DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team took down Loyola Chicago in an Atlantic 10 conference battle at home on Saturday. 
 
The Flyers (7-8, 1-3 A-10) grab their first conference victory while the Ramblers (7-7, 1-2 A10) suffer their second defeat of the conference campaign. 
 
KEY MOMENT
4Q- 0:47- Anyssa Jones hits a driving layup to give Dayton the lead they would hold on to the rest
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 16, Loyola 16

• The Flyers got on the board quickly after junior Arianna Smith converted a layup off of an assist from junior Ivy Wolf.
• Smith struck again after grabbing a rebound off a Wolf assist and putting it back up for two points. 
• Smith got her third basket off the game off of another rebound to make the score 7-6 Loyola with seven minutes left in the quarter. 
• Wolf got her first bucket of the game on the next possession with a driving layup to give Dayton the lead at 8-7. 
• Junior Shannon Wheeler got herself on the board with a layup off of an assist from freshman Riley Rismiller to tie the game at 10-10 with 3:38 left in the quarter. 
• After a long possession in which the Flyers grabbed multiple offensive rebounds, Smith finally finished off a contested layup to draw the Flyers closer at 12-14. Smith now has a team-high eight points.
• Wolf made two consecutive jumpers at the end of the quarter to tie the score at 16 going into the break. 
• Smith led all players with eight points and six rebounds at the end of one quarter. 
• Dayton dominated on the boards in the first quarter grabbing 12 rebounds to Loyola's two. 

2nd Quarter: Dayton 26, Loyola 35

• The Flyers continued to be strong defensively to start the second quarter as sophomore Nayo Lear recorded a block and rebound on the first possession of the period. 
• Neither team managed to score through the first two and a half minutes of the quarter until redshirt senior Destiny Bohanon broke through with a three with 7:17 to play.
• After Loyola responded with a three of their own, Bohanon hit her second consecutive three to give the Flyers a 22-19 lead. 
• After Loyola regained the lead at 23-22, senior Anyssa Jones converted a putback layup through a foul to regain the lead at 24-23 with 5:21 to play in the quarter. 
• At the media timeout, Loyola had made their last four field goal attempts but Dayton continued to battle only trailing by one.
• Bohanon continued to impress in the second quarter as she finished a crafty layup for her eighth point of the period. The Flyers trail 27-26 with 3:36 left to play.
• A Loyola three as time expired gave them a 35-26 lead heading into the half. The Flyers end the half on an over three-and-a-half minute scoring drought which allowed Loyola to take a 12-2 run into halftime. 
• Smith and Bohanon lead the team with eight points each. Smith leads all players with nine rebounds. 
• The Flyers lead in the rebounding battle with 22 to Loyola's 11. 

3rd Quarter: Dayton 45, Loyola 51

• Wolf got the second half started with a bang, knocking down a three on the Flyers' first possession.
• Graduate student Mariah Perez got herself on the board hitting a layup on the very next possession to draw the Flyers back within four at 31-35.
• Perez scored her second consecutive basket on the next possession with a tough layup through contact.
• Perez scored yet again on the next possession to tie the game at 35 with 7:22 left in the quarter. 
• Smith converted a layup through the foul to draw level again at 37. She gave the Flyers the lead with a successful and-one. 
• Wolf extended the lead to three on the next possession with a successful mid-range jumper. 
• After Loyola swung the lead back in their favor, Bohanon knocked down a corner three to tie the game at 43 with 3:33 left in the quarter.
• Wolf scored once again to reclaim the lead at 45-43 with 2:47 left to play.
• Loyola finished the quarter on an 8-0 run as they took a 45-51 lead into the break. 
• Wolf's seven points in the quarter saw her leading the team with 13.
• Dayton continued to dominate the rebounding battle with 28 to Loyola's 18.

4th Quarter: Dayton 69, Loyola 64

• Wolf got the scoring started with a three on the Flyers' first possession of the quarter.
• After a Loyola bucket in response, Wolf hit another three to draw Dayton back within two at 51-53 with 8:17 to play.
• A Bohanon three would give the Flyers a one-point lead with 7 minutes remaining.
• After a Jones rebound on the defensive end, Bohanon converted a fast break layup to extend the lead to 58-55 with six minutes remaining. 
• An over four-minute scoring drought for the Flyers saw Loyola regain the lead at 58-59 before Ivy Wolf knocked down a three with 1:36 remaining to put her over 20 points on the afternoon at 22.
• After Loyola regained the lead at 61-62 Anyssa Jones converted through contact to edge the Flyers back in front with 48 seconds remaining.
• This would prove decisive, as the Flyers would convert their free throw attempts and hold on to win. 

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
38 - The Flyers grabbed 38 rebounds as a team compared to the Ramblers' 26 boards.
22 - Ivy Wolf and Destiny Bohanon each scored 22 points on the afternoon, which was a new season high for Bohanon.
11 and 15 - Arianna Smith recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 11 points and 15 rebounds. 
8-for-18 – Dayton hit eight threes in the game, the third most in a contest this year.
 
KEY STATS
16 – The Flyers tied a season high with 16 lead changes in the win.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers continue their conference campaign on the road at Saint Louis on Friday, Jan. 12. The game will tip-off at 8 p.m. ET.