WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team ended the 2019 West Palm Beach Invitational with a 94-68 victory over East Carolina Saturday afternoon.

The Flyers (6-7) get back in the win column while the Pirates (3-9) dropped their fifth straight.

KEY MOMENT
2^nd – After a two-point game going into the second, the Flyers outscored the Pirates 24-10 in the second 10 minutes.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 18, East Carolina 16

• Sophomore Kyla Whitehead picked up right where she left off after a career performance Friday, scoring the first four points for Dayton.
• The Pirates answered though and took an 8-7 lead with 7:35 on the clock.
• Dayton suffered from a three minute scoring drought as well.
• Midway through the quarter, the Flyers trailed 10-7 with turnovers 6-1 in ECU's favor.
• Redshirt junior Araion Bradshaw nailed a three at the top of the key with 1:24 to play to put UD up 16-14.
• Senior Jenna Giacone hit a pair of free throws in the final 11 seconds to give UD the lead after one.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 42, East Carolina 26

• Dayton added to its lead to start the second, pushing the gap to six at 22-16 in the first minute and a half.
• Senior Jordan Wilmoth had a nice rebound, contested putback, and drew a foul to keep momentum in the Flyers' favor.
• With only seven players, three players already had two fouls just 11 and half minutes into the game.
• ECU didn't get its first points in the second until the 7:01 mark.
• The Flyers had six straight points from the free throw line during a 2:23 stretch.
• Dayton got the margin to double digits just past midway through the second.
• Bradshaw tied a season high with her ninth point, going 6-of-6 from three throw.
• The Flyers went 18-of-19 in the first half from the free throw line.
• Wilmoth led UD with a season-high 12 points while Bradshaw tied a season high with nine points.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 74, East Carolina 49

• East Carolina came out firing in the second half, hitting back-to-back three's.
• The Flyers answered though with three's from Bradshaw and Fowler.
• The Pirates first four baskets of the second half were all three's by Thompson, keeping ECU in the game.
• By the media break, Dayton go the lead back to 12 at 54-42.
• There was a double technical on both Dayton and East Carolina with :45 on the clock, sending UD to the line.
• Wilmoth had a nice bucket and a foul to cap off the third.

4^th Quarter: Dayton

• ECU's bench got a technical in the first minute of the quarter and Whalen hit both free throws to put UD up 26.
• The Pirates called a timeout at the 6:47 mark as the Flyers had the margin to 25, 80-55.
• With 3:55 on the clock, ECU had its third player foul out and had to play the rest of the game with just four healthy players.
• The Flyers held on late for their sixth win of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
94 - Dayton had a season-high 94 points in the game.
18 - Bradshaw had a career high 18 points and went 8-of-9 in free throws.
17 - Wilmoth also had a career high with 17 points, going a perfect 7-of-7 from the field.
53.8% - Dayton shot 53.8 percent in the game while holding East Carolina to 35.6 percent.
27 to 10 – The Flyers had a 27-10 defensive rebounding advantage.
40 – Dayton got 40 of their points in the paint.
31 of 33 – The Flyers were 31 of 33 from the free throw line.

KEY STAT
93.9% - Dayton shot 31-of-33 at the charity stripe for 93.9 percent.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers return home after the Christmas break to host Coppin State on New Year's Eve at 12 p.m. at UD Arena.