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Brian McWalters
70
La Salle LaS 12-14,7-10 Atlantic 10
85
Winner Dayton UD 14-2,12-1 Atlantic 10
La Salle LaS
12-14,7-10 Atlantic 10
70
Final
85
Dayton UD
14-2,12-1 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
La Salle LaS 14 23 19 14 70
Dayton UD 26 16 23 20 85

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Storms To A-10 Semifinals

The Flyers Defeated No. 8 Seed La Salle 85-70

RICHMOND, Va.  – The University of Dayton women's basketball team earned an 85-70 victory over No. 8 seed La Salle in the Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinals Friday morning.

The Flyers (14-2) continue their season while the Explorers (12-14) end with a loss.

KEY MOMENT
Start of 3rd – Dayton went on an 11-2 run to pull away from La Salle and never looked back.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 26, La Salle 14
  • Dayton jumped out to an 8-3 lead with a pair of threes from redshirt senior Erin Whalen.
  • The Flyers used a 10-0 run over 1:43 to lead 12-3 and force an Explorer timeout at the 7:22 mark.
  • La Salle came out of the timeout though and made it a three-point game at 12-9 with a 6-0 run midway through the first.
  • Dayton answered with an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to pull back ahead 20-9 with 3:29 to play.
  • The Flyers continued to lead by double digits after 10 minutes.
  • All eight Flyers that played in the first quarter scored.
  • UD shot 60 percent and held La Salle to 22 percent.
2nd Quarter: Dayton 42, La Salle 37
  • UD earned three quick fouls in the first minute of the second quarter.
  • The Flyers didn't get their first points of the period until the 7:44 mark from freshman Tenin Magassa.
  • By the media break, Dayton held a 33-26 lead over La Salle.
  • Whalen put the Flyers back up double-digits with a runner at the 3:10 mark, 37-26.
  • La Salle banked a three at the buzzer to close the gap to five.
  • The Flyers shot 48 percent in the first half and held the Explorers to 27 percent.
  • UD had 28 points in the paint to La Salle's six.
  • Magassa had a team-high 12 points while Whalen had 10 points and redshirt senior Jenna Giacone had nine.
3rd Quarter: Dayton 65, La Salle 56
  • The Flyers jumped out on an 8-3 run to start the third to keep hold of the advantage.
  • A layup by junior Kyla Whitehead off the assist by Giacone put the Flyers up 13 and forced a La Salle timeout with 5:10 on the clock.
  • The Flyers were riding an 8-0 run going into the final three minutes of the third.
  • Dayton managed to take a nine-point lead into the final 10 minutes.
  • Four Flyers had double-digits through three quarters.
4th Quarter: Dayton 85, La Salle 70
  • Freshman Capria Brown started the fourth quarter with back-to-back baskets including a three for the Flyers.
  • Dayton rode a 9-run to take an 18-point lead over La Salle in the first 2:30 of the fourth.
  • At the media timeout, the Flyers were on a 2:24 scoring drought, but still had a 76-63 advantage.
  • In the end, La Salle just did not have enough firepower to catch Dayton.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
48% - Dayton shot 48 percent from the field and held La Salle to 31 percent.
5 in double figures – The Flyers had five players score in double figures for just the second time this season.
17 – Jenna Giacone led UD with 17 points to go with five assists.
16 and 10 – Tenin Magassa had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
14 and 11 – Kyla Whitehead also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while going 5-of-6.
52 to 18 – The Flyers outscored the Explorers 52-18 in the paint.

KEY STAT
52-18 – Dayton outscored La Salle with 52 points in the paint while allowing 18.    

UP NEXT
Dayton will take on hosts and No. 5 seed VCU at 1 p.m. Saturday on CBS Sports Network.
 
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