FORT MYERS, Fla. - The University of Dayton women's basketball team kicked off the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tip-Off Friday evening with a tough 92-66 loss to Butler University.

The Flyers (3-3) were unable to stop the Bulldogs (4-3) from behind the arc as they made 15 threes in the game.

GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 9, Butler 20

• UD was the first on the board with a take by senior Nayo Lear to open up the scoring.
• Butler countered with a second-chance basket before a three at the top of the key gave the Bulldogs the 5-2 lead by the 6:51 mark.
• After a slow start offensively for both teams, the Flyers faced a 7-4 deficit by the media timeout.
• Butler added another three to spark an 8-0 run over 1:15 to push its lead to double-digits, 15-5.
• Junior Ajok Madol scored a contested bucket to end the rally for the Bulldogs and cut the margin to single digits.
• Head coach Tamika Williams-Jeter was forced to call a timeout with 1:37 to go to try and prevent Butler from pulling away further.
• UD shot just 29 percent while Butler was 44 percent from the field.
• Madol led the Flyers with four points on 2-for-2 shooting.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 19, Butler 47

• Dayton recorded steals on the first two possessions of the second that lead to a basket by Lear, starting off the Flyers on a positive note.
• Junior Fatima Ibrahim put in work in the paint and used a nice double-move to get the basket over the Butler defender to make it 20-13.
• The Bulldogs didn't get a basket until 7:10 on the clock, but it was another three to make it a 10-point game once again.
• The Flyers found the majority of the points inside the paint with sophomore Molly O'Riordan adding to the effort as well.
• Five straight threes by Butler made it a 44-15 contest with just under two to go in the half, thanks to a 17-0 run.
• Lear ended the scoring drought with another drive to the hoop, giving her seven points in the game.
• UD was held to 27 percent while BU shot 55 percent overall and was 9-of-17 from three.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 41, Butler 67

• Ibrahim and the Flyers went right back inside for the first three baskets of the second half.
• Graduate student Nicole Stephens drilled a big three to keep momentum in UD's favor over the first four minutes.
• Fouls slowed things down though as Butler still held a 63-30 lead at the midway point of the third.
• UD was able to hold BU to a scoreless stretch of nearly three minutes as the clock ticked under three to go.
• Madol ended the quarter for Dayton with another tough, contested bucket.

4th Quarter: Dayton 66, Butler 92

• The two teams traded blows in a fast-paced opening two minutes of the fourth.
• A 13-7 run by the Flyers to start the quarter forced a Butler timeout with 6:48 on the clock and UD down 74-54.
• The Bulldogs were held without a field goal for over three minutes as the Flyers looked to battle their way back, before yet another three by Butler ended the skid.
• Madol and Lear continued to add to their total, leading their team down the final stretch.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
17 – Ajok Madol posted career highs of 17 and four assists, as well as four rebounds.
14 – Fatima Ibrahim was just shy of a career high with 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting and six boards.
9 – Butler's nine threes in the first half were already a season-high for the Bulldogs. They finished with 15 made threes on 26 attempts.
42 – Dayton found much of its success in the paint with 42 points in the post.
44% - The Flyers shot 44 percent from the field while the Bulldogs shot 59 percent.

UP NEXT
The Flyers finish up the Fort Myers Tip-Off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Kansas.

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