PHILADELPHIA – The University of Dayton women's basketball team finished up a three-game road stretch with a 59-43 win over Saint Joseph's University Wednesday night.

The Flyers (22-4, 13-1 A-10) remain atop the Atlantic 10 standings while the Hawks (10-16, 6-8 A-10) head into their season finale on a loss.

KEY MOMENT
4^th quarter – 7:55 – Dayton ended the game on a 7-0 run and 2:05 drought for Saint Joesph's to stifle any comeback attempt.

1^st Quarter: Dayton 12, Saint Joseph's 5

• Both teams got off to a slow start offensively as the first field goal didn't come until the 7:57 mark with a jumper from graduate student Erin Whalen.
• At the media timeout, the score was 5-4 in favor of Saint Joseph's as Dayton was on a 4:02 scoring drought.
• Whalen nailed a three at the 2:25 mark to end the skid and put the Flyers back on top, 7-5.
• Sophomore Makira Cook scored five straight points for UD to push the margin to seven in the final minute of the quarter.
• Dayton held SJU to just 14.3 percent shooting in the opening 10 minutes.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 23, Saint Joseph's 15

• The Hawks entered the quarter on a 4+ minute drought, but ended it with the opening basket of the second.
• The Flyers went cold again from the floor not scoring for over three minutes as the Hawks pulled within one, forcing a Dayton timeout.
• Cook scored three straight buckets for UD to end the skid and add to the Flyers' lead with just over three minutes to go.
• Amidst an 8-0 UD run, Saint Joes had to call a timeout with 2:25 to play as the Flyers were up 22-13.
• Cook became the first player in double digits with 11 points.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 36, Saint Joseph's 25

• The Flyers picked up two quick fouls in the opening minute of the second half.
• Grad student Jenna Giacone hit a three at the 4:53 mark as part of a 5-0 run for Dayton and that forced another SJU timeout as the Hawks trailed by 12.
• The Hawks pulled within single digits and under three to go in the quarter as the score was 32-23 in favor of the Flyers.
• SJU hit a pair of free throws with less than a second on the clock, but Dayton still led by double-figures heading to the fourth.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 59, Saint Joseph's 43

• Giacone drove straight to the basket on the first two possessions of the fourth quarter to increase the margin to 15 points. She joined Cook with double-digits in the contest.
• The Hawks carried over a 1-for-10 streak over from the third quarter.
• SJU cut the margin to single digits again, 46-38, forcing a Dayton timeout with 5:09 on the clock.
• Over the next few minutes, the pace slowed down, but Saint Joes hit a three at the 2:04 mark and called a timeout as the Hawks trailed by nine.
• All the Flyers had to do was hit their free throws down the stretch to clinch the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
19 and 6 – Makira Cook finished with game-highs of 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and six rebounds.
4 – Tenin Magassa had four blocks in the game.
24 to 10 – The Flyers got 24 bench points to the Hawks' 10 points.
12 – Jenna Giacone and Erin Whalen both had 12 points for the Flyers
45 to 38 – The Flyers outrebounded the Hawks 45-38.

KEY STAT
26.8% - Dayton held Saint Joseph's to 26.8 percent shooting on the night.

UP NEXT
Dayton returns home to host Rhode Island Saturday, Feb. 23.