RICHMOND, Va. – A short-handed University of Dayton women's basketball team fell to the Atlantic 10-leading Richmond Spiders Saturday night, 72-39 at the Robins Center.

The Flyers (8-10, 2-5 A-10) fought valiantly, but the Spiders (17-3, 7-0 A-10) rolled to remain undefeated in Atlantic 10 action.

KEY MOMENT
1^st quarter – Even with the Flyers holding the Spiders without a field goal for over five minutes, Richmond pulled out to a double-digit lead and never looked back.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1^st Quarter: Dayton 3, Richmond 15

• A defensive battle out of the gate, the hosts pulled ahead to a 5-0 lead near the six-minute mark.
• Junior Arianna Smith ended the drought at the 5:50 mark with an and-one to pull Dayton back within a basket at 5-3.
• Richmond went on a 10-0 run over the rest of the quarter.

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 15, Richmond 30

• After back-to-back threes from the Spiders to start the quarter, the Flyers started to chip away at the deficit thanks to a pair of free throws from senior Anyssa Jones and a two-point bucket from freshman Eve Fiala.
• Dayton held Richmond without a field goal for over five minutes in the quarter, allowing UD to climb back into the contest.
• Jones dropped in another basket and junior Ivy Wolf added her first of the day to bring the contest back to 11 points.
• Fiala bookended the scoring in the quarter with her second basket of the night.
• The Flyers were ultimately outscored 15-12 in the quarter

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 24, Richmond 44

• Richmond kept Dayton at bay to start the second half, scoring the first five points of the third quarter
• Jones continued her strong play in the frame, scoring a pair of buckets.
• Fiala had a great quarter, scoring a bucket and grabbing three rebounds

4^th Quarter: Dayton 39, Richmond 72

• Smith continued to lead the way for Dayton's scoring efforts, dropping in five points in the quarter
• Jones also scored two more from the floor, leading to her team-high 13 points
• Dayton ran out of steam by the fourth quarter, and Richmond cruised to its seventh A-10 win

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
90 – percent from the free throw line for UD (9-of-10)
13 – points for Anyssa Jones to lead the Flyers
12 – points and rebounds for Arianna Smith, who secured her Atlantic 10-leading ninth double-double of the season
8 – rebounds for Eve Fiala, a new career-high, who also scored a career-best six points
 
 
KEY STAT
23 – The Flyers committed 23 turnovers compared to 13 for the Spiders.
 
UP NEXT
Dayton returns to the friendly confines of UD Arena for its annual School Day game Wednesday, Jan. 24, hosting VCU at 11 a.m.