PHILADELPHIA – The University of Dayton women's basketball team defeated La Salle University Sunday 95-66 to move to 9-0 in Atlantic 10 play.
Dayton (10-1, 9-0 A-10) keep the streak alive while the Explorers (9-10, 5-7 A-10) dip below .500 on the season.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"Great overall team win today," said head coach
Shauna Green. "La Salle presents a difficult offensive scheme to guard as they spread you and shoot a lot of threes. I thought we did a great job the second half taking those shots away. Everyone played and everyone scored so it was a good day. I'm proud of the toughness we have shown all week after having four games in eight days on the road."
KEY MOMENT
1
st quarter – Dayton outscored La Salle 26-9 in the first 10 minutes and used that momentum to score over 20 points in each quarter moving forward.
GAME BREAKDOWN
1
st Quarter: Dayton 26, La Salle 9
- Dayton jumped out to a fast 5-0 lead to start the game in the first two minutes.
- The Flyers led 13-0 at the 5:43 mark forcing a La Salle timeout after a pair of threes from redshirt senior Jenna Giacone.
- La Salle did not score a point until the 4:13 mark with a layup.
- Dayton continued to push the pace and led 26-5 going into the final minute of the quarter.
- Giacone led UD with nine points in the first quarter.
2
nd Quarter: Dayton 47, La Salle 34
- Dayton kept the game up tempo to start the second and extended the margin to 18 at 38-20.
- Giacone hit another three to give her double figures in the game on 4-of-5 from three.
- By the media timeout, Dayton led 40-23 as freshman Tenin Magassa also reach double digits scoring in the contest.
- The Explorers managed to pull back within 12 points at 42-30 thanks to the three ball.
- Magassa led UD at the half with 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and four rebounds.
3
rd Quarter: Dayton 73, La Salle 50
- La Salle closed the gap to 10 at 47-37b in the first 1:20 of the second half.
- The two teams matched each other with five points apiece over the first four minutes of the quarter.
- The Flyers rode a 7-0 run over 2:25 to push the margin to 19 at 58-38 with 4:38 to play.
- Magassa reached a new career high with 20 points in the contest on 9-of-11 shooting.
- UD shot 52 percent from the floor through the first three quarters.
4
th Quarter: Dayton 95, La Salle 66
- Dayton added to its lead in the first three minutes of the fourth, making it a 79-56 contest with crucial points from the bench.
- Freshman Makira Cook became the fourth Flyer to reach double digits scoring with 14 points off the bench.
- UD rode a 7-0 run during a 1:20 stretch while La Salle had a 2:30 scoring drought to put the Flyers up 93-64.
- For the second straight game at Tom Gola Arena, Dayton scored 90+ points.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
52% – Dayton shot 52 percent from the field while holding La Salle to 38 percent.
67% - The Flyers also shot 67 percent from three going 9-of-18.
20 –
Tenin Magassa had a career-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting with six rebounds.
17 –
Jenna Giacone was 4-of-5 from three to give her 17 points in the contest.
50-50 – UD had 50 points off the bench and 50 points in the paint.
KEY STAT
52% - The Flyers shot 52 percent from the floor, going 37-of-71, a season-best performance by six percent.
UP NEXT
Dayton will return home to host Richmond Friday, Feb. 12 at 5 p.m.