Alexis Rogers, Bowling Green hand No. 15 Dayton 1st loss of season
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Alexis Rogers scored 20 points as Bowling Green handed No. 15 Dayton its first defeat of the season, 65-40 Sunday.
Rogers, a junior forward, has 83 points in her last four games for the Falcons (9-3), who have won six in a row and avenged a 69-38 loss at Dayton last season.
Chrissy Steffen added 16 points and Jillian Halfhill 15 for Bowling Green, and they combined for 12 points during a 19-2 second-half run that gave the Falcons a 55-35 lead with 5:04 left. Steffen, a senior guard, now has 1,007 career points.
The Flyers (12-1) made 1 of 10 shots and turned the ball over six times during that run.
Rogers grabbed 10 rebounds for Bowling Green, which became the first team this season to outrebound Dayton, 43-39.
Samantha MacKay and Kelley Austria scored eight points each for the Flyers, who shot just 25.5 percent (13 of 51).
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2021-22 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 14-1 | - | 26-6 |
| Rhode Island | 12-2 | 1.5 | 22-7 |
| UMass | 11-4 | 3 | 26-7 |
| VCU | 9-5 | 4.5 | 16-12 |
| La Salle | 9-6 | 5 | 16-12 |
| Fordham | 8-6 | 5.5 | 18-11 |
| Saint Joseph's | 7-8 | 7 | 13-17 |
| Richmond | 7-9 | 7.5 | 16-14 |
| Davidson | 6-10 | 8.5 | 18-15 |
| Duquesne | 6-10 | 8.5 | 11-18 |
| Saint Louis | 5-9 | 8.5 | 9-18 |
| George Washington | 4-11 | 10 | 13-18 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-12 | 10.5 | 12-16 |
| George Mason | 3-12 | 11 | 10-19 |
2021-22 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 19-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Buffalo | 16-4 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Akron | 13-7 | 6 | 17-12 |
| Ball State | 11-8 | 7.5 | 20-13 |
| Northern Illinois | 11-9 | 8 | 14-15 |
| Kent State | 10-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Western Michigan | 10-10 | 9 | 16-14 |
| Bowling Green | 10-10 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Ohio | 9-10 | 9.5 | 15-15 |
| Miami (OH) | 4-16 | 15 | 8-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-16 | 15 | 7-20 |
| Central Michigan | 2-18 | 17 | 4-25 |