Jenna Burdette and Jordan Wilmoth added nine points apiece.
“This was just a great, great team win,” Dayton coach Shauna Green said. “Everyone did their job and everyone that came in provided a spark.”
The Flyers led 39-27 at halftime but pulled away in the third quarter. Cannatelli drained her fifth 3-pointer of the game to start the quarter as Dayton outscored UMass 24-11.
Dayton dished out 25 assists and commited just seven turnovers. The Flyers outrebounded the Minutewomen 56-41 and had a 25-10 second-chance point advantage thanks to 22 offensive boards.
The Flyers are back on the road Sunday at George Washington in a game that will be televised on ESPNU (12 p.m.)
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