DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team fell in their Atlantic 10 conference contest at home to Duquesne University on Saturday night. 
 
The Flyers (6-7) trailed the whole way, ultimately suffering a 28-point defeat at the hands of Duquesne (7-6)
 
KEY MOMENT
3Q- 6:06- Duquesne went on an 11-0 run to put the game out of striking distance, ensuring a defeat for the Flyers. 
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 7, Duquesne 22

• It was a slow start for both teams as the first points of the game came off of a Duquesne three a minute and a half into the game. They would go up 5-0 a minute later. 
• Freshman Riley Rismiller got the Flyers on the board with a layup at the seven-and-a-half-minute mark. 
• The first half of the quarter proved difficult for the Flyers as they went into the media timeout down 11-2. They had not scored in almost three minutes which opened the door for Duquesne to go on a run that stood at 6-0. 
• Redshirt senior Destiny Bohanon got herself into the scoring column by converting a midrange shot with 3:09 left in the quarter to make the score 13-4.
• Bohanon would then cut the deficit to single digits at 14-7 with a three at the two-and-a-half-minute mark. 
• Duquesne would go on an 8-0 run to close the period and take a commanding lead into the break.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 19, Duquesne 34

• Graduate student Mariah Perez got her first points of the night and the first of the quarter for the Flyers with a putback finish through contact. 
• With seven minutes remaining, the Flyers forced the Dukes into a shot clock violation with the score at 24-10.
• Senior Taisiya Koslova hit a corner three for her first points of the night with six minutes left in the quarter. 
• Both teams struggled to score points through the first half of the second quarter as they had made only a combined five field goals at the media timeout. 
• Junior Arianna Smith hit a jumper out of the media timeout to notch her first points of the night.
• With just under two minutes left in the half, Smith converted a layup through contact. 
• On the next possession, senior Anyssa Jones knocked down a mid-range jumper to draw the Flyers a little bit closer with the score now being 34-19. 
• The teams were equal in points scored in the second half with 12.
• Smith led the Flyers with six rebounds at halftime which is good enough for second amongst all players. 

3rd Quarter: Dayton 27, Duquesne 54

• Duquesne got the scoring started in the second half before Smith converted a tough layup with 8:04 remaining. 
• After a Duquesne response, freshman Denika Lightbourne got her first points of the contest via a mid-range floater with seven minutes left in the third quarter. 
• Halfway through the third quarter, Duquesne had scored six unanswered points which vaulted them to a 44-23 lead at the media timeout. 
• The Flyers continued to struggle on both sides of the ball as Duquesne was on a 13-0 run with two minutes left to play in the quarter. 
• Bohanon finally broke the cold streak by knocking down a corner three with 45 seconds on the clock. 
• Duquesne finished the quarter making seven of their last nine field goal attempts while Dayton had only made one of their last eight. 
• Through three quarters, Smith led all players with eight rebounds

4th Quarter: Dayton 42, Duquesne 70

• Through five minutes of play in the fourth quarter, Dayton still had not converted a field goal. Six made free throws have the score at 33-63 in favor of Duquesne. 
• Freshman Eva Fiala converted the Flyers' first field goal of the quarter with 2:46 remaining. 
• On the next possession, Rismiller made a layup to bring the score to 39-65.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
9 - Arianna Smith grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. 
15 - The Flyers scored 15 points off the bench in the contest.
44 - Dayton out-rebounded Duquesne 44 to 35 on the night. 
7- The Flyers tallied seven steals during the game. 
 
KEY STATS
Dayton only shot 24.1 percent from the field during the game to Duquesne's 45.2 percent.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers travel to Massachusetts on Tuesday to take on UMass. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.