RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Dayton women's basketball team earned a hard-fought 70-65 road win at VCU Wednesday night.

The Flyers (5-19, 4-9 A-10) pick up their fourth Atlantic 10 victory while the Rams' (7-18, 5-9 A-10) losing streak extends to four.

KEY MOMENT
End of 4^th – It was a one-point UD lead with 12 seconds left, but the Flyers hit four three throws down the stretch to seal the win.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 19, VCU 15

• Dayton struck first with a putback from senior Mariah Perez, giving the Flyers an early lead.
• Junior Anyssa Jones recorded three steals in the first three minutes to go with four points in transition. She added a three to make it a 7-0 UD run to put the Flyers ahead 9-2.
• At the media break, the Flyers held an 11-2 advantage thanks to a 9-0 run, 4-for-4 stretch, and 3:45 VCU scoring drought.
• The Rams hit a three at the 2:40 mark to close the game to six, 15-9.
• VCU hit a buzzer beater, but Dayton still held a 19-15 lead.
• The Flyers ended the quarter on an 8-for-10 stretch while Jones had a team-high nine points and three steals.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 39, VCU 27

• The Flyers didn't record their first foul of the game until the 8:45 mark in the second quarter.
• UD slowed down during a four-plus minute scoring drought of their own before a layup by sophomore Arianna Smith broke the skid and put the Flyers up six.
• VCU was held without a field goal for over four minutes as well leading into the midway point of the quarter.
• Jones became the first Flyer in double digits with 11 points, her fourth straight game doing so.
• Senior Sydney Freeman hit a deep three with 3:36 on the clock to give Dayton its first double-digit lead of the game.
• Jones, Freeman, and Perez all had double digits while the Flyers shot 50 percent overall, 60 percent from three, and 86 percent from the free throw line in the first half.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 50, VCU 43

• Perez recorded her 10^th rebound of the game to give her her 10^th double-double of the year.
• Dayton called the first timeout of the game at the 7:23 mark to regather after VCU closed the gap to nine points, 42-33.
• By the media break, the Flyers held a 12-point lead, 47-35.
• VCU drilled a couple of big shots down the stretch and made it a seven-point game in the final minute of the third.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 70, VCU 65

• The Rams continued to claw back, using a 5-1 run to make it a three-point game in the opening minute of the fourth.
• Dayton was finally able to get on the board in the quarter with a layup from junior Taisiya Kozlova at the 7:05 mark.
• VCU tied it up before a three by Freeman put them back on top. The Rams answered right back with a three of their own and 5:47 to play.
• The teams traded buckets and free throws over the next few minutes with neither team willing to budge.
• Kozlova nailed a big three with 1:31 on the clock to put Dayton up 66-60, capping a 3-for-3 run.
• The Rams cut it to one with 10 seconds to play before a pair of free throws by Freeman put the Flyers back on top 68-65.
• VCU was unable to convert and Smith hit her free throws to clinch the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
18 – Anyssa Jones scored a team-high 18 points to reach double figures for the fourth straight game and 10^th time this season. She also had a career-high five steals.
10^th – Mariah Perez recorded her 10^th double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
14 and 10 – Arianna Smith also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
17 and 9 – Sydney Freeman was second on the team with 17 points and was one assist shy of a double-double with nine.
53% - Dayton shot 53 percent from three point range.

KEY STAT
14 of 17 – The Flyers made their free throws when they mattered most and finished 14-of-17 at the charity stripe.

UP NEXT
The Flyers return to UD Arena for the final home game of the regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. against the LaSalle Explorers.