Box Score DAYTON – The No. 1 seeded University of Dayton women's basketball team advanced past the No. 9 seeded Richmond with a 79-68 win in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship. 
 
The Flyers improved to 23-8 overall. They entered the tournament as the top seed and after earning a first round bye, will now advance to the semifinals.
 
KEY MOMENT
4th quarter 0:32 – Shakeela Fowler made a pair of free throws to move the Flyers' lead to 11 points.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 33, Richmond 17

• Richmond scored the first points of the game on a trey, giving them a 3-0 lead. The Flyers were not able to convert on their first four attempts from the field.
• Dayton then went on a 16-3 run that forced a Spiders' timeout with 4:59 to play in the quarter; The Flyers shot 6-of-6 from the field and 4-of-4 from beyond the arc in that stretch.
• The Flyers kept the pressure on, allowing Richmond only one shot from beyond the arc and a total of 11 points, while extending their lead to 16 points.
• Erin Whalen led the Flyers in the quarter with 12 points, shooting 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. 
• Dayton shot 7-of-9 (77.8%) from the three-point line; Jayla Scaife, Julia Chandler and Jenna Giacone all joined Whalen, each converting behind the arc.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 57, Richmond 39

• The Spiders opened the quarter with a quick five points, cutting Dayton's lead to 33-22, before Scaife drained a three to stop a Spider run.
• Leading into a media timeout with 4:49 left in the first half, Richmond was able to narrowly outscore the Flyers 5-2.
• After Whalen was sent to the line, making all three free throws, Dayton made three in a row from beyond the arc while only allowing the Spiders four points.
• Richmond narrowly outscored Dayton 8-7 to finish the quarter.
• Dayton shot 6-of-14 (42.9%) from the field and 4-of-8 (50%) from beyond the arc.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 74, Richmond 59

• Dayton opened the second half by outscoring Richmond 4-3.
• The Spiders responded with a 6-0 run that cut Dayton's lead to 61-48.
• Both teams exchanged seven points to bring the score to 68-55 before Richmond called a timeout with 1:15 left in the quarter.
• The quarter ended with each team adding another six points.
• Dayton shot 5-of-11 (45.5%) from the field and 2-of-4 (50%) from beyond the arc.
• The Flyers outrebounded the Spiders 10-5 largely due to Araion Bradshaw and Kyla Whitehead pulling in three each.
• Whitehead scored all but three of the points for the Flyers in the quarter. Mariah Perez and Bradshaw were the only other Flyers to score in the quarter.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 79, Richmond 68

• The Spiders started the quarter with a 7-0 run that brought Dayton's lead to 74-66 with 2:49 left in the game before Chandler scored the first points for the Flyers.
• The Flyers shot 3-of-4 (75%) from the line whereas Richmond shot only 50 percent.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
21 - Erin Whalen scored a game-high 21 points and hit six threes. She also brought in eight rebounds.
46 - The Flyers outrebounded Richmond 46-32. Jayla Scaife and Kyla Whitehead had nine rebounds each.
14 - Whitehead scored 14 points for the Flyers in the third quarter.
15 - The Flyers assisted on 15 of their 25 made field goals. Fowler had a game-high seven assists. 
 
KEY STAT
13 - Dayton made 13 threes during the game. Four different Flyers had two or more threes.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will play the winner of No. 4 Saint Louis vs. No. 5 Massachusetts on Saturday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. ET.