DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team held off a late rally by visiting Davidson to claim a 64-58 Atlantic 10 win. Senior Erin Whalen and freshman Tenin Magassa led the Flyers offensively with 19 points each.

Dayton improves to 6-1 on the season and remains undefeated in league action, 5-0. Davidson moves to 6-6 overall and 3-3 in A-10 play. The Wildcats were led by Chloe Welch with 22 points and Adelaide Fuller added 18 points.

KEY MOMENT
With five-and-a-half minutes left in the second quarter, Davidson tied the game at 22 points apiece with two made free throws. Dayton closed out the frame with an 11-3 run and the Flyers would never relinquish their lead.

GAME BREAKDOWN
First Quarter: Dayton 16, Davidson 12
• Davidson scored the first four points of the game and held the 10-2 advantage with just under six minutes remaining in the first frame.
• Behind the strength of a 12-0 run over the last five minutes of the quarter, the Flyers pulled in front of the Wildcats, 16-12.
• UD held DC to just 27.8% shooting in quarter one.
• Whalen and Whitehead each contributed four points to lead the Flyers.

Second Quarter: Dayton 33, Davidson 25
• Whalen took advantage of a Davidson turnover mid-way through the second quarter, sinking a three-point basket from the left side, setting the score at 22-20 in favor of Dayton.
• Whalen's three at the 1:14 mark gave the Flyers its largest lead of the first half, 33-25.
• Dayton held Davidson scoreless for the last 2:38 of the second quarter.
• Leading all scorers, Whalen tallied 12 points to go with four rebounds in the first half.

Third Quarter: Dayton 51, Davidson 38
• After trailing Dayton by as many as 13, 38-25, Davidson rattled off seven unanswered points to pull within six, 38-32, at the 6:24 mark.
• With her 14th point of the game, a jump shot with 2:37 left to play in the third, Whalen recorded her 1,000th career point.
• The Flyers again stretched their lead back to 13, 51-38, on a fast-break layup from Magassa with 2:20 on the game clock.
• Magassa was the Flyers' leading scorer in the third, sinking all four of her shot attempts for eight points.

Fourth Quarter: Dayton 64, Davidson 58
• Dayton enjoyed its largest lead of the game in the fourth quarter, an 18-point advantage, 59-41 at the 7:01 mark
• The Wildcats scored eight unanswered points over the next two-plus minutes to get within 10, 59-49.
• Davidson held Dayton scoreless over the last 3:33 of the game while scoring nine points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• 19 – Magassa tallied a career-high 19 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field
• 9 – Whalen grabbed a season-high-tying nine rebounds
• 7 – Senior Araion Bradshaw dished out a season-high-tying seven assists
• 45-37 – Dayton out-rebounded Davidson by a margin of 45-37
• 29-2 - The Flyers had a 29-2 points-off-the-bench advantage.

KEY STAT
• 1,005 – senior Erin Whalen now has a combined 1,005 career points. She tallied 495 in two seasons at Vanderbilt and now has 510 points at Dayton.

UP NEXT
Dayton will play host to Atlantic 10 foe Fordham on Saturday, Jan. 16. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at UD Arena.