ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team fell to Dayton, 67-57, Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale on Senior Day at the Reilly Center.
Dani Haskell paced the Bonnies with 20 points and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line. Zoe Shaw tallied 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting while Hannah Richardson and Gabby Robinson Forde each chipped in nine points.
The Bonnies (6-23, 2-16 A-10) trailed the Flyers (17-12, 11-7 A-10), 20-13, after the first quarter Saturday.
Dayton pushed its lead to 11 to begin the second period on four straight free throws.
Haskell and Shaw combined for nine points over the next three minutes to cut the deficit back to six, 28-22, with six minutes to play in the half.
The Flyers extended their lead back to 10, 34-24, with 2:31 showing on the clock before the Bonnies ended the half with a 5-0 spurt, pulling with five at the break, 34-29.
Bona's looked to get some momentum early in the third when Shaw capped off a 7-3 run with a transition 3-pointer, making it a one-point game, 37-36, with 7:12 on the clock.
Dayton, however, outscored the Bonnies, 14-6, over the final six minutes of the third, taking a nine-point, 51-42, lead after three.
Caitlin Frost made 1-of-2 at the line with just over five minutes to play, pulling the Bonnies back within five, 55-50.
That is as close as the Bonnies would get, however, as Dayton pushed its lead to double digits, earning the road victory.
Arianna Smith tallied 20 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Flyers.
GAME NOTES
- The Bonnies finished the game shooting 36.5 (19-for-52) percent from the floor while Dayton shot 33.9 percent (20-for-59) from the field.
- The Flyers outrebounded the Bonnies, 45-25.
- Bona's scored 14 points off turnovers to Dayton's six.
- Gabby Robinson Forde's nine points marked a new career high.
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"I thought we played hard. We talk about how we have to play together. I thought we battled, we screened and we covered for one another. Then we talk about executing the way we want to. Today and credit to Dayton, they kept playing above that. We kept shifting to different things and again to their credit, they kept getting there."
"Dani just battles. We've asked ton of her this year, on and off the court, and she just keeps doing them. She just keeps showing up and battling. You know, she was injured at the end of the Duquesne game and played hard for 36 minutes today. What she is impacting in our program is going to show up for years to come."
UP NEXT
The Bonnies await their opponent and game time for the first round matchup of the 2025 Atlantic 10 Tournament at the Henrico Sports and Events Center in Henrico, Va.
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