RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team fell on the road to Atlantic 10 leaders VCU, 64-62, Thursday.

The Flyers (12-10, 7-4 A-10) and the Rams (19-6, 11-1 A-10) squared off in a battle between two of the top defenses in the Atlantic 10.

KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter - :05 – VCU's Kseniya Malashka hit a putback to give the host Rams the game winning basket.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^ST Quarter: Dayton 11, VCU 7

• Dayton opened up the game with a three from senior Lauren Cannatelli.
• The Flyers were keyed in defensively, holding the Rams scoreless until the 7:10 mark.
• At the 6:28 mark, Cannatelli made her 240^th career three pointer, breaking the all-time school record, passing former Flyer Andrea Hoover.
• By the media break, UD had an 8-4 advantage over VCU.
• The Rams fought back and closed the gap to 8-7 by the three minute mark while the Flyers faced a four minute scoring drought.
• Senior Maddy Dennis broke the skid with a three pointer to put the Flyers up four.
• The Flyers shot 27.3 percent in the first 10 minutes while holding the Rams to 18.2 percent from the field.
• Cannatelli led the way with six points.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 28, VCU 22

• Dayton pushed its advantage to 15-7 over the first 2:30 of the second quarter.
• The Rams were held scoreless in the beginning of the period until the 5:32 mark.
• VCU responded though with a 4-0 run to make it 16-11 midway through the second.
• Junior Jenna Giacone broke a five minute field goal drought with a pull up jumper, putting UD up 20-11.
• Freshman Kyla Whitehead contributed back-to-back baskets including a three to add to the advantage.
• Junior Jayla Scaife hit a three in the final minute of the quarter to make it a double-digit lead.
• The Flyers shot 34.8 percent in the first half while holding the Rams to 29.2 percent.
• Scaife led UD with nine points and four rebounds while Cannatelli added seven points.
• Dayton was 5-of-12 from three with VCU going 0-for-5.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 48, VCU 39

• Dayton was the team that got off to a slow start in the third, unable to score until the 6:46 with a drive, bucket, and free throw from redshirt sophomore Araion Bradshaw.
• Redshirt junior Shakeela Fowler then followed suit with the same play with 5:39 to play.
• Midway through the quarter, Dayton led 34-29.
• A couple of free throws by Fowler gave the Flyers a double-digit lead once again 42-31.
• UD kept the margin at double-figures over the next few minutes.
• The Flyers outscored the Rams 20-17 in the quarter.
• Scaife and Cannatelli both reached double digits scoring in the third.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 62, VCU 64

• The host Rams came out firing in the fourth and made it a three-point game by the 7:30 mark.
• Dayton called a timeout to try and slow the VCU rally.
• The Rams managed to tie the game up at 53-53 with 6:28 to play. During that stretch, the Flyers had no field goals for 4:18.
• At the media timeout, UD held a narrow 55-53 advantage.
• The Rams took its first lead of the game with 3:18 to play.
• The game went back and forth over the final two minutes of action.
• Both teams had chances to win it in the final 30 seconds, but VCU was able to get the gamewinner with just four seconds remaining.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
240 – With her 240^th three pointer, Lauren Cannatelli surpassed the all-time mark in Dayton history. She finished with 18 points in the game.
10 –  Dayton hit 10 three pointers in the game compared to one for VCU.
37 to 28 – The Flyers were outrebounded in the game 37-28.
19 – Jayla Scaife led Dayton with 19 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
45.5 – UD hit 45.5 percent of its threes.
34 to 12 – VCU outscored Dayton 34-12 on points in the paint.

KEY STAT
Dayton entered the game as the No. 1 scoring offense in conference games while VCU was the No. 1 scoring defense in A-10 games. Both teams allowed above their average.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers return to action Sunday, Feb. 17 at home against George Washington at 12 p.m. ET. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.