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Nayo Lear goes up for a floater in a game against Richmond
Erik Schelkun
83
Winner Richmond UR 17-5,8-1 Atlantic 10
72
Dayton UD 12-8,6-3 Atlantic 10
Winner
Richmond UR
17-5,8-1 Atlantic 10
83
Final
72
Dayton UD
12-8,6-3 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Richmond UR 19 15 26 23 83
Dayton UD 14 14 24 20 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Falls to Richmond At Home

Flyers Keep It Close But Ultimately Come Up Short Against A-10 Leaders

DAYTON - The University of Dayton Women's Basketball team fell to Richmond by a score of 72- 83 on Sunday Afternoon at UD Arena.
 
The Flyers (12-8, 6-3 A-10) drop their third conference game of the year and fall to third place in the A-10 while Richmond (17-5, 8-1) further solidifies their spot atop the conference standings.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
 
1st Quarter: Dayton 14, Richmond 19
  • Ivy Wolf opened the scoring for the Flyers with a drive to the bucket for a layup in the first minute of the game.
  • Nicole Stephens then found a slashing Jayda Johnson for UD's second basket of the afternoon.
  • Stephens finished through contact in the paint to make the Flyer lead 6-4.
  • Stephens continued to facilitate the offense on the next possession, dishing a beautiful pass to Arianna Smith in the paint to push the Flyers ahead with 5:46 left in the quarter.
  • After the Spiders took the lead at 9-11, Stephens knocked down a three to put Dayton back up by a single point with just under four minutes left to play in the quarter.
  • Richmond would respond with a three of their own but Smith finished off a find from Stephens to tie the game back at 14.
  • The Flyers ended the quarter amid a three-minute scoring drought and faced a deficit going into the second period.
2nd Quarter: Dayton 28, Richmond 34
  • Neither team was able to muster a point through the first three and a half minutes of the quarter until Richmond made a layup through contact to push their lead to 14-21.
  • Dayton got their first points of the quarter as Olivia Leung knocked down a corner three to make the score 17-23.
  • Molly O'Riordan then got herself in the scoring column with a finish in the post to cut the deficit to 19-26 with 3:35 left in the half.
  • Leung grabbed a steal in transition and was unopposed on her way to the hoop for an easy layup.
  • After getting a stop on defense, O'Riordan grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back up to push the UD run to 7-0, cutting the deficit to just two points with a minute and a half left in the half.
  • Another O'Riordan putback made the score 26-28 in the final minute.
  • Richmond knocked down a three to extend their lead to two possessions but a mid-range jumper from Wolf cut it back down to three.
  • The Spiders hit a three at the buzzer to take a six-point lead into halftime.
 3rd Quarter: Dayton 52, Richmond 60
  • Stephens opened up the second half scoring with a fadeaway mid-range shot, giving her seven on the afternoon.
  • After Richmond responded with a bucket of their own, Rikki Harris converted an and one to draw the Flyers a little bit closer at 33-36.
  • Another response from Richmond once again made the deficit six but Wolf converted on a layup to make the score 35-39 with 7:46 left in the quarter.
  • The hot start continued on both ends as a layup from Smith was answered by a three for Richmond. Nayo Lear responded to that with a mid-range finish of her own.
  • Lear finished off a nice drive from the corner with a layup through contact to make the score 43-49 with 4:51 left in the quarter.
  • Lear stayed in control out of the media timeout as she drew a foul and knocked down both foul shots, giving her six of the Flyers' last eight points.
  • Wolf knocked down her first three of the afternoon to make the score 48- 54 with 2:30 left in the quarter.
  • After a Richmond basket, Stephens finished off a layup to keep the game within six points.
  • Wolf then became the first Flyer in double-digit scoring as she finished off a layup to give her 11 on the afternoon.
4th Quarter: Dayton 72, Richmond 83
  • Richmond started the final quarter with six unanswered points but Wolf hit a three and found Smith in the post to draw the Flyers back within single digits at 57-66 with 6:33 left in the game.
  • Wolf then knocked down two at the free-throw line to push the run to 7-0.
  • Richmond put an end to a run with five unanswered points but the Flyers continued to fight as Smith finished through a foul and converted the free throw to cut the deficit back to nine at 62-71.
  • After a response from the Spiders, Stephens hit a mid-range floater as the Flyers converted their fourth consecutive field goal attempt.
  • Smith then finished off of an inbounds pass to cut the deficit down to eight.
  • A block by Harris on the defensive end led to Smith getting to the line with two and a half minutes to play. She converted both free throws to draw the Flyers within two possessions at 68-74.
  • Wolf hit a three in the final seconds to bring the Flyers within 10 at 72-82.
 
 INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • 3- Three Flyers (Wolf, Smith, and Stephens) scored in double figures.
  • 7- Smith recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
  • 8- Stephens set a new season high in assists with eight.
  • 15- Wolf scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half.
  • 37- Stephens tied her season high in minutes played.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will travel to Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, January 29 to take on the Ramblers of Loyola Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
 
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