DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team won 67-64 against the University of Massachusetts in a nail-biter Wednesday Night at UD Arena.
 
The Flyers (9-6, 3-1 A-10) extend their winning streak to three games while the Minutewomen (7-8, 2-2 A-10) fall below .500.
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 14, UMass 19

• Senior Ivy Wolf started the scoring for the Flyers with a deep three from the top of the key thanks to an assist from graduate student Nicole Stephens.
• Senior Arianna Smith adds two free-throw points for the Flyers after being fouled in the paint.
• After several back-and-forth possessions on both sides, Stephens gets a bucket of her own.
• Wolf gets fouled on her fast break to the rim, adding two more points in free throws for the Flyers.
• Wolf reaches double-digits with two free throws.

 
2nd Quarter: Dayton 37, UMass 35

• Sophomore Ajok Madol starts things off for the Flyers in the second quarter, with a reversed layup at 9:00.
• Wolf goes back-to-back to add to the Flyers deficit with a layup and a three-point goal from the corner making the score 21-27.
• On the next possession, Smith helps out the Flyers with a drive to the basket adding two points at 5:26.
• Smith gets fouled on her way up to the rim, knocking down both free throws.
• Stephens nailed a three-pointer to make it a one-possession game, from an assist by Smith.
• Flyers are on a scoring run with a turnover leading to a fast break from Wolf, with just a couple of minutes remaining.
• Stephens with a clutch assist to graduate student Rikki Harris where she knocked down a three-pointer to take back the lead, 34-33.
• The Flyers extended their lead over UMass with a three-pointer drained by Wolf with 58 seconds remaining.

 
3rd Quarter: Dayton 47, UMass 47

• Wolf starts out the Flyers with a pull-up three-pointer to begin the third quarter. 
• A hot start to the quarter with a layup from Smith, assisted by junior Nayo Lear with a stellar pass, 42-39.
• Stephens took advantage of UMass' miscommunication on defense, adding two points for the Flyers at 5:22.
• Despite UMass' eight-point run, Stephens was able to put up a jumper to get back in the game, 46-47.

 
4th Quarter: Dayton 67, UMass 64

• Smith starts things for the Flyers in the fourth quarter with a layup after they struggled offensively in the third quarter.
• On the next possession, senior Shannon Wheeler finished at the rim through contact and drew the foul to extend Dayton's lead to 52-47.
• Ajok Madol found the rebound to put back up two points for the Flyers with 6:45 remaining
• Arianna Smith follows Madol's bucket with one of her own. Smith made the layup and earned a trip to the free-throw line 57-49
• Back-to-back points for Smith widening the gap with 5:11 remaining 
• Wolf secured the ball after a UMass turnover, driving through traffic to add two points to the scoreboard, 61-55 
• A strong push by UMass narrowed the gap but Arianna Smith powered through the defense for a strong finish in the paint 65-61
• Harris with clutch free throws to extend the lead with 12 seconds remaining 
• UMass threatened Dayton's advantage but never managed to get back in front with a final score of 67-64

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - Nicole Stephens lead the team in assists and tied a career high with five.
9 – Dayton had nine steals in the game as part of 16 UMass turnovers.
16 - Arianna Smith had a season-high 16 rebounds and recorded her fourth double-double of the year with 17 points
26 - Ivy Wolf was the leading scorer with 26 points including four threes.
18-6 – UD had an 18-6 second chance points advantage against one of the top offensive rebounding teams in the country.
 
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 11 as they play host to La Salle. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.