OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's basketball team remained on the road and earned the victory at Miami University of Ohio Saturday afternoon.

The Flyers (5-5) improve to .500 on the year while the RedHawks' (1-6) losing streak continues.

KEY MOMENT
3^rd quarter – 1:40 – Miami had pulled within five of Dayton, but the Flyers responded with a 7-0 run to pull back ahead by double digits to end the third.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 16, Miami 13

• Miami struck first in the opening minute, but Dayton responded with a 5-0 run to pull ahead of the RedHawks.
• By the media break, the Flyers led 10-6 thanks to a pair of threes from freshman Denika Lightbourne and redshirt senior Destiny Bohanon.
• The Flyers shot 50 percent in the opening 10 minutes while the RedHawks shot 38.5 percent.
• Senior Anyssa Jones and sophomore Nayo Lear led the way for UD with four points each on 2-of-3 shooting.
• Dayton forced eight turnovers in the first quarter resulting in nine points.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 36, Miami 25

• The Flyers carried momentum into the second quarter getting big threes from Bohanon and junior Arianna Smith.
• Dayton extended its lead to double digits at 29-18 with 7:15 on the clock.
• Midway through the second, the Flyers held a 33-22 lead with ones being the first player in double digits with 11 points.
• Junior Shannon Wheeler had a career-high three steals in just eight minutes of action up to that point.
• Dayton shot 48.4 percent in the first half and was 6-of-12 from three point range.
• Eight different Flyers were on the score sheet in the opening 20 minutes.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 60, Miami 48

• Miami was able to close the gap to single digits in the opening three minutes of the second half.
• At the media timeout, Dayton led 46-39 as the RedHawks were clawing their way back into the game.
• Miami's Jadyn Scott took over for the hosts and scored 12 points in the third quarter alone.
• The Flyers were able to push their margin back to double digits by the end of the quarter with a three from Wheeler.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 73, Miami 60

• Neither team was able to make a difference in the score the opening three minutes of the fourth before a three from junior Ivy Wolf ended the drought.
• Miami was forced to call its first timeout at the 6:24 mark with Dayton leading 63-50.
• Wolf and graduate student Mariah Perez reached the double-digit scoring mark as well in the quarter.
• In the end, Dayton was able to fend off the Miami rally.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
11 – Dayton tied a season high with 11 steals in the contest and recorded five blocks as well.
4 – There were four Flyers in double digits, led by Anyssa Jones with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
50% – The Flyers shot 50 percent in the effort while holding the RedHawks to 42.6 percent.
29 – Dayton got 29 points off the bench compared to Miami's 11 points.
38-26 – The Flyers outrebounded the RedHawks 38 to 26 in the game.

KEY STAT
47.8% - UD was 11-of-23 from three point range for 47.8 percent.

UP NEXT
The Flyers return home to host Ohio Dominican on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 12 p.m.