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Dayton Pulls Away in the Second Half, Defeating Shockers 74-63

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dayton dominated the battle of the boards as the Flyers defeated Wichita State, 74-63, Saturday morning at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center.

"We've got to continue to improve our toughness," head coach said. "They were real physical, big and athletic, so we've just got to do a better job executing against physicality."

Dayton (4-3), ranked No. 31 in the nation in offensive rebounds coming into the game, outrebounded the Shockers (3-3) 50-27 with Arianna Smith tallying 19 rebounds by herself. The Flyers collected 20 offensive rebounds to the Shockers' 8.

scored a career-high 20 points to lead all scoring, and tied her Division I career high with 16 points.