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DAYTON, Ohio -- Penn State women's basketball falls to Dayton, 77-71 on Monday evening in tough road battle. The Nittany Lions fall to 0-3, 0-0 Big Ten while the Flyers improve to 1-1, 0-0 A10. Juniors Petra Bozan and Devyn Quigley delivered career high performances despite the loss.
Penn State battled back from as large as a 10-point deficit to narrow the margin to three with under one minute remaining in the contest, but a turnover allowed Dayton to extend its lead over the last 45 seconds.
Bozan led all scorers with a career high 27 points on a tremendously efficient shooting effort. The junior forward posted 10-of-11 shooting from the field, a personal best five-of-six from three and two-of-two from the line. Quigley followed with 23 points including 18 coming from beyond the arc, both new career best marks.
She also produced five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Sophomore guard Skylar Durley tallied 10 points in addition to three rebounds, three assists and one steal. Senior forward Cristen Carter led the Nittany Lions in rebounds once again with eight.
She also compiled five points, four assists and one steal. Penn State produced its best field goal shooting performance of the season with 42.9% from the field and 52.4% from three-point range.
Dayton had the first points, but Bozan worked her way to the rim for a pair of points. A three-pointer for the home team was followed by a near two-minute dry spell for both teams. A duo of free throws elevated the Flyers' lead to 60-52.
Bozan put back a layup after grabbing the offensive rebound and added another two points in back-to-back fashion to narrow the margin to 60-56. Each team made a basket with Dayton adding a free throw on the tail end. Bozan earned a trip to the line where she made both. Dayton compiled four consecutive points before Gonzalez got her first of the day.
After a big defensive stop, Quigley drained an even bigger three to narrow the margin to two. The Flyers added five-straight to widen their advantage to 72-65 at the :55 mark. A quick basket for Bozan put the deficit back to five, but a free shot for Dayton grew the margin to six. Another big three pointer for Quigley made it a three-point game with just under 45 seconds to play.
Durley came up with a big steal to give Penn State an opportunity to tie it but the Nittany Lions were unable to inbound the ball following a timeout. Free throws from the Flyers doomed the comeback effort and Penn State fell to Dayton, 77-71.
Dayton started the scoring, but Penn State came out of the break hot from beyond the arc. Bozan drained three triples to decrease the deficit to 44-40, forcing the Flyers to use an early timeout. Dayton added three points following the stoppage, but Quigley had the answer with her fourth shot from beyond the arc. The Flyers managed two free shots and PSU added a jumper to maintain the four-point margin.
The Dayton widened the gap with three points and Durley's two made shots from the charity stripe created a score of 52-48 with just over a minute to play in the frame. A steal and score for Quigley formed a two-point game at the 30 second mark. Dayton made one free throw to end the quarter up 53-50.
PENN STATE (0-3)
Petra Bozan 10-11 2-2 27, Cristen Carter 2-5 1-2 5, Devyn Quigley 8-16 1-3 23, Enjulina Gonzalez 1-9 0-0 2, Skylar Durley 4-12 2-2 10, Savannah White 0-2 0-0 0, Ava Black 2-8 0-0 4, Kamrah Banks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 6-9 71.
DAYTON (1-1)
MG Talle 3-5 3-4 9, Fatima Ibrahim 3-6 0-1 6, Olivia Leung 5-12 5-6 17, Milee Smi'h 2-4 1-2 5, Sophie Swanson 4-13 4-5 13, Jayda Johnson 5-6 3-4 15, Brooke McLeod 0-1 2-2 2, Molly O'Riordan 3-6 2-4 10. Totals 25-53 20-28 77.
Penn State 21 8 21 21 -- 71
Dayton 16 21 16 24 -- 77
3-point goals: PSU 11-21 (Quigley 6-10, Bozan 5-6, Black 0-3, Gonzalez 0-2), Dayton 7-18 (Johnson 2-3, O'Riordan 2-4, Leung 2-5, Smi'h 0-1, Talle 0-1). Fouled out: PSU-Gonzalez; Dayton-none. Rebounds: PSU 30 (Carter 8), Dayton 37 (Talle 6, Ibrahim 6). Assists: PSU 17 (Gonzalez 4, Carter 4), Dayton 12 (Smi'h 4). Technical fouls: PSU-none; Dayton-none. Total fouls: PSU 19, Dayton 11.