Wolf leads Dayton to back-to-back victories in Daytona Beach

Flyers are 4-3 one year after starting 0-10
Ivy Wolf on her visit to Dayton. Contributed photo

Ivy Wolf on her visit to Dayton. Contributed photo

The Dayton Flyers have won three straight games for the first time in coach Tamika Williams-Jeter’s two seasons.

Dayton beat Stetson 75-54 on Friday and Wichita State 74-63 on Saturday in the Daytona Beach Classic at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The Flyers (4-3) bounced back from back-to-back losses to Ohio and Detroit Mercy. Stetson fell to 1-5. Wichita State, which beat Akron 63-61 on the first day of the event, is 3-3.

Ivy Wolf led Dayton with 25 points Friday. She made 8 of 11 3-pointers. The Flyers opened the game with an 8-0 run and led the entire way.

Destiny Bohanon added 17 points and six assists. Ayssa Jones had 13 points.

On Saturday, Dayton pulled away with an 8-0 run to end the third quarter and took a 60-48 lead into the fourth.

Wolf scored 18 points and made 3 of 5 3-pointers. She improved her 3-point shooting percentage to 43.5 (20 of 46) for the season.

Arianna Smith had 13 points and 19 rebounds. Mariah Perez scored 12.

Dayton returns to action at 7 p.m. Friday against Purdue (2-3) at UD Arena.

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