DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team fell short against the VCU Rams in front of a record-breaking crowd at UD Arena. The attendance is the largest non-Power 6 crowd this season, as well as the 34th largest single game attendance this year.
 
The Flyers (8-11, 2-6 A-10) drop their sixth Atlantic 10 contest while the Rams  (17-2, 6-1 A-10) have now won five straight.
 
KEY MOMENT
 
1st Quarter – The Rams started the game on a 10-0, which proved to be the difference in the game.
 
1^st Quarter: Dayton 13, VCU 19

• The Flyers started the game cold going 0-4 from the field.
• Junior Ivy Wolf put the Flyers in the scoring column shooting a mid-range jumper.
• Dayton cut the deficit down 11-8 when they went on a 6-0 run powered by freshman Eve Fiala and junior Arianna Smith
• Two VCU free throws extended the Rams lead to six at 1:44
• Despite Dayton outshooting VCU from the field, VCU's two three point baskets were the difference

2^nd Quarter: Dayton 26, VCU 38

• VCU started the quarter on a 5-0 scoring run.
• Junior Shannon Wheeler euro-stepped to the basket to make the score 24-15 Rams.
• Wolf scored five straight points forcing VCU to call a timeout at 6:21.
• Fiala scored a tough basket under the rim to bring the Flyers the closest they've been to the Rams all game, 24-22.
• Senior Anyssa Jones made the game 28-24 with 3:28.
• The final three minutes of the quarter ended in 10-2 run from VCU.
• At half, free throws separated the teams as VCU was 11-14 from the line, while UD was 1-2.

3^rd Quarter: Dayton 44, VCU 59

• The first possession of the second half led to VCU two free throws.
• Jones started the Flyers second half scoring, draining a three pointer at 8:56.
• Jones followed her three up with a reverse layup making the score 44-31.
• Senior Destiny Bohanon scored her first basket on a baseline drive right before the media timeout.
• Head Coach Tamika Williams-Jeter received a technical foul and ejection at the 4:04 mark.
• Wheeler's steal out of the technical foul led to her converting one of her two free throws..
• A Wolf floater with just over a minute made the score 55-44.

4^th Quarter: Dayton 62, VCU 73

• Senior Mariah Perez' second-chance basket started UD's fourth quarter scoring and cut the deficit to 59-46.
• Bohanon cut the Rams' lead to single digits with a three pointer at 6:29.
• Jones converted her and-one opportunity at 4:03, making the score 62-55 Rams.
• At 3:19, the Flyers were only down five, 62-55, courtesy of two Jones free throws.
• Back-to-back three pointers and a layup extended VCU's lead to 13 with just under two minutes left.
• With 45 seconds remaining, Smith's layup made the score 70-60 Rams.
• Smith scored the final points of the game under the basket.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
 
51 to 45 – The Flyers shot 51% from the field, which bested VCU's 45%.
42 to 24 – Dayton outscored VCU in the paint 42-24.
38% – Although both VCU and Dayton shot 38% from three, VCU had twice the volume going 6-16 compared to the Flyer's 3-8 effort.
30 to 11 – VCU got to the free throw line 30 times, converting on 23 compared to UD's 7-11 from the line.
15 – Anyssa Jones led the Flyers with 15 points and six rebounds.
 
KEY STAT
12, 097 - The largest attendance in Dayton program history, breaking the 11,635 attendance record set last year. The attendance is the largest for any non-Power 6 conference this season.  It is also  the 34th largest crowd nationally for a single game. 
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers homestand continues on Sunday as UD hosts St. Bonaventure at 12 p.m. Sunday's game will be faculty appreciation day. 
 
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