No. 17 Dayton sinks VCU, moves to 6-0 in Atlantic 10
RICHMOND, Va. -- Andrea Hoover, Cassie Sant and Olivia Applewhite each notched double-doubles as No. 17 Dayton continued its best Atlantic 10 Conference start, defeating Virginia Commonwealth 60-49 on Wednesday night.
All three players grabbed 10 rebounds, with Hoover scoring 15 points, Sant 12 and Applewhite 10. The Flyers (18-1, 6-0), who entered the game 13th nationally with a plus-9.4 rebound margin, outboarded VCU 42-37.
VCU's Robyn Parks, who entered leading the A-10 with 17.8 points per game, scored 17 to go with 13 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. Adaeze Alaeze added 14 points while hitting 7-of-8 free throws for the Rams (8-13, 1-5).
The teams entered one-two in the A-10 in 3-point shooting, but VCU made just 3 of 12 Wednesday while the Flyers hit 6 of 19.
VCU went nearly 8 minutes without scoring late in the first half, and Dayton used a 19-0 run en route to a 37-19 halftime lead.
Game Information
2022-23 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 14-2 | - | 27-7 |
| Rhode Island | 14-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Fordham | 10-6 | 4 | 19-13 |
| Saint Louis | 10-6 | 4 | 17-18 |
| Richmond | 8-6 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Saint Joseph's | 9-7 | 5 | 20-11 |
| George Washington | 9-7 | 5 | 18-13 |
| La Salle | 8-7 | 5.5 | 17-14 |
| Duquesne | 8-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| George Mason | 8-8 | 6 | 16-15 |
| Davidson | 6-8 | 7 | 14-16 |
| Dayton | 5-10 | 8.5 | 7-21 |
| VCU | 4-12 | 10 | 7-22 |
| St. Bonaventure | 3-13 | 11 | 6-26 |
| Loyola Chicago | 1-15 | 13 | 6-24 |
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