DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team won its annual School Day game 58-41 over Morehead State in front of 10,554 fans.

The Flyers (5-5) improve to .500 on the year while the Eagles (3-5) suffer the loss.

KEY MOMENT
2^nd – 6:48 to 4:58 – After leading by just two in the early stages of the second, Dayton went on an 6-0 run to pull ahead by eight and never looked back.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 9, Morehead State 7

• The game started slow for both teams with multiple turnovers and missed shots in the first five minutes of the game.
• By the media timeout, it was still scoreless at 0-0.
• Redshirt junior Erin Whalen converted a pair of free throws at the 4:35 mark to open the scoring.
• Morehead State went down on the other end and scored its first basket on a contested jumper.
• Redshirt senior Araion Bradshaw drilled an open three with 3:44 on the clock for UD's first field goal.
• UD held a two-point advantage at the half thanks to five points from Bradshaw in the quarter.
• The seven points tied the lowest total for the Eagles in a quarter this season.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 24, Morehead State 15

• The second quarter started similar to the first with both teams struggling from the field in the early stages.
• Dayton was the first to strike in the quarter with a layup by redshirt senior Julia Chandler at the 6:48 mark.
• The Flyers got the lead to 15-7 with just under five minutes to play in the half.
• Morehead State didn't get its first points of the quarter until 4:34.
• Senior Jayla Scaife hit a big three with 1:22 to play to give Dayton a double-digit lead at 22-12.
• MSU's 15 points were the fewest Dayton allowed in a half and the fewest by the Eagles.
• Scaife had a team-high seven points with Chandler and Bradshaw adding five each.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 45, Morehead State 25

• Dayton came out and added to its lead to start the second half, pulling ahead 32-18 in the first two minutes.
• The Flyers pushed the tempo, which caused problems for the Eagles shooting wise.
• By the media timeout, Dayton led 36-20.
• The Flyers ended the quarter on a 9-5 stretch to lead by 20 with just 10 minutes to play.
• Scaife was the first player to reach double-figures with 10 points.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 58, Morehead State 41

• MSU hit a three to start the fourth quarter as the Eagles attempted to start their comeback but senior Jenna Giacone quickly answered with a three of her own.
• By the media timeout, Dayton had the margin back to 22 at 54-32.
• The Flyers went on a 6-0 run over 2:01 despite going 1-for-7 from the field. The Eagles suffered from a four-plus minute scoring drought.
• All 13 players that dressed for Dayton saw action in the game.
• MSU hit some free throws late to close the gap, but eventually ran out of time.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
58 – Dayton had season-high 58 rebounds compared to MSU's 34.
24 to 2 – The Flyers had a 24-2 second-chance point advantage thanks to 23 offensive rebounds, also a season best.
25% - UD held MSU to 25 percent shooting from the floor.
16 – Jayla Scaife led the Flyers with 16 points
8 and 8 – Erin Whalen added eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.
10 or less – Dayton held Morehead State to 10 or fewer points in three of the four quarters as the Eagles had a season low shooting percentage and scoring total.
10,554 – Dayton had 10,554 fans at this year's School Day game.

KEY STAT
10,554 – The attendance for Dayton's School Day game was obviously the highest attendance this season for the Flyers and the fourth-most attended game in the NCAA this year.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will take a break for finals week before traveling to Buffalo on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.