Dec. 6, 2006

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DAYTON, Ohio - The Dayton women's basketball team dropped its third straight game falling to visiting Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday, 73-69 at UD Arena. With the loss, UD falls to 4-6 entering a 12-day hiatus for end-of-semester exams.

UD was led by 16 points and eight rebounds from junior Brittany Holterman. Classmate Kathy Guin added 12 points and three assists off the bench for the Flyers which were held to just 35.5 percent shooting from the field.

Loyola (1-7) had three players reach double-figures in scoring including a game-high 17 from Jenna Real. Emily Ponder (13 points) and Maggie McCloskey (12 points) came off the bench to combine for 25 points for the Ramblers, which secured their first road victory in 22 attempts.

LUC led in fast break points (16-9) and points in the paint (36-32) while Dayton kept the game close with a 16-10 advantage in second chance points while holding a 21-12 lead in offensive rebounds. The Flyers also forced 28 Rambler turnovers, but held just a 14-13 edge in points off mistakes.

The Flyers looked as if they were going to run away with the game as they jumped out to an 8-2 lead just 2:47 into the game on the strength of six points by Karah Cloxton. Loyola chipped away at the Dayton advantage and tied the score at 15-all with 11:41 remaining in the half on a layup by Marquise Hanser. However, the Flyers responded with a 9-2 run over the next 4:34 including five points from Holterman and two each by Jennifer Strong and Kiki Lund.

Loyola fought back again and took a 24-17 Dayton lead down to a 24-23 advantage just 2:13 later, but another 6-0 run from the Flyers gave UD a 30-23 advantage with 2:57 left in the first half. The momentum would swing back to the Ramblers again who closed the margin to 35-32 at halftime.

Holterman led all scorers with 14 points in the first half on 6-for-7 shooting from the field. McCloskey came off the bench to tally nine points for the Ramblers who held Dayton without a made three-point shot in the first 20 minutes of play.

The lead would trade back and forth three times to begin the second half before Marques Hanser drilled a trey with 13:51 on the clock to go ahead 43-41. The basket would put Loyola ahead for good as the Ramblers led by as many as nine in the second half. Dayton closed the gap to three on a trey by Kathy Guin with 59 seconds remaining and after a turnover by the Ramblers, Holterman made a fast break basket to pull Dayton within a point at 67-66 just eight seconds later. However, a 6-for-6 effort at the free throw line from the Ramblers in the final 30 seconds allowed Loyola-Chicago to secure a 73-69 victory.