BRONX, N.Y. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team came up short on the road at Fordham University Wednesday in the final road game of the regular season.

The Flyers (14-12, 9-6 A-10) continue their road struggles while the Rams (21-8, 12-3 A-10) played its final home game of the season.

KEY MOMENT
4th quarter – 2:18 – Dayton was unable to score in the final 2:18 of the game as the rally attempt was unsuccessful.  
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^ST Quarter: Dayton 12, Fordham 15

• Fordham jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first three minutes thanks to a pair of threes and a three-point play.
• The Flyers answered with six straight points to make it a one-point game midway through the quarter.
• The Rams put a run of their own together and pushed the margin back to seven at 15-8 with just over two minutes to play.
• UD suffered from a 3:24 scoring drought.
• The Flyers cut it to three just before the end of the quarter.
• Senior Lauren Cannatelli and junior Jayla Scaife had four points each to lead UD.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 24, Fordham 29

• Cannatelli hit a three to start the second, tying the game up at 15-15.
• Scaife gave Dayton the lead at the 8:15 mark with a pull up jumper.
• Freshman Kyla Whitehead hit a big three just before the media timeout to give the Flyers a 22-18 advantage.
• The Flyers were riding a 14-3 run over a 7:27 stretch dating back to the first quarter.
• Fordham hit a three to take the lead back, 26-24 with 2:58 to play.
• The Rams took a five-point lead into the locker room at halftime.
• Dayton shot 34.6 percent in the first half while Fordham shot 36.7 percent.
• Cannatelli led the way with seven points while Scaife had six points, six boards and Whitehead had five points.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 39, Fordham 42

• Fordham hit a three in the early stages of the third to extend its lead.
• Dayton answered with a run to make it a 32-30 game, forcing a Ram timeout with 6:39 in the quarter.
• Redshirt sophomore Araion Bradshaw had two clutch offensive rebounds and putbacks for four points during the Dayton rally.
• Junior Brittany Ward tied the game up at 32-32 off the assist by Cannatelli.
• Fordham got the lead back to seven 42-35 with 1:30 to go in the quarter.
• Ward had seven points in the third quarter alone, giving her nine points total in 10 minutes of action through three.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 48, Fordham 56

• Dayton scored three quick points to tie the game up at 42-42.
• The Flyers were forced to call a timeout with 6:13 on the clock as the Rams pulled back ahead 48-44.
• Midway through the quarter, Dayton was down 50-46.
• Fowler hit a runner at the 2:18 mark, ending a two minute drought.
• Fordham called a timeout with 1:17 to play to try and stifle the Dayton rally.
• In the end, the Flyers ran out of time as the Rams hit their free throws down the stretch.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
11 – Brittany Ward had a team-high 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting on the night.
10 and 9 – Jayla Scaife had 10 points and nine rebounds as well.
35 to 32 – Dayton outrebounded Fordham 35-32.
26 – The Flyers had a 26 to 14 points in the paint advantage.
10 to 2 – Dayton hit just two threes in the game compared to Fordham's 10.
 
KEY STAT
Fordham scored 17 points off 11 Dayton turnovers.
 
UP NEXT
Dayton finishes up the regular season Saturday at 2 p.m. as the Flyers host Saint Louis for Senior Day.