Dayton Flyers women's basketball team wins Maine tournament

The Dayton Flyers women’s basketball team took over Orono, Maine, this weekend, beating Harvard and Tulane to start the season 2-0. UD plays its home opener at 7 p.m. Friday against Morgan State.

Among the takeaways from the first two games were:

• Senior Javonna Layfield was named MVP of the Maine Tip-Off Tournament, averaging 15 points and 16 rebounds.

• Sophomore Jayla Scaife was also named to the all-tournament team. She led the Flyers with 29 points in the two games, scoring 13 in a 72-66 victory Friday against Harvard and 16 on Saturday in a 71-65 victory over Tulane.

• The Flyers showed poise in rallying from a 42-30 deficit in the third quarter against Tulane.

• Dayton controlled the rebounding edge in both games: 55-47 in the first game and 46-23 in the second.

#UDWBB defeats Tulane, 71-65, to win Maine Tip-Off Tournament title. #OneWay https://t.co/rtEcP21Bbr
— Dayton Women's Hoops (@DaytonWBB) November 11, 2017

Highlights and Coach Green and JaVonna Layfield postgame comments following a 72-66 win over Harvard at Maine's Tip-Off Tourney. Layfield had a career-high 20 points and 22 rebounds! #OneWay pic.twitter.com/a5rAVxT0zd
— Dayton Women's Hoops (@DaytonWBB) November 11, 2017