No. 3 seed Davidson (19-12) beat No. 6 Dayton (18-13) for the second time. The Flyers lost the first matchup 61-51 on Feb. 12 at UD Arena.
Dayton tied its season low for points. It committed a season-high 29 turnovers. That’s how Davidson took 31 more shots.
Davidson outscored Dayton 16-2 in the first quarter and led 27-11 at halftime.
Arianna Smith led Dayton with 13 points. She made 4 of 4 field goals and 5 of 9 free throws.
The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals. Davidson will play No. 2 seed George Mason. No. 1 Richmond will play No. 4 Saint Joseph’s.
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