UD women’s basketball beats Kansas in thriller

Senior guard Nayo Lear scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Dayton Flyers women's team to a 86-44 victory over Mercyhurst in the home opener Thursday night at UD Arena. Lear was also the team's leading scorer with 22 points in the season-opening loss last Monday night at Illinois State. The 5-foot-10 guard is one of just two players (walk-on Eleanor Monyek is the other) who has been on each of the four teams coach Tamika Williams-Jeter has fielded since she took over the Flyers program before the 2022-23 season. UD ATHLETICS / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Senior guard Nayo Lear scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Dayton Flyers women's team to a 86-44 victory over Mercyhurst in the home opener Thursday night at UD Arena. Lear was also the team's leading scorer with 22 points in the season-opening loss last Monday night at Illinois State. The 5-foot-10 guard is one of just two players (walk-on Eleanor Monyek is the other) who has been on each of the four teams coach Tamika Williams-Jeter has fielded since she took over the Flyers program before the 2022-23 season. UD ATHLETICS / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — The University of Dayton women’s basketball team earned one of its biggest wins of the season Saturday, beating Kansas 59-58 at the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Union Arena.

The Flyers (4-3) bounced back from a 92-66 loss to Butler in the tournament’s first round on Friday. Kansas fell to 6-2.

Dayton senior Nayo Lear scored 16 points and Ajok Madol each had nine for the Flyers.

Dayton jumped out to a 24-16 lead after Lear scored 10 in the first quarter.

Kansas cut the lead to three points at the half. They went on a 5-0 run to start the second half, taking its first lead of the game at 35-33.

In the fourth quarter, Madol scored to give the Flyers the lead for good at 55-53 with less than two minutes remaining. Lear and Molly O’Riordan each hit two free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

The Flyers hit 14-of-18 free throws in the game and outrebounded the Jayhawks 46-23.

The Flyers travel to George Washington on Wednesday for their Atlantic 10 opener. They return to home for a nonconference game against Long Island University at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at UD Arena.

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