PHILADELPHIA – The University of Dayton women's basketball team went on the road at La Salle University Wednesday and earned a hard-fought victory over the Explorers.

The Flyers (11-3, 2-0 A-10) remain unbeaten in Atlantic 10 play while the Explorers (8-6, 1-1 A-10) suffer their first conference loss.  

KEY MOMENT
2:06 in 4th – Dayton graduate student Erin Whalen drilled a three at the 2:06 mark in the fourth quarter to cap a 6-0 run and put the Flyers up 10 with little time left for La Salle to catch them.

1^st Quarter: Dayton 17, La Salle 12

• The host Explorers jumped out to an early 5-2 lead before a 5-0 run put the Flyers ahead 7-5 in the opening four minutes, highlighted by a three from graduate student Jenna Giacone and four points from sophomore Tenin Magassa.
• By the media break, Dayton held a 9-5 advantage thanks to the 7-0 stretch and 3:02 drought by La Salle.
• UD continued to rely on Magassa in the paint as she went 5-for-6 for 10 points. That was already a season-high for the French international.
• The Flyers shot 61.5 percent in the opening 10 minutes while holding the Explorers to 28.6 percent.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 31, La Salle 22

• Senior Kyla Whitehead pushed the margin to six at 21-15 with a putback at the 7:16 mark after the teams traded baskets to start the second.
• Whitehead added another contest bucket leading to the midway point the quarter as the Flyers held a 23-17 advantage.
• After a La Salle rally made it a one-point game, the Flyers answered with six straight points in a 1:12 stretch to lead 29-22 and a minute and a half to go in the half.
• In the first half, Dayton scored 28 of its 31 points in the paint, but were 0-of-7 from the free throw line.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 50, La Salle 44

• The Explorers closed the gap to start the third with, but then the Flyers answered with a 6-0 run to make it a double-digit Dayton lead, 37-37, just 2:25 into the quarter.
• La Salle stopped the bleeding with back-to-back threes with just over six minutes to play.
• At the media timeout, the Flyers were up 41-33 as foul trouble started to affect the Explorers.
• La Salle pulled within one at 41-40 with 2:52 to play, riding a 6-0 run.
• Giacone and Whitehead joined Magassa with double-digit scoring games as well.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 65, 57

• La Salle struck first again in the fourth, but Whitehead and graduate student Erin Whalen responded to keep the Flyers in control.
• Dayton kept the pressure on La Salle defensively and maintained a seven-point lead at the media timeout.
• The Flyers scored six straight points to push the margin back to 10 at 60-50 with 2:06 to play and the Explorers were running out of time.
• La Salle was forced to foul down the stretch and had three players foul out in the contest.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
18 -  Tenin Magassa recorded a season-high and Kyla Whitehead tied a career-high with both scoring 18 points to lead the Flyers.
42 – The Flyers scored 42 points in the paint compared to the Explorers' 18 points.
50% - Dayton tied a season-high shooting 50 percent from the field, which matched their last outing against St. Bonaventure.

KEY STAT
42 – Dayton had 42 points in the paint, which earned them a victory on a night they only hit three three pointers and shot 48 percent from the free throw line.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"Tonight was a great team win," said head coach Shauna Green. "We did not play our best basketball, but showed toughness to find a way to win. I'm really proud of how people stepped up. Tenin and Kyla were huge in the paint with 18 apiece."

UP NEXT
Dayton will return home to host Saint Louis Sunday, Jan. 16 at 12 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports.