyers calling another timeout.
• By the end of the third, Wake Forest had a 24-point advantage.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 59, Wake Forest 78

• Whitehead hit a pair of free throws to open the fourth, scoring four straight points for the Flyers.
• Dayton scored eight straight points from the free throw line, dating back to the third quarter.
• Midway through the quarter, Wake Forest led 72-47.
• Senior Jenna Giacone hit a couple of three's late in the game to spark the UD offense.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
48.3% - Wake Forest shot 48.3 percent overall while Dayton shot 32.3 percent.
41 to 31 – Dayton was outrebounded 41 to 31 in the game.
15 – Kyla Whitehead led UD with 15 points and six rebounds, going 4-of-8 from the field.
13 – Erin Whalen chipped in 13 points and hit three three pointers.
36 to 22 – Wake Forest outscored Dayton 36-22 in the paint.
10 – The Flyers had just 10 turnovers in the game while the Deacons had 15.

KEY STAT
86.7% - Wake Forest went 13-for-15 in the third quarter, shooting 86.7% and scoring 37 points.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers finish up the West Palm Beach Invitational Saturday at 1 p.m. against East Carolina at Palm Beach Atlantic University.