DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team remained undefeated in conference play and with a 50-44 victory over the George Washington Colonials.
 
Dayton (20-7, 13-0 A-10) won its 14th consecutive game while George Washington (11-15, 5-8 A-10) lost its third game in five contests.

KEY MOMENT
3rd quarter – Shakeela Fowler hit a three-pointer at 7:31 to spark the comeback vs. George Washington. Following that, Erin Whalen added two three-pointers of her own to give the Flyers the lead.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 17 , George Washington 3

• Erin Whalen scored the first five points for the Flyers.
• The Flyers went on a 10-0 run after George Washington made the first bucket. The Flyers held the Colonials without a point for 4:56.
• Dayton held the Colonials to only one field goal during the quarter which resulted in a commanding 17-3 lead at the end of the quarter.
• Erin Whalen scored a team-high 7 points, shooting 3-of-4 from the field.
• The Flyers shot 7-of-14 from the field (50 percent) while the Colonials shot 1-of-11 (nine percent).
• The Flyers outrebounded the Colonials 13-4, largely due to Kyla Whitehead, Araion Bradshaw and Brittany Ward pulling in three rebounds each.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 23, George Washington 14

• Both teams had strong defensive showings in the first half of the quarter, as the Flyers made only one field goal while the Colonials made two.
• The Colonials outscored the Flyers 11 to six in the quarter, trimming the Flyers lead to 23-14 heading into halftime.
• Kyla Whitehead grabbed six rebounds in the half to lead the Flyers, including three in the 2nd quarter.
• Jayla Scaife led the team in assists, dishing out two of them. 
• The Flyers had 12 points in the paint compared to the Colonials' eight points.
• The Flyers shot 10-of-24 (42 percent) from the field during the half

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 31, George Washington 36

• The Colonials went on a 10-2 run to cut the Flyer's lead to 25-24.
• Following the media timeout, the Colonials continued their run, hitting a three-pointer to give them their first lead since 9:08 which was part of a Colonials 13-0 run
• Dayton struggled from the field, shooting only 4-of-12 (33 percent) from the field while not being able to convert from behind the arc.
• Three Flyers scored during the half, with Scaife in the lead with seven points.
• George Washington had eight assists in the quarter compared to Dayton's two.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 50, George Washington 44

• The teams traded buckets throughout the first six minutes of the quarter as the Flyers cut the Colonials' lead to 40-38 at the final media timeout.
• Shakeela Fowler and Erin whalen both hit big three-pointers to end the Flyers' scoring drought.
• Erin Whalen hit a three right after the media timeout with 3:59 remaining to give the Flyers a 43-42 lead, a lead they would never relinquish.
• The Flyers finished the game with a 14-2 run, holding the Colonials to shooting 4-of-17 (24 percent) from the field in the quarter.
• Shakeela Fowler hit two big free-throws with 37 seconds remaining to ice the game.
• Dayton went 6-of-12 from the free throw line in the final 10 minutes

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
13 - Dayton grabbed 13 offensive rebounds,and outrebounded the Colonials 42-23.
15 — Erin Whalen scored a team-high 15 points, including three 3's
17 — The Flyers were +17 when Shakeela Fowler was on the floor, which was a game high.
15 - Dayton's 15-game winning streak is its longest since winning 16 in a row in 2017-18.
7 - Seven Flyers scored tonight en route to shooting 43 percent from the field.

KEY STAT
42 - The Flyers outrebounded the Colonials 42-to-23, including 13 offensive boards.

 UP NEXT

• The Flyers head on the Road to face Fordham on Saturday, Feb. 22. Game time is 1 p.m. ET.
• Dayton's next home game is Wednesday, Feb. 26. Game time is 7 p.m. ET.