Saturday, February 21
1:00 PM
Davidson College
18-11,10-6Atlantic 10
79
vs
67
Dayton
14-13,7-9Atlantic 10
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2
3
4
F
Dayton
12
15
13
27
67
Davidson
20
26
19
14
79
Photo by: Jim Dedmon/DavidsonPhotos.com
Hot-Shooting ‘Cats Take Down Dayton
2/21/2026 4:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Four Wildcats saw double-digit scoring games, led by Katie Donovan's 18-point performance, as the Davidson women's basketball team defeated Dayton, 79-67, Saturday afternoon inside Belk Arena.
The 'Cats improve to 18-11 and 10-6 in league action, reaching the 18-win threshold for the third consecutive season for the first time in program history. Dayton falls to 14-13 overall and 7-9 in the A-10.
Donovan led the way for the Wildcats, shooting 6-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-4 from three. She was complimented by Kyra Bruyndoncx's 15 points, Charlise Dunn's 13 points and 10 points from Edina Strausz. Dunn led the team with seven rebounds, while hitting two threes.
For the second game in-a-row, the Wildcats had 10 players record a field goal.
Davidson jumped out to a big lead in the first half, leading 46-27 at the break after shooting 59.4 percent as a team.
In addition, Davidson handed out 16 assists on 30 made field goals.
Down 20 points with five minutes to play, the Flyers went on a 14-4 run to end the game, cutting it to single digits in the final minutes. The Wildcats were able to withstand the surge with free throw shooting from Donovan and Jasmine Timmerson.
Molly O'Riordan led Dayton with 15 points, accompanied by Ajok Madol with 11 points.
Up Next
The Wildcats end their regular season road schedule with a contest at Fordham on Wednesday.
The 'Cats improve to 18-11 and 10-6 in league action, reaching the 18-win threshold for the third consecutive season for the first time in program history. Dayton falls to 14-13 overall and 7-9 in the A-10.
Donovan led the way for the Wildcats, shooting 6-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-4 from three. She was complimented by Kyra Bruyndoncx's 15 points, Charlise Dunn's 13 points and 10 points from Edina Strausz. Dunn led the team with seven rebounds, while hitting two threes.
For the second game in-a-row, the Wildcats had 10 players record a field goal.
Davidson jumped out to a big lead in the first half, leading 46-27 at the break after shooting 59.4 percent as a team.
In addition, Davidson handed out 16 assists on 30 made field goals.
Down 20 points with five minutes to play, the Flyers went on a 14-4 run to end the game, cutting it to single digits in the final minutes. The Wildcats were able to withstand the surge with free throw shooting from Donovan and Jasmine Timmerson.
Molly O'Riordan led Dayton with 15 points, accompanied by Ajok Madol with 11 points.
Up Next
The Wildcats end their regular season road schedule with a contest at Fordham on Wednesday.
Team Stats
UD
DC
FG%
.407
.517
3FG%
.167
.400
FT%
.778
.688
RB
33
30
TO
16
16
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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