DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team took the conference victory against the Rhode Island Rams for the Girl Scout game and also the National Girls and Women in Sports game at home.
The Dayton Flyers (17-7, 10-0 A-10) take their 12^th straight victory against the Rhode Island Rams  (11-11, 4-6 A-10).
 
KEY MOMENT
3^rd – Jenna Giacone made back-to-back three pointers to put the Flyers up 51-36, their largest lead of the game at the time.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 13, Rhode Island 9

• The Flyers took on a slight early lead at 2-5 with three points from redshirt junior Araion Bradshaw.
• Dayton kicked off the game, very strongly defensively, allowing the Rams no points for this first 3:32.
• The game was tied 7-7 at the first media timeout of the game.
• The Flyers went on a 6-0 run over 3:10 to put the score at 9-13 with 0.25 left of the quarter.
• Dayton's scoring momentum led Rhode Island to another scoring drought spanning over 4:16.
• At the end of the first quarter, Dayton shot at 42.9% in FG as opposed to Rhode Island at 28.6%.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 31, Rhode Island 23

• The Flyers waste no time going into the second half with a quick drive to the basket by senior Jayla Scaife.
• At 6:29, redshirt junior Jenna Giacone made a quick steal-to-basket followed shortly by a three next time down the floor that pushed Flyer lead to 24-14 with 6:50 left on the clock.
• By the Media timeout, the Dayton was up 26-14 over the Rams with 5 fast breaks coming from the Flyers compared to Ram's 0.
• Rhode Island was not able to put up any field goals the last 4:16 of the half.
• Dayton wraps up the 2nd quarter having shot 45.2% in game FG compared to the Rams at31.8%.
• At the end of the half 13 of the Flyers total 31 points were scored off the bench, whereas only 5 of the Rams 23 were scored off the bench.
• Jenna Giacone led the Flyers in points with nine total.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 57, Rhode Island 39

• The Rams took the first basket of the second half, but is combatted quickly with back-to-back baskets by Scaife under the hoop.
• The Flyers pushed a 7-0 run over 1:53 in the third quarter bringing the score to 44-30.
• At the media timeout, Dayton led by 10.
• At 2:17, Dayton saw the largest lead of the game with a score of 51-36 following back-to-back three pointers by Giacone.
• For the last 4:47 of the third quarter, Dayton defense did not allow any Ram field goals.
• By the end of the third quarter of the game, the Flyers denied Ram field goal efficiency as they shot at only 27.8% overall.
• Giacone took the lead in most points earned with a total of 15.

4^th Quarter: Dayton , Rhode Island

• The Flyers continued to gain momentum with a score of 61-43 with 1:42 minutes into the final quarter.
• At the 4:49 media timeout, Dayton led by 18.
• Dayton experiences a slight scoring drought of 3:16 minutes, at the 2:47 minute mark, but breaks the drought with an field goal under the basket to free throw by #3, Brittany Ward.
• Rhode Island made a push towards the end of the game, lessening the Flyer lead to 11 with 0.40 seconds left on the clock.
• The game ends with a final score of 71-60, Dayton victory.
• Dayton went 85.7% efficiency from behind the free throw line in the fourth quarter.
• The fourth quarter saw the game's largest lead with Dayton leading by 23 points at 6:03 (68-45).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 
36.5%- Dayton held Rhode Island to a total of 34.0% shooting.
12— Jenna Giacone led the Flyers in points and neared a season-high with 16 total points.
31— 31 of Dayton's 71 points were earned off the bench compared to Rhode Island's 15 of 60 points were shot off the bench.
#42—Jayla Scaife moves into the 12th spot of all-time scoring in Dayton women's basketball program history, passing former teammates Lauren Cannatelli and Jenna Burdette.
 
 
KEY STAT
12th— Senior Jayla Scaife moves into the 12th spot of all-time scoring in Dayton women's basketball program history.
 
UP NEXT

• The Flyers will hit the road to play the University of Massachusetts Minutemen on Wednesday, February 12th at 7:00pm.
• Dayton will return home again on Sunday, February 16th to face off against VCU.