DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team claimed an 18-point win over visiting Tennessee State Sunday afternoon, paced by senior
Ivy Wolf who led all scorers with a season-high 23 points.
Dayton improves to 3-1 on the season while Tennessee Tech moves to 2-3 overall.
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 21, Tennessee State 12
• sophomore
Ajok Madol got the scoring started for the Flyers, knocking down a three-point basket for Dayton's first field goal of the game
• Madol converted two points off a Tiger turnover with 2:30 left in the first frame to give the Flyers the largest lead of the quarter at 19-8
• freshman
Olivia Leung was a near perfect 5-for-6 from the free throw line after drawing four fouls in the first
2nd Quarter: UD 42, TSU 28
• To start off scoring in the second quarter, sophomore
Eve Fiala made a layup for her first bucket of the game
• senior
Arianna Smith maintained the energy and quickly put the ball in at rim, setting the score at 25-17 in favor of the Flyers
• graduate student
Rikki Harris followed up with a buttery three from the top of the key with 4:40 to go
• Lear forced the turnover for a fast break and an effortless layup with 1:06 showing on the clock, putting Dayton up 14
3rd Quarter: UD 57, TSU 38
• Wolf bangs a three within the first minute of the quarter to keep the Flyers' momentum rolling into the third quarter
• freshman Molly O'Riorodon tallied her first points of the game on the assist from Madol at 3:28, pushing the UD lead to 16
• late in the quater, sophomore
Eve Fiala grabs the offensive rebound and connects on the put-back at rim with less than a minute to go in the third
• Harris found the bottom of the basket with a wide open jump shot to end the third quarter with Dayton in front, 57-38.
4th Quarter: UD 76, TSU 58
• Harris opened the final frame with a three pointer within the first minute
• sophomore
Denika Lightbourne gave UD its largest lead of the game at 27 points with a fast-break layup at 5:37
• senior
Shannon Wheeler drove to the basket to put up her first two points with 4:24 to go in the game, making it 71-47
• Wolf scored the final three points of the game, her sixth triple of the contest, with just over 30 seconds to play
KEY STATS
23 - Wolf had 23 points in today's game, topping her previous season high of 22 points
27 - the largest lead for the Flyers in the game was 27 points, 69-42, over the Tigers
10 - Smith led all rebounders with 10 boards, equaling her season high
6 - Harris tallied a season-high six assists and was the second-highest leading scorer for the Flyers with 13 points
UP NEXT
Dayton is set to play host to Providence this Thursday, November 21st at UD Arena. Tipoff between the Flyers and Friars is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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