DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will travel to Storrs, Conn. Tuesday to take on No. 2 Connecticut at 7 p.m. in Gampel Pavilion.

ABOUT THE FLYERS
Dayton takes on the defending national champion UConn Huskies on Tuesday after starting the season with a 2-1 record overall. The Flyers hold wins over Wisconsin and Princeton on the road while UD suffered a loss to Quinnipiac at home in the season opener.

Through three games, Dayton is averaging 68.3 points per game while holding opponents to 61.0 points each contest. The Flyers are shooting 36.9% from the floor, 32.1% from three-point range, and 60.3% from the free throw line. UD has a +6.0 rebounding margin and a -1.7 turnover margin.

Dayton is led by junior Jenna Burdette, who is averaging 13.0 points and 4.3 assists per game, and freshman Jayla Scaife, who is chipping in another 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Redshirt junior Alex Harris has also had a strong debut season for the Flyers with 8.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.

SCOUTING CONNECTICUT
Connecticut returns home with a 3-0 record this season, including wins over No. 12 Florida State,  No. 2 Baylor, and LSU. Head coach Geno Auriemma has guided the Huskies to 77 straight wins.

In the early stages of the season, UConn is averaging 75.3 points per game and giving up just 63.3 to opponents. The Huskies are out-shooting opposing squads everywhere on the floor including 48.1% from the field and 81.5% from the free throw line.

Sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson is leading the way with 19.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Sophomore Napheesa Collier is adding 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds while freshman Crystal Dangerfield is scoring 11.3 points and shooting 50% from three-point range.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton needed overtime to defeat Princeton on the road Saturday in New Jersey. The Flyers outlasted the Tigers 62-56 after the game couldn't be decided in regulation. UD had 35 bench points and were led by redshirt junior Alex Harris, who had 11 points and 14 rebounds, and freshman Jayla Scaife, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Lauren Cannatelli had a team-high 13 points.

UConn remained undefeated on the season with a 76-53 win over LSU on the road Sunday. The Huskies shot 46.8% from the floor and hit six three's while blanking the Tigers from three-point range. Katie Lou Samuelson led all scorers with 28 points and seven three-pointers. 

THE SERIES
The Flyers and Huskies have met twice before with UConn winning both meetings. The last time the two teams squared off was in the Elite Eight in Albany back in 2015. For the first time in NCAA history, the Huskies trailed at the half, but UConn's second-half surge sent the Huskies on with a 91-70 victory.

CAREER NIGHT
In Dayton's win over Wisconsin on Nov. 16, there were a number of career performances for the Flyers:
Jenna Burdette - 23 points, 8 field goals
Alex Harris - 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 1 assist, 5 field goals attempted
JaVonna Layfield - 14 points, 6 field goals, 2 three-pointers
Jordan Wilmoth - 2 steals
Jayla Scaife - 15 points, 5 field goals, 3 three-pointers, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block

SCAIFE NAMED A-10 CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dayton freshman Jayla Scaife was named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week on Nov. 21 after averaging 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in her first two collegiate games. The Muncie, Ind. native capped off the week with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the overtime win at Princeton.

GREEN GETS FIRST WIN AS DAYTON HEAD COACH
On Nov. 16, 2016, Head Coach Shauna Green earned her first Division I victory at the helm of the Flyers with an 83-64 win over Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. It was her 30th career win as a head coach after two previous years in charge of Loras College.

PRESEASON POLL
Dayton was picked to finish in a tie for second place in the Atlantic 10 Preseason poll, trailing only conference favorites Saint Louis. The Flyers tied with Duquesne and were picked ahead of George Washington, VCU, and Fordham.

ALREADY ALL-CONFERENCE
Junior guard Jenna Burdette was named First Team All-Conference after averaging 11.5 points and 4.8 assists per game last season. Senior guard Kelley Austria earned Second Team All-Conference and All-Defensive team honors, following an injury-shortened season in which she scored 10.4 points per game and recorded 2.6 steals per game. Fellow senior center Saicha Grant-Allen rounded out the accolades, earning Third Team All-Conference honors. The Ontario native scored 11.1 points each contest and grabbed 8.9 boards per game.

COMING OFF 2015-16
Dayton (14-15, 7-9 A-10) finished the 2015-16 season with its ninth consecutive postseason appearance by making a trip to the WNIT. The Flyers fell to Western Kentucky, ending the year with the first losing season since 2006-07. Head coach Shauna Green is in her first season in charge of the program.

FOLLOW THE FLYERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow the official Dayton women's basketball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/DaytonWBB, on Twitter by following @DaytonWBB and DaytonWeAreOne on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer women's basketball include #UDWBB, OneWay and GoFlyers.

NEW LEADER
Shauna Green was hired as the new Dayton women's basketball head coach on Sept. 11, 2016. She takes over for former head coach Jim Jabir, who was at the helm of the Flyers for 13 seasons. Green served as an assistant on Coach Jabir's staff at Dayton from 2012-15. In 2015-16, Green was an assistant on Joe McKeown's staff at Northwestern. She is in her third season as a collegiate head coach after having previously led Loras College.

WE'LL TAKE THE FREE ONES
As a team, the Flyers have found much success from the free throw line, shooting the top four single season percentages in the last five seasons, including a school record .764 in 2013-14.
1.   .764.................(519-679) - 2013-14
2    .745    (575-772) - 2014-15
3.    .737    (390-529) - 2011-12
4.    .736    (387-526) - 2015-16
4.    .736    (398-541) - 2001-02

BURDETTE IN THE A-10
Averaging a team-best .404 three-point field goal percentage, junior Jenna Burdette ranked first in the Atlantic 10 last season. She was also ranked among the best in the league in numerous categories: fifth with 4.8 apg., fifth with an .813 free-throw percentage, 10th with a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio, 15th with 1.4 three-point field goals per game and 25th with 11.2 ppg.

TAMING THE TIGERS
Dayton defeated Princeton at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, N.J. on Nov. 19, handing the Tigers just their third loss at home over the past three seasons.

70'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 122-13 (.903) when scoring 70 or more points, including 10-2 in 2015-16. During the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, the Flyers only lost one game per season when scoring at least 70 points, and dropped only two games in 2009-10 when reaching that mark.
2016-17    1-0
2015-16    10-2
2014-15    24-2
2013-14    19-4
2012-13    21-1
2011-12    13-1
2010-11    15-1
2009-10    19-2
TOTAL    122-13

THE NEW AND IMPROVED 2017 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2017 A-10 Championship will feature a new, enhanced format, with six first-round games being played on campus sites before heading to Richmond, Friday through Sunday, for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship final games. The top two championship seeds will receive a bye, with the remainder of the field facing off in games hosted by seeds 3-8 for the first round. The first round will take place on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the weekend of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final. In 2017 the first round will be Feb. 25-26 with the three final rounds being played March 3-5.

POSTSEASON EXPECTATION
The Flyers have made nine consecutive postseason appearances between the NCAA Division I Tournament and the Women's National Invitational Tournament. Here are the past nine campaigns
Year    Record    Postseason
2015-16    14-15    WNIT - 1st Round
2014-15    27-6    NCAA Tournament - Elite Eight
2013-14    23-8    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2012-13    28-3    NCAA Tournament - 2nd Round
2011-12    23-7    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2010-11    21-12    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2009-10    25-8    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2008-09    21-14    WNIT - 2nd Round
2007-08    25-9    WNIT - 1st Round