DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team led George Washington from start to finish Wednesday night, coming out with a 71-53 victory in an Atlantic 10 conference bout at UD Arena.

The Flyers (8-9, 2-4 A-10) get back on the winning track while the Revolutionaries (8-9, 1-4 A10) drop to 1-1 on its current conference road trip.

KEY MOMENT
Just 22 seconds into the game, graduate student Mariah Perez converted a layup to put Dayton on the board. The Flyers would go on to lead for all but 57 seconds in the contest.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 20, George Washington 12

• Senior Aynssa Jones started a strong first quarter with a layup of her own to extend UD's early lead, then added a three off an assist from junior Ivy Wolf to give Dayton a 9-8 advantage
• The Flyers never trailed again, holding the lead the rest of the game
• Wolf got herself in the scoring column with a three-pointer on an assist from junior Shannon Wheeler
• Arianna Smith pushed the Flyers ahead 20-12 with an and-one with just seven seconds remaining in the quarter

2nd Quarter: Dayton 40, George Washington 25

• Wolf pushed the lead to 10 with a pair of free throws to start the quarter
• After forcing a turnover, freshman Denika Lightbourne threw a beautiful assist to Arianna Smith, extending the Flyers' lead to 24-14.
• Back-to-back three-pointers from Wolf and Wheeler put UD ahead 38-23
• Wheeler continued her strong second quarter with a layup assisted by sophomore Nayo Lear, putting the Flyers up 40-23 with just 48 seconds to go.
• Dayton closed out the half out-rebounding George Washington 22-17

3rd Quarter: Dayton 55, George Washington, 40

• The Flyers started the quarter strong with back-to-back layups from Anyssa Jones and Arianna Smith
• Perez secured a layup off a spin move to extend Flyers lead 46-29 at 7:01.
• Wheeler secured an and-one to add to UD's lead and make it 53-39 at 2:08. 
• The Flyers outshot George Washington from the charity stripe with seven free throws with the Revolutionaries only hitting two. 

4th Quarter: Dayton 71, George Washington, 53

• Redshirt sophomore Destiny Bohanon got herself on the board securing the Flyers' first points of the quarter with a three pushing Dayton ahead 58-42.
• Wolf secured the dagger off a GW turnover, extending the Flyers' lead with her 63-46 at 6:38 mark
• Bohannon finished with touch around the bucket with the assist from Wolf to give UD its final score of 71

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
42 - The Flyers grabbed 42 rebounds as a team compared to the Revolutionaries' 31 boards.
8  - Ivy Wolf led all players with a season high 8 assists
15 and 13 - Mariah Perez recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds. 
32 - The Flyers outscored the Revolutionaries with 32 points in the paint compared to the Revolutionaries only scoring 14

KEY STATS
28.6% - Dayton held George Washington to just 28.6 percent from the floor for the game, its lowest opponent field goal percentage since the 2021-22 campaign.

UP NEXT
The Flyers continue their Atlantic 10 campaign on the road at Richmond on Saturday, January 20th. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 P.M.