Final Score: No. 1 Dayton 52, No. 2 VCU 48
Location: Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena)
Records: VCU (20-12), Dayton (25-8)

The Short Story: VCU and Dayton battled back-and-forth in a game that featured 11 lead changes before the Rams missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 21 seconds left. The Flyers then went 3-of-4 at the line to close out the game.

QUICK FACTS

• VCU reached consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship games for the first time in program history
• Taya Robinson and Danielle Hammond both earned Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team honors for their weekend performances
• Robinson scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed three rebounds
• Hammond had 10 points, four blocks and four rebounds despite being limited to 21 minutes due to foul trouble
• VCU shot 32.7 percent from the field but limited the Flyers to shoot just 29.6 percent overall and 15.4 percent from 3-point range
• The Flyers were led by Kyla Whitehead who had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dayton got out to a 7-3 lead with 6:46 left in the first quarter and led 15-11 heading into the second
• VCU went on a 7-0 run to start the second quarter that was capped by a Robinson 3-pointer to give VCU an 18-15 lead with 8:55 left before halftime
• The teams traded the lead before going into the break deadlocked at 25-25
• The game was tied five different times during a contested third quarter as Dayton clung to a 39-36 lead heading into the fourth
• Dayton held its largest lead of the game at 45-38 with 7:08 remaining before VCU went on a 8-1 run to get within 47-46 with 1:43 left
• The Flyers scored five of their final six points at the free throw line and VCU was unable to retake the lead

WHAT'S NEXT

The selections for the WNIT will take place on Monday, March 16.