DAYTON, Ohio – Toledo dropped a 70-49 decision at Atlantic 10 power Dayton on Wednesday in UD Arena. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 2-2 on the season.

Junior Sara Rokkanen paced UT with 11 points, followed closely by seniors Kaayla McIntyre and Mikaela Boyd with 10 and nine points, respectively. Boyd just missed posting her first double-double of the year, finishing with a season-high 11 boards.

The Rockets had difficulty finding their offensive rhythm against the 2018 NCAA Tournament participants, shooting 28.6 percent (16-of-56) from the floor, including 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from three-point range, and 46.7 percent (14-of-30) from the free throw line.

Lauren Cannatelli and Jayla Scaife did a bulk of the damage for the Flyers (2-2), pouring in a game-high 18 points each. The duo was lights out shooting the ball from beyond the arc, hitting eight of their squad's 10 three-point field goals.

As a team, Dayton knocked down 50.0 percent (10-of-20) from three-point land and 44.2 percent (23-of-52) overall from the field to bounce back from consecutive losses.

FIRST QUARTER
* Cannatelli came out of the opening tip on fire, draining back-to-back triples to give the home team a 14-13 lead after the first period. It proved to be an advantage Dayton would not give up.  

* Boyd kept the Rockets within striking distance at the outset, converting a trio of layups to make it a one-point difference following the opening 10 minutes.

SECOND QUARTER
* UD extended its margin to double figures at the intermission, 31-20, on the strength of four more treys in the second period.

* The Flyers converted a sizzling 7-of-12 shots from three-point range in the first half, highlighted by three each from Cannatelli and Scaife, while Toledo was limited to 1-of-6.

* Offensively, UT was held without a field goal for the final seven-plus minutes before the break and found itself down 11 points.

THIRD QUARTER
* The Rockets could not make a dent in the deficit in the third period, as Dayton outscored the Midnight Blue & Gold 17-11.

FOURTH QUARTER
* UT did not go quietly though, and used a mini 5-0 burst to pull within 12 points, 52-40. Boyd converted a traditional three-point play and Rokkanen quickly followed with a fast-break layup to force UD to burn a pair of timeouts within one minute of each other.  

* Unfortunately, the Rockets' deficit was too big and they were not able to get any closer, resulting in a 70-49 setback.   

UP NEXT
* Toledo will travel to Horizon League member Valparaiso (1-4) on Monday, Nov. 26. The opening tip against the Crusaders is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (CT) in the Athletics-Recreation Center and will be shown on ESPN+.

* UT and Valpo will meet for the second time on the hardwood. The Rockets dropped a 63-61 decision against the Crusaders in the championship game of the 2013 Toledo Invite in Savage Arena (Dec. 7).