DAYTON, Ohio. - The University of Dayton women's basketball team hosted Belmont University Sunday afternoon and battled to a tough 72-66 defeat at UD Arena.

The Flyers (2-2) drop their second game of the year while the Bruins (2-2) moved to .500.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 7, Belmont 16

• Sophomore Olivia Leung had a buzzer-beating three-pointer to start the Flyers off scoring. 
• Belmont jumped out to an early lead, finding much of its success in the paint in the opening quarter.
• Junior Fatima Ibrahim converted a layup, bringing the Flyers within seven, 14-7.
• Flyers faced a nine-point deficit after the opening 10 minutes.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 25, Belmont 35

• Senior Shantavia Dawkins made the first three-pointer 20 seconds into the second quarter.
• Senior Nayo Lear continued to push the tempo with her drive and bucket.  
• Leung nailed her second three-pointer, leading the way for Dayton.
• The Flyers were outscored 20-8 on points in the paint in the opening half.
• Ibrahim, Lear, and Leung each had six points for the hosts.
• Belmont shot 44.4 percent in the opening 20 minutes while Dayton shot 31.8 percent.

 
3rd Quarter: Dayton 46, Belmont 49

• The Flyers slowly chipped away at the lead to start the second half, getting the basket much easier.
• Ibrahim continued her strong outing with another contest bucket in the paint.
• Graduate student Maliyah Johnson made her Dayton debut, and scored a jumper for her first points as a Flyer.
• Dayton closed the gap to three before the end of the third with a 6-0 run.

4th Quarter: Dayton 66, Belmont 72

• Graduate student Nicole Stephens got things going in the fourth with her first points of the game.
• Leung hit a pair of free throws and added a basket to make it a 55-54 ball game.
• Senior Shantavia Dawkins stepped up big off the bench and scored to get the crowd back behind the Flyers.
• Despite only one free throw attempt going into the fourth, Belmont went 9-of-10 down the stretch to clinch the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
36 - minutes played by Nicole Stephens
17- points scored by Fatima Ibrahim tied a career high
14 - points scored by Olivia Leung tied a season high
34-32 – After a slow start and trailing 20-8 on points in the paint, Dayton finished with a 34-32 advantage.

UP NEXT
The Flyers will be home on Friday, Nov. 21, to play Canisius University at 7 p.m. at UD Arena. 

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