DAYTON, Ohio—The University of Dayton women's basketball team hosted George Washington University in the series finale and suffered a 56-64 defeat. 

The Flyers (11-11, 4-7 A-10) fall to .500 for the season, and the Revolutionaries (13-11, 5-6 A-10) climb to 5-6  in league play for their season. 

GAME BREAKDOWN

1st Quarter: Dayton 13, George Washington 11 

• Junior Ajok Madol with a layup early in the first quarter to put the Flyers on the board. 

• Graduate Nicole Stephens scored a jumper, which made the crowd go wild.

• Senior Nayo Lear sank two at the foul line too, which brought the Flyers' lead to 3-6.

• Graduate Maliyah Johnson made a jumper at 5:09.

• Lear sank a layup with ease to break the tie.

• Madol with a jumper in the paint gave the Flyers a two-point lead to end the first quarter.  

2nd Quarter: Dayton 26, George Washington 27

• Sophomore Olivia Leung sank a layup at 7:14 to bring the Flyers just one short of the Revolutionaries. 

• Freshman M.G. Talle hit a second-chance tip-in layup to bring the Flyers to 18 points. 

• Stephens shot and sank a three-point jumper off an opponent turnover, making the crowd go wild.

• Senior Shantavia Dawkins, behind the stripe, shot two good free throws, which brought the Flyers in the lead. 

• Sophomore Molly O'Riordan behind the line shot two good free throws.

• Junior Fatima Ibrham closes out the second quarter with one good free throw.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 43, George Washington 39

• Leung scored a second-chance layup with ease, which brought the Flyers to 28-27.

• Assisted by Madol, Lear hit a layup at 8:27 to bring Dayton to 30 points. 

• Leung sank a wide-open three, leading in points for the Flyers. 

• Lear with a layup brings the Flyers to a four-point lead over the Revolutionaries. 

• Lear shot a stadium-roaring three, assisted by Stephens, to make it 38-35, Flyers lead. 

• Stephens' driving jumper and an and-one put three more points on the board for the Flyers.  

• Stephens made a jumper on a fast break with 0:37 left, closing out the third quarter.

4th Quarter: Dayton 54, George Washington 66

• Stephens went behind the stripe and scored three good free throws.

• Lear, with a jumper in the paint, brought the Flyers to 48 points over the Revolutionaries 43. 

• Stephens went behind the line and made two good free throws, which brought the Flyers back in the lead.

• With an assist from Leung, O'Riordan drained an easy layup for the Flyers with 5:55 left in the game. The Flyers lead by four. 

• Stephens sank a three with under two minutes to help the Flyers try and close the gap. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

35 - Minutes played by Olivia Leung, making that a career-high 

15 - Nicole Stephens led UD with 15 points

9 - Rebounds by Molly O'Riordan

4 - Assists by Nicole Stephens

UP NEXT

The Flyers will be away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to play La Salle at 6:30 pm in the John E. Glaser Arena. 

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