Saint Louis rallied in the fourth quarter to pull within one, but Dayton held on to escape Chaifetz Arena with a 78-66 victory in both teams' regular season finale Saturday night.

The Billikens earned the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship, finishing with a 17-12 record, 9-7 in league play. Dayton captured the conference regular season title and the overall No. 1 seed, going 22-8, 15-1 in the A-10. Click here for SLU's full A-10 Championship breakdown.

Four Billikens scored in double figures in the game, led by Rachel Kent and Ciaja Harbison netting 19 points each. Kent connected on 3-of-6 from long range, while Harbison tied a game-best with five assists. Harbison has now collected 50 double-digit scoring contests in her career (60 games).

Jaidah Stewart sparked the Billikens fourth quarter run, drilling four 3-pointers (4-7) on her way to 14 points, all of which were scored in the final frame. Stewart also grabbed three rebounds and swatted two shots.

Senior Kendra Wilken tallied 11 points, while also grabbing three rebounds.

Jayla Scaife led the Flyers with a game-high 27 points, along with nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Kyla Whitehead snagged a game-best 10 rebounds, and Araion Bradsaw added 13 points and five assists.

Kent hit two early threes for the Billikens, putting them up 11-6 after just five minutes of play. A quick 5-0 spurt by the Flyers, followed by the trading of buckets between the two teams, led to a 15-15 tie at the end of the first quarter.

Dayton recorded the first seven points of the second period, before another Kent trey brought the score to 22-18 in favor of the Flyers. Three free throws from Kent and two field goals from UD put the score at 25-21 at the half.

Scaife hit three consecutive shots from behind the arc early in the second half, giving the Flyers a 9-0 run and a 37-24 lead. SLU fought its way back, including a spurt of seven straight Harbison points, to just a five-point deficit at the end of the third, 46-41.

The Flyers jumped out to a 53-44 advantage in the fourth, before Stewart connected on three treys, pulling the Billikens back to within one at 56-55. Dayton went on a 6-0 run, but a fourth Stewart 3-pointer in the quarter brought the score to 62-58. UD ended the game collecting 16 of the final 24 points and taking a 78-66 victory.

Saint Louis will host George Mason in the first round of the A-10 Championship on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in Chaifetz Arena.