Against La Salle, Ivy Wolf led Dayton with 14 points. She made 8 of 8 free throws.
Rikki Harris (11 points), Arianna Smith (10) and Molly O’Riordan (10) also scored in double figures.
Dayton outscored La Salle 42-24 in the paint. Both teams struggled from 3-point range. Dayton made 1 of 9 3s, and La Salle made 2 of 18.
Dayton won its first A-10 tournament game for the third straight season. It will now seek its first quarterfinal victory since 2022.
If Dayton wins Friday, it will play No. 2 seed George Mason or No. 10 Saint Louis in the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
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