Dayton’s season ends with loss to Davidson in A-10 tournament

Dayton's Tamika Williams-Jeter, right, and Ivy Wolf talk at a press conference during Atlantic 10 Conference Media Day on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at District E next to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. David Jablonski/Staff

Credit: David Jablonski

Credit: David Jablonski

Dayton's Tamika Williams-Jeter, right, and Ivy Wolf talk at a press conference during Atlantic 10 Conference Media Day on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at District E next to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. David Jablonski/Staff

The Dayton Flyers women’s basketball team’s season ended with a 56-36 loss to Davidson in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament Thursday in Henrico, Va.

Dayton finished 1-1 in the A-10 tournament for the third straight season.

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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