DAYTON. - The University of Dayton women's basketball team had its second home game of the season Monday night, defeating Penn State, 77-71 in a game that was close the whole way. 
 
Once the Flyers (1-1) took the lead with 5:27 left to play in the second quarter, and they led the rest of the game to secure their first win of the season. 
 
GAME BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Dayton 16, PSU 21

• The Flyers had an early start from junior Olivia Leung, who hit a three-pointer at the 9:25 mark. 
• Sophomore M.G. Talle followed at the 8:16 mark, converting inside the paint. 
• Leung got past her defender, finishing a tough layup to narrow the Flyer deficit to two with 5:42 to play in the opening frame.
• Senior Jayda Johnson made a swift jumper from inside the paint at the 5:13 mark. 
• The Nittany Lions came out hot, hitting three of their first three-point attempts, carrying a 15-9 lead into the first media timeout, 3:46 to go in the first quarter.
• Johnson, with a strong attack inside the paint, converted a layup at the 3:34 mark, then followed up with another layup the next trip down the court. 
• Junior Molly O'Riordan connected from deep, pulling the Flyers back within two at the 2:07 mark.
• A triple by Penn State, their fifth in only six attempts, saw them take a 21-16 lead at the end of the quarter.

2nd Quarter: Dayton 37, PSU 29

• Quick off the pass, Johnson hit a three-pointer, narrowing the Flyer deficit to 23-20. 
• Senior Sophie Swanson finished over a defender at the 6:04 mark to even the score at 23.
• Dayton didn't commit its first foul until the 5:47 mark in the second.
• Dayton claimed its first lead since 3-0 on a transition layup by Senior Fatima Ibrahim.
• The Flyers kept the lead going with a layup from Swanson, pushing the score to 28-25. 
• Freshman Milee Smith pushed the Flyer run to six unanswered points before a Penn State layup made it 30-27 with 3:09 left on the clock.
• Talle hit a strong jumper inside the arc at the 2:56 mark, followed up by an old-fashioned three-point play from Swanson. 
• A pair of good free throws from Johnson pushed her game total to 12 and gave the Flyers an eight-point edge with under a minute to play, a lead that held at the half.

3rd Quarter: Dayton 53, PSU 50

• Dayton's Ibrahim got the second-half scoring started at the 9:16 mark with a layup to push the Flyer lead to double digits, 39-29.
• Smith hit a jumper inside the arc at the 8:31 mark, followed by a three-point jumper from Swanson at 7:53, sending her total for the game into the double digits. 
• Back-to-back triples by the Nittany Lions forced a Dayton timeout with 7:00 to go, with the Flyers leading 44-40.
• Leung connected from deep out of the timeout, restoring a seven-point Flyer advantage.
• Leung beat her defender to the basket, finishing at the rim to push the Flyer lead to six with just under three minutes left in the quarter.
• The Nittany Lions stepped to the free-throw line with 2:26 left to go in the period, their first trip to the charity stripe of the contest.
• The third quarter came to a close with Smith splitting a pair of free throws, giving the Flyers a 53-50 lead heading into the final quarter. 

4th Quarter: Dayton 77, PSU 71 

• Leung started the final quarter off for the Flyers with a jumper inside the arc off a turnover from Penn State. 
• Johnson connected from three-point land to give the Flyers a six-point edge with 8:01 to go in the contest.
• O'Riordan sank one from the top of the key, putting the Flyers up six as the clock wound under five minutes.
• Ibrahim finished at the rim through contact, but could not convert the three-point play. Flyers led 65-60 with 3:51 to go.
• Leung hit two free throws, but Penn State answered with a pull-up jumper to return the Flyer lead to five.
• The Lions scored again, connecting on a three as the clock rolled past two minutes to play, reducing the Flyer lead to 67-65.
• Talle connected off the rebound from Leung, finishing with a layup, advancing the Flyers' lead to 69-65 with 1:09 left in the game. 
• O'Riordan stepped in to a three and connected, setting the Flyers up with a 72-65 edge with 55.1 seconds left.
• The Nittany Lions score a quick two off a timeout, and quickly foul, sending O'Riordan to the line with 51 ticks left on the clock. She splits the pair, and the Flyers lead 73-67.
• PSU hits another three, and forces a Flyer turnover, calling a timeout down three with 26.8 seconds left in the game. 
• The Lions fail to inbound the ball, turning the ball over on a five-second violation. Talle is quickly fouled after the Flyers inbound, and she makes both from the line. Flyers lead 75-70 0:25 left.
• A pair of Swanson free throws seals the deal, and the Flyers come away with a hard-fought 77-71 victory

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
17 - Olivia Leung led the team with 17 points
6 - Rebounds for MG Talle and Fatima Ibrahim, tying for the team-high
3 - Steals for Sophie Swanson
10 - Biggest lead for the Flyers in the contest
4 - Flyers scored in double figures
19 - Fouls drawn by the Flyers, while only committing 11
10 - Offensive rebounds collected by the Flyers
3 - Each Flyer that played tonight grabbed at least three rebounds
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers are set to host Western Michigan for military appreciation night on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at UD Arena. 
 
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