Davidson (7-9, 0-2) fell to 0-12 against Dayton. All the games have taken place since the 2014-15 season when Davidson joined the A-10.
Mariah Perez led Dayton with 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season. She has averaged 10.5 points in four A-10 games. The Flyers have six players averaging between 10 and 12 points since conference play began.
Arianna Smith scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. She’s averaging 10.2 points in five games since returning from injury.
Destiny Bohanon scored 11 points. She leads Dayton with 12.4 points per game this season.
Dayton led 18-11 after one quarter and 34-29 at halftime. Davidson took its first lead late in the third quarter, but Bohanon made a jump shot with one second left to give Dayton a 45-44 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Dayton owned a slim lead for most of the fourth quarter. Smith gave the Flyers a 59-54 advantage on a 3-pointer with 2:35 to play. Dayton sealed the victory by making 7 of 10 free throws in the final minute.
Dayton matched its season low with 13 turnovers.
Dayton returns to action at 2 p.m. Sunday at Saint Louis (5-13, 1-2).
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