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43
St. Bonaventure SBU 8-4,0-1 Atlantic 10
90
Winner Dayton UD 10-3,1-0 Atlantic 10
St. Bonaventure SBU
8-4,0-1 Atlantic 10
43
Final
90
Dayton UD
10-3,1-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Bonaventure SBU 6 7 12 18 43
Dayton UD 27 19 30 14 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Dominates In A-10 Opener

The Flyers Scored A Season-High 90 Points

DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team started off 2022 with a huge win over St. Bonaventure University Tuesday night at UD Arena.
 
The Flyers improve to 10-3, 1-0 A-10 while the Bonnies fall to 8-4, 0-1 A-10 going into the rest of Atlantic 10 play. 
 
KEY MOMENT
With 2:17 left in the 1st quarter Erin Whalen made her fourth consecutive three-point shot of the game bringing the Flyers up 19-6. 
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 27, St. Bonaventure 6
  • Graduate student Erin Whalen started off the game for the Flyers with an impressive three-point shot off an assist from fellow grad student Jenna Giacone, who then made a layup and foul shot for a three point play of her own. 
  • Dayton jumped to a 12-2 lead by 6:19 left in the quarter. Whalen went 3-for-3 in three pointers, leading the Flyers with nine points in the first four minutes of play. 
  • The Bonnies were held to a 2:31 scoring drought in the middle of the quarter. 
  • This was the Flyers highest scoring first quarter of the season, and the fifth time UD has scored over 20 in the 1st.
2nd Quarter: Dayton 46, St. Bonaventure 13
  • The Flyers started off the quarter strong with consecutive steals and driving layups from sophomores Capria Brown and Destiny Bohanon. 
  • The Flyers held strong on defense, preventing the Bonnies from scoring in the first four and a half minutes of the second quarter. 
  • Cook broke a scoring lull for both teams with a driving layup for the Flyers with 3:12 left in the quarter.
  • A made second-chance layup and resulting foul shot with 1:27 left in the half led to a three-point play by Kyla Whitehead that got the crowd on their feet.  
3rd Quarter: Dayton 76, St. Bonaventure 25
  • The Flyers started off the second half with back to back threes from Makira Cook and Erin Whalen to extend their lead 52-15. 
  • Dayton remained in control, leading 65-23 going to the media timeout. 
  • Erin Whalen led the Flyers in the third quarter with 11 points in the period alone. 
  • The quarter ended with a buzzer beating layup by Dayton's Brown off an assist from Cook. 
  • The Flyers outscored the Bonnies 30-12 in the 3rd. 
4th Quarter: Dayton 75 St. Bonaventure 65
  • The Flyers experienced a slow start to the fourth, with the Bonnies holding them to a 2:25 scoring drought, and Dayton going 0-4 in FGs to begin the period. Meanwhile SBU gained a 6-0 run. 
  • A layup and free throw by Amari Davidson, followed by a three-pointer by Wheeler, resulted in a 6-0 Dayton run and got the Flyers back on track. 
  • Both teams held strong with Dayton seeing another 3:07 drought and SBU going over 4:30 without a field goal. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • 7 - The number of three-pointers made by the Flyers' Erin Whalen.
  • 33- The lead Dayton had over the Bonnies heading into the second half. 
  • 19- The Flyers scored 19 points off of forced turnover overs against SBU. 
  • 33- Dayton points scored off the bench compared to the Bonnie's 17. 
KEY STAT
 
13 – The Flyers hit 13 three-pointers, which tied the third most in a single game in program history.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Flyers will play their second A-10 game of the season against George Washington at UD Arena on Saturday, Jan. 8. The game begins at 2 p.m. and will be available on ESPN+.
 
 
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