DAVIDSON, N.C. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team battled back from a halftime deficit to pick up a 55-49 win at Davidson Wednesday night.

The Flyers (16-7, 9-0 A-10) win their 11^th straight while the Wildcats (13-9, 6-3 A-10) fall a spot in the Atlantic 10 standings.

KEY MOMENT
3^rd – Dayton outscored Davidson 20-7 in the third quarter and held them to 1-of-10 shooting.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 15, Davidson 15

• Dayton jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the opening two minutes with three points from senior Jordan Wilmoth.
• Davidson's first three points came from the free throw line.
• At the media break, the Flyers had an 11-6 lead.
• The Wildcats rallied and took a 12-11 advantage with under two minutes to play on a clutch three.
• Sophomore Kyla Whitehead converted an and-1 to put the Flyers back on top.
• Davidson hit a three at the buzzer to even the score at 15-15.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 26, Davidson 32

• The Flyers bench was assessed a technical at the end of the first so Davidson started with a pair of made free throws to take the lead.
• The Wildcats stayed ahead of the Flyers over the next few minutes, leading by three at the 6:40 mark.
• Midway through the quarter, Davidson held a 28-24 lead.
• The Wildcats pushed their lead to 32-24 in the final minute of the second.
• Seven of Davidson's nine healthy players had two fouls in the first half.
• Senior Jayla Scaife led UD with 13 points.
• The Flyers had a 16-8 points in the paint advantage while the Wildcats had a 19-6 bench point advantage.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 46, Davidson 39

• UD didn't get its first point of the second half until a free throw at the 8:32 mark.
• Neither team was able to get a field goal until Scaife hit a jumper at the 7:30 mark.
• Fouls continued to be an issue for both teams. Dayton picked up its fifth foul of the third with 6:52 still to play.
• By the media timeout, the Flyers had cut the margin to just two at 36-34.
• A three-point play by redshirt junior Erin Whalen tied the game up at 37-37 with 3:45 to play.
• She followed that up with a three from the corner and a layup to put Dayton ahead five and force a Davidson timeout with 2:37 to go. It was amidst a 15-3 run for the Flyers.
• Davidson didn't get its first field goal until the 2:01 mark, its only one of the quarter.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 55, Davidson 49

• The Flyers started the fourth with a 7-2 run capped off with a three by Scaife, forcing a Wildcat timeout with 7:25 to go.
• Davidson was 2-for-14 in the second half up to the 6:00 mark.
• The Wildcats suffered from a 3:25 scoring drought.
• In the end, the margin was just too much for Davidson to overcome.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
25 –  Jayla Scaife had a season-high 25 points to lead Dayton.
22 to 13 – Dayton forced 22 turnovers by Davidson and only committed 13 in the contest.
28 to 14 – The Flyers had a 28-14 points in the paint advantage.
21 to 8 – UD also had 21 points off turnovers to Davidson's eight.
29.2% - Dayton held Davidson to 29.2 percent shooting.
8 – Dayton had eight steals as well.

KEY STAT
1-of-10 – Dayton held Davidson to 1-of-10 shooting in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers return home to host Rhode Island Sunday at 2 p.m. at UD Arena.
• It will be the Girl Scout game and also the National Girls and Women in Sports game. Check DaytonFlyers.com for details.