RICHMOND, Va.– The University of Dayton women's basketball team forced 24 turnovers and earned a 14-point victory over Richmond Sunday afternoon on the road.
 
The Flyers (10-7, 3-0 A-10) stay unbeaten in Atlantic 10 play while the Spiders (7-10, 0-3 A-10) are trending in the other direction.
 
KEY MOMENT
2^nd – 9:38 to 3:56 – Dayton turned a seven-point deficit into a seven-point lead during the stretch and led the rest of the way.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 14, Richmond 18

• Dayton opened the scoring the first 20 seconds with a three by redshirt junior Erin Whalen.
• The Flyers went on a 7-0 run over 1:54 leading into the media timeout. UD held a 10-4 advantage.
• Richmond hit a three in transition at the 2:36 mark to take a 12-10 lead over Dayton.
• The Spiders answered after the media break with a 13-2 run over their own over 3:23.
• Whalen led UD with five points in the quarter.
• Rebounds were 12-6 in favor of Richmond in the opening 10 minutes.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 35, Richmond 28

• The Flyers got a pair of and-ones in the first minute of the second from Whalen and redshirt senior Shakeela Fowler.
• Senior Jayla Scaife hit a jumper in transition to put Dayton back on top at the 7:55 mark, 22-21. It was UD's first lead since 10-9 in the first and capped off an 8-0 run over 2:21.
• Richmond called a timeout with 7:02 to play to try and slow Dayton down.
• Midway through the quarter, Richmond had only scored three points, which came in the first minute.
• Redshirt junior Araion Bradshaw added an and-one of her own to put UD up 28-21.
• The Spiders hit a three with just 20 seconds left to pull within double digits of the Flyers. All three of Richmond's made field goals in the second were threes.
• Dayton shot 40.6 percent in the first 20 minutes compared to Richmond's 40.0 percent.
• The Flyers forced 13 turnovers and had 16-10 points in the paint advantage.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 54, Richmond 44

• Fowler scored the first four points for Dayton in the second half.
• The Flyers and Spiders traded buckets in the first four minutes of the quarter with the margin staying at seven in favor of UD.
•  By the media break, Dayton led 44-37.
• After the timeout, Richmond was called for a foul and a technical, giving Dayton four free throw attempts. The Flyers converted to lead by 10.
• Both teams struggled to hit field goals, both going over three minutes without one.
• The Flyers kept the gap at double-figures going into the final 10 minutes.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 65, Richmond 51

• Senior Brittany Ward hit a three to start the fourth, giving the Flyers a 13-point advantage after a minute and a half.
• Fowler became the third Flyer to reach double-digit scoring joining Whalen and Scaife.
• Richmond called a timeout with 6:27 to play, forcing the final media. UD had a 61-46 lead.
• The Spiders only had two points up until the 5:36 mark in the quarter.
• Dayton kept the momentum in its favor the rest of the way.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
36 – Dayton shot 36 percent in the game while Richmond shot 35 percent.
94 – The Flyers were 94 percent from the free throw line, going 16-of-17. The Spiders on the other hand were 56 percent.
24 – UD had a 24-18 points in the paint advantage.
33:40 – The Flyers led for 33:40 of the 40 minute contest.
16 – Erin Whalen had a game-high 16 points.
11 and 8 – Shakeela Fowler had 11 points and tied a season-high with eight assists.
13 – Jayla Scaife contributed 13 points as well.
24 – Dayton forced 24 turnovers, the second most of an opponent this season.
 
KEY STAT
94% - The Flyers shot a season-high 94 percent from the free throw line in the contest.
 
UP NEXT

• The Flyers return to Dayton for back-to-back home games starting with Duquesne on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at UD Arena.