ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team defeated Saint Louis on the road Saturday, 78-66, earning its 15^th Atlantic 10 victory of the season.
The Dayton Flyers (22-8, 15-1 A-10) tie a program record for A-10 wins while the Billikens (17-12, 9-7 A-10) host the A-10 First Round on Tuesday.
 
KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter 6:16 –  Dayton hit its free throws down the stretch after it was a one-point game with 6:16 to play and earned the 12-point win.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 15, Saint Louis 15

• Dayton struck first with a putback by senior Jordan Wilmoth, but she picked up two quick fouls and had to leave the game in the first 1:30.
• Saint Louis went on a run though and pulled ahead 11-6 by the media break.
• The Flyers with a five-point run and two-plus minute Billiken drought to tie the game up at 11-11 with just over two minutes to play.
• Redshirt senior Shakeela Fowler hit a runner with just a few seconds left in the quarter to tie the game up at 15-15.
• The Flyers scored 10 of their 15 points in the paint while the Billikens had nine of theirs from three.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 25, Saint Louis 21

• Dayton took a 19-16 lead off a Jenna Giacone three, forcing a SLU timeout with 7:41 on the clock.
• Saint Louis didn't get its first basket until the 2:26 mark.
• The Flyers went cold as well, not scoring for over four minutes of action.
• UD led by four at 22-18 before a foul on a three and a technical allowed five free throws to SLU.
• Freshman Mariah Perez went up on got a contested bucket to end the half and put Dayton up 25-21.
• Giacone led UD in the first half with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting while senior Jayla Scaife added four points and four boards.
• The Flyers had 14-0 points in the paint advantage and 14-0 bench points advantage.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 46, Saint Louis 41

• The Flyers and Billikens traded buckets in the early stages of the second half.
• Scaife hit a trio of threes to start for UD, forcing a SLU timeout with 6:40 to go. She became the first Flyer in double digits with 13 points at that time.
• The first four made field goals in the third came from behind the arc and 11 of the team's 14 came from Scaife.
• At the media break, Dayton led SLU 39-28.
• The Billikens managed to pull within seven at 44-37 with 1:22 to play.
• Fowler scored seven straight points for Dayton down the stretch.
• Free throws allowed the Billikens to pull within five at the end.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 78, Saint Louis 66

• The Flyers tried to pull away further, but the Billikens weren't going away.
• Bradshaw got a bucket and the free throw to put the Flyers up 54-44 with 7:52 to play.
• SLU hit a three to make it a four-point game with 6:48 on the clock. They followed that up with another three to cut it to one at 56-55.
• Dayton answered with six quick points to lead 62-55 and five minutes to play.
• Saint Louis had their second post player foul out of the game as well at the 4:05 mark.
• The Flyers managed to get the lead back to nine at 69-60 with under two to go.
• Dayton hit its free throws down the stretch and clinched the victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 
41% - Dayton shot 41 percent in the game and went 22-of-30 from the free throw line.
27 – Jayla Scaife scored a season-high 27 points and hit four threes. She also recorded nine rebounds.
9 and 10 – Kyle Whitehead totaled nine points and 10 rebounds.
Pair of 13s – Araion Bradshaw and Shakeela Fowler both chipped in 13 points as well.
32 – The Flyers scored 32 points in the rollercoaster fourth quarter.
21 to 5 – Dayton had 21-5 points off turnover advantage.
 
KEY STAT
15 – Dayton ties the program record with 15-conference wins in a season, which it accomplished two seasons ago.
 
UP NEXT

• The Flyers open the Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinals on Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. against the winner of No. 8 George Washington and No. 9 Richmond.