DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team fell to Ohio University by a score of 52-51 in their return to UD arena Tuesday night.
 
The Flyers (0-7) are still searching for their first win as the Bobcats (2-4) earned their second win of the season.
 
KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter – Ohio Bobcats hit a layup with just 3.6 remaining to give them the lead and ultimately the win 52-51. 
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 13, Ohio 17

• The game got off to a rare start as an administrative technical foul was assessed on the Flyers before the game which put them down 1-0 before tipoff.
• By the media timeout, Dayton was down 15-8 thanks to four three-pointers for Ohio.
• Senior Mariah Perez recorded a team-high four rebounds in the quarter.
• Dayton outrebounded Ohio 13-10 as well as putting up eight points in the paint.
• Ohio had five points off turnovers while the Flyers didn't have any.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 24, Ohio 31

• It was a slow start to the quarter as both teams started shooting 1-4 from the field.
• Dayton only shot 28% from the field while Ohio shot 37%.
• The Flyers recorded six second chance points while the Bobcats recorded zero. 
• Junior Anyssa Jones hit a three at the buzzer to cut Ohio's lead to seven at half.
• At half, Dayton had five assists compared to Ohio's seven.
• Junior Taisi Kozlova led the team with five points heading into halftime.

3^rd  Quarter: Dayton 42, Ohio 43

• Dayton opened the scoring in the second half following a three pointer by Jones to cut Ohio's lead to four.
• The Flyers recorded three offensive rebounds and three second chance points in the first two minutes to tie the game 32-32.
• Ohio went on a 7-2 run heading into the media timeout to regain the lead 39-34.
• Dayton struggled with free-throws in the quarter as they only managed to shoot 33 percent from the line while Ohio shot 6
• Freshman Nayo Lear led the Flyers with 7 points in the quarter and also added two rebounds.
• The Flyers had their best offensive quarter putting up 18 points and cutting Ohio's lead to one heading into the final quarter.
• Senior Sydney Freeman hit a three-pointer with ten seconds to give the Flyers their first lead of the night. The Bobcats scored on a layup with one second remaining in the quarter to regain the lead.

 
4^th Quarter: Dayton 51, Ohio 52

• It was another slow start for both teams offensively as Dayton committed 4 turnovers and Ohio shot 2-6 from the field in the first four and half minutes
• Freeman helped cut the Flyers' deficit back down to one, 48-47,  after an and-one layup. 
• There were only 10 total points scored in the first seven minutes of the quarter. 
• The Flyers defense showed up in the final quarter as they held Ohio scoreless over a six minute period in the quarter 
• Redshirt Senior Maliya Perry scored the go-ahead layup with a minute remaining to give the Flyers a 51-50 lead.
• Ohio scored a layup with 3.6 seconds on the clock to regain the lead 52-51. 
• The Flyers committed seven turnovers in the final quarter whereas Ohio didn't record any

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
13 to 2 – Ohio held a 13-2 fast-break point advantage .
16 - Mariah Perez tied her career-high in rebounds with 16.
51 to 34 – Dayton outrebounded the Bobcats 51 to 34 throughout the game.
13 - Sydney Freeman recorded a season-high 13 points, five more than her previous season-high. 
14 - Dayton committed their fewest fouls in a game this season at 14.
52 - The Flyers held the Bobcats to their lowest scoring total of the season.
 
KEY STAT
19 – The Flyers committed 19 total turnovers compared to Ohio's eight.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will remain home to host the University of Florida on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. at UD Arena.