HARTFORD, Conn.  – The University of Dayton women's basketball team started the 2023-24 campaign with a 102-58 defeat at No. 2 Connecticut.

The Flyers (0-1) faced an uphill battle from the beginning while the Huskies (1-0) showed while they are national title contender.

KEY MOMENT
1^st quarter – UConn shot 47.1 percent and outscored the Flyers 26-13 in the opening quarter and never looked back.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 13, UConn 26

• Dayton got off to a slow start as UConn was able to pull ahead by double digits by the 4:51 mark.
• At the first media, the Flyers trailed 16-5.
• Out of the break, junior Ivy Wolf and senior Anyssa Jones drilled back-to-back threes to cut into the margin.
• Wolf had eight points while Jones had five points to combine for all 13 points for the Flyers.
• UConn shot 47 percent in the first quarter while Dayton shot 36 percent.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 31, UConn 59

• The Huskies opened up the second on a 7-2 run forcing a Flyer timeout with 8:40 on the clock.
• UConn managed to get the lead to 20 just three minutes into the second quarter at 39-19.
• Dayton put a little run together and UConn called its first time out with 5:35 to play.
• Both teams were perfect from the free throw line until the 4:19 mark when the Huskies missed their first. UD didn't miss its first until 2:20 to play.
• The Flyers trailed by 28 at the half.
• UConn shot 58 percent in the opening 20 minutes while UD shot 30 percent.
• Dayton had a 12-8 second-chance points advantage.
• Wolf led the way with 13 points in her Dayton debut while Jones chipped in nine points.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 40, UConn 84

• Wolf picked up where she left off with a three early on in the second half.
• The Huskies held a 64-35 lead at the media timeout with 7:14 to play in the third.
• Despite the score difference, the Flyers continued to battle on the defensive end.
• Sophomore Nayo Lear and graduate student Mariah Perez both got their first baskets of the game to help out the cause in the third.
• By the 1:21 mark, UConn called its second timeout and had an 81-40 advantage.
• Turnovers were 7-1 in favor of the Huskies in the third quarter.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 58, UConn 102

• Both teams started out cold offensively until freshman Riley Rismiller drilled a three at the top of the key to score her first field goal as a Flyer.
• Jones drove and scored a contest shot to give her double digits in the game, joining Wolf.
• By the final media timeout, the Flyers trailed 95-48.
• Freshman Denika Lightbourne drove to the basket and got her first collegiate points as well.
• Fellow freshman Eve Fiala followed suit with a good post-move to get her first Dayton points in the final minute.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
16 – Ivy Wolf scored a team-high 16 points in her Dayton debut.
11 – Anyssa Jones scored 11 points and added four rebounds as the second double-digit scorer for Dayton.
8 and 9 – Mariah Perez had a strong second half and recorded eight points and nine rebounds, close to a double-double.
33% to 50% - The Flyers were held to 33 percent overall while the Huskies shot 50 percent from the field and 42 percent from three.
49-33 – Dayton was out-rebound 49-33 in the game.

KEY STAT
21 to 8 – The Flyers committed 21 turnovers and only forced eight from the Huskies.

UP NEXT
The Flyers will head home to host Lindenwood Sunday, Nov. 11 at 12 p.m. at UD Arena.