PITTSBURGH – The University of Dayton women's basketball team suffered an 85-57 loss at Duquesne on Sunday afternoon.

The Flyers (12-9, 7-3 A-10) end their winning streak while the Dukes (12-11, 6-4 A-10) end their losing skid.

KEY MOMENT
3rd quarter - After trailing by just two at the half, Duquesne outscored Dayton 30-10 in the third quarter alone.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^ST Quarter: Dayton 16, Duquesne 13

• Dayton jumped out to the initial lead thanks to five quick points from senior Maddy Dennis.
• Duquesne was able to tie it back up though at 5-5 by the six minute mark.
• Junior Jayla Scaife hit a jumper out of the media break followed by a Lauren Cannatelli three to put Dayton head 12-8.
• The Flyers held a narrow lead, 16-13 at the end of the quarter.
• Dennis and Cannatelli led UD with five points each while Scaife had four.
• Dayton shot 46.2 percent while holding Duquesne to 29.4 percent.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 32, Duquesne 33

• Cannatelli scored the first four points in the first two minutes for Dayton to add to the Flyers' advantage.
• The Dukes on the other hand suffered from a 2:15 scoring drought.
• Duquesne responded though and made it a two-point game at 22-20 with 5:40 to play.
• By the media break, the game differential remained at two, 24-22.
• Duquesne struck next and took a 28-26 lead with 2:59 to play.
• The Flyers trailed by one going into the locker room at half.
• UD shot 45.8 percent in the opening 20 minutes by holding Duquesne to 40.6 percent.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 45, Duquesne 63

• The Dukes came out of halftime on fire and pulled ahead of the Flyers 39-34.
• Dayton was forced to call a timeout at the 5:51 mark after Duquesne pushed its lead to five at 41-36.
• Midway through the quarter, redshirt junior Araion Bradshaw hit a three to close the gap just before the media break, making it a four-point game, 43-39.
• Dayton was forced to call another timeout at the 3:18 mark as Duquesne expanded the margin to 11 at 50-39.
• The Flyers suffered from a 3:06 drought while the Dukes had a 13-0 run.
• Duquesne continued its hot streak and made it a 19-point game going into the final minute.
• The Flyers' last six points came from the free throw line.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 57, Duquesne 85

• Dayton continued to hit free throws, carrying over from the third quarter to get nine straight points from the charity stripe.
• The Flyers called a timeout at the 6:39 mark as they trailed, 70-50.
• UD was unable to make a comeback and fell on the road.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
16 – Cannatelli led Dayton with 16 points in the game while going 8-for-10 from the free throw line.
30 – The 30 points in the third quarter was the most allowed by the Flyers this season.
30 – Dayton allowed 30 points in the paint
41 to 34 – The Flyers were outrebounded in the game 41-34.
29 – UD shot just 29 percent from the floor.
7 and 13 – Scaife led UD with seven rebounds to go with another double-figure scoring game with 13 points.

KEY STAT
Dayton was outscored 40-13 off the bench and 30-14 on points in the paint.
 
UP NEXT
Dayton remains on the road to take on VCU Thursday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.