GAINESVILLE, Fla.  – The University of Dayton women's basketball team battled the University of Florida on the road Wednesday afternoon and suffered a tough 60-57 loss despite a fourth-quarter rally.

The Flyers (6-3) end their three-game winning streak and the Gators (8-3) earned their eighth win of the year.

KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter – 22 seconds – Dayton had the ball with 22 seconds left and down three, but were unable to get the game-tying field goal as Florida was able to run out the clock.

1^st Quarter: Dayton 19, Florida 17

• Dayton had the first four shot attempts in the game, but it was Florida that would score first at the 8:27 mark.
• Senior Kyla Whitehead put the Flyers on the board with an and-one.
• By the media break, the host Flyers rode a 7-0 run over 1:13 capped off by a three by graduate student Jenna Giacone to put UD up 12-11.
• Giacone followed the break with another three before a couple of free throws put UD up 17-13 with under three to play.
• The Flyers held a narrow lead after the first.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 30, Florida 40

• UD added to its lead early on with a three and a layup from sophomore Makira Cook.
• Florida was able to take the lead at the 7:15 mark, 26-24 with a 7-0 run of its own over one minute.
• Midway through the second, the score was 28-26 in favor of Dayton.
• Dayton was forced to call a timeout with 3:28 to play as Florida took a 35-28 lead with a 9-0 run.
• The Gators went on a run the rest of the quarter and led by 10 at the half.
• UD shot 46 percent while Florida shot 50 percent.
• The Flyers were outrebounded 22-11 in the first half.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 44, Florida 54

• The Flyers got a couple of defensive stops to start the have and used a 6-0 run to climb back within a few possessions, 42-36 with just over 7:00 to play in the quarter.
• Florida called a timeout at the 6:38 mark after graduate student Araion Bradshaw drew a charge to keep momentum in Dayton's favor and continue a three minute Gator scoring drought.
• That score remained at the media timeout.
• The Flyers were forced to call a timeout themselves at the 3:15 mark as the Gators pulled ahead 50-38 with a 7-0 run.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 57, Florida 60

• The Flyers scored the first six points of the fourth to narrow the gap to six at 54-50 in the opening two and a half minutes of action.
• Senior Kyla Whitehead joined Cook and Giacone as double-digit scorers with 14 points in the game.
• Bradshaw nailed a three with 5:47 to play to cut the margin to one, 54-53.
• A steal and drive by Cook put Dayton back on top at the 3:11 mark, 55-54.
• Florida didn't get its first points until the 1:49 mark with a layup as Dayton had outscored them 11-0 up to that point.
• The Gators led with 22 seconds remaining and Flyers had possession, down three, but they were unable to convert.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
14 and 10 – Kyla Whitehead had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while going 6-of-9.
20 – Makira Cook had a team-high 20 points.
30 to 28 – The Flyers matched the Gators with 30 points in the paint to UF's 28.
11 straight – Both teams benefited from 11-0 runs in the contest that saw six lead changes.  

KEY STAT
23 – Florida had 23 points off the bench while Dayton had two, a season low.

UP NEXT
Dayton will take a 12-day break for final exams and return to action on Dec. 20-21 at the West Palm Beach Invitational against High Point and Clemson.