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Women's basketball player Destiny Bohanon dribbles past a defender.
48
Dayton UD 10-13,4-8 Atlantic 10
70
Winner Fordham FU 8-15,3-9 Atlantic 10
Dayton UD
10-13,4-8 Atlantic 10
48
Final
70
Fordham FU
8-15,3-9 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Dayton UD 9 12 13 14 48
Fordham FU 14 13 23 20 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Drops Road Contest At Fordham

The Flyers Played Their Second Straight Away Contest

BRONX, N.Y.  - The University of Dayton women's basketball team played its second-straight game on the road and suffered a 70-48 defeat at the hands of Fordham.
 
The Flyers (10-13, 4-8 A-10) drop their eighth conference game of the season while the Rams (8-15, 3-9 A-10) earned their eighth win overall on the year.
 
KEY MOMENT
Q3 – 7:31 to 2:58 – Fordham used a 16-3 run in the third to pull ahead by double digits and held on the rest of the way.  
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 9, Fordham 14
  • Fordham scored on the opening possession to take the initial lead, but redshirt senior Destiny Bohanon answered with a three to put Dayton ahead.
  • Bohanon scored the first five points for the Flyers in the opening four minutes.
  • By the media break, the Rams held a narrow 8-7 lead over the Flyers with 4:54 on the clock.
  • Fordham go the margin to five at 14-9 with just under a minute to play in the first quarter.
  • Graduate student Mariah Perez had four points while Bohanon led the way with five points.
2nd Quarter: Dayton 21, Fordham 27
  • Junior Ivy Wolf drilled a three to start the second and closed the gap to two points.
  • Defensively, the Flyers drew two charges on the Rams' first two possessions. Fordham didn't get its first points of the second until the 6:35 mark.
  • Dayton was forced to call a timeout with 5:34 to go as Fordham was on a 6-0 run during a 4:16 UD drought.
  • A layup by Perez ended the Dayton skid with 4:18 to go, but a three by Fordham gave the hosts a double-digit advantage.
  • Dayton trailed at the half, 27-21, despite outrebounding Fordham 23-20.
3rd Quarter: Dayton 34, Fordham 50
  • Dayton closed the gap to four at 29-25 with free throws by junior Arianna Smith at the 7:31 mark. She had already reached double digit rebounds by that point as well.
  • The Rams got the lead back to double figures by the media break, 35-25.
  • Out of the timeout, Fordham hit a pair of threes to take its biggest lead of the game at 16, capping off a 14-0 run.
  • Bohanon became the first Flyer in double digits scoring.
4th Quarter: Dayton 48, Fordham 70
  • Dayton looked to get things going in the fourth and got a jumper from sophomore Nayo Lear and a three from Bohanon in the first two and a half minutes.
  • Smith became the second Flyer in double figures with her 11th point to go with 13 rebounds.
  • In the end, Dayton just didn't have enough time and Fordham continued to control the tempo as the Flyers fell on the road.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
10th – Arianna Smith recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds, while going 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
11 and 8 – Mariah Perez was just shy of a double-double as well with eight points and 11 boards.
13 – Destiny Bohanon had a team-high 13 points and hit three of Dayton's four threes.
40-37 – The Flyers outrebounded the Rams 40-37 and had 14 offensive boards.
 
KEY STATS
40-24 – Fordham had a 40-24 points in the paint advantage.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers return home to host George Mason Sunday, Feb. 11 at 12 p.m. at UD Arena.
 
 
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