Friday – Dig Pink®
7 p.m. – Charlotte at Dayton
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Arena: Frericks Center
Live Coverage: Gametracker, video streaming (Shane White, play-by-play; Mandy Robbe, analyst)
Saturday – Frericks Fright Night
7 p.m. – George Washington at Dayton
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Arena: Frericks Center
Live Coverage: Gametracker, video streaming (Shane White, play-by-play; Mandy Robbe, analyst)
Match Notes (PDF)
PROMOTIONS
Dig Pink® (Friday)
Show up in PINK as Dayton Athletics will be giving away pink rally towels.
Dig Pink® is The Side-Out Foundation’s trademark name for its fundraising events. All proceeds benefit Side-Out, which in turn awards grants to medical research organizations and entities dedicated to providing compassionate support to breast cancer patients and their families.
Frericks Fright Night (Saturday)
Wear your best Halloween costume for a chance at special prizes.
Dayton At A Glance (17-5, 9-0 A-10)
Conf. Rank: 1st
AVCA Top-25: RV (No. 26)
RPI: 36
The Flyers will host Charlotte and George Washington at the Frericks Center this weekend, aiming to extend a 13-match winning streak and 27-match regular season (34 overall) winning streak against A-10 opponents.
Last 13 Matches
13-0; 39-2 set record |
| |
Dayton |
Opponents |
| Hitting % |
.357 |
.082 |
| Kills |
586 |
388 |
| Aces |
70 |
21 |
| Blocks |
115.5 |
38.0 |
Dominance During Winning Streak
During Dayton’s 13-match winning streak, the Flyers have a 39-2 set record … UD has held its opponents to under 20 points in all but four of the 41 sets during the winning streak … The Flyers have a .357-to-.082 advantage over their opponents in hitting percentage during this time
(see table).
Statistical Leaders
The Flyers lead the A-10 in team hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, kills per set and blocks per set … Sophomore middle blocker Megan Campbell leads the A-10 in blocks per set and hitting percentage, ranking 11th in the nation in blocks and 5th in hitting percentage … Junior outside hitter Rachel Krabacher leads the A-10 in kills per set and points per set, ranking 14th in the nation in kills and 15th in points … Junior setter Samantha Selsky leads the A-10 in assists per set (10.54).
During conference play, Dayton paces the A-10 in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, assists per set, kills per set and blocks per set … Sophomore right side Shayne Brown leads all players in hitting percentage.
Regular Season Conference Winning Streaks – Oct. 26
With back-to-back Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament crowns the Flyers have won the last 34 matches against A-10 teams and hold a 27-match regular season conference winning streak ... UD’s regular season conference winning streak is the third-longest in the country.
1. Hawai’i – 50
2. Northern Iowa – 48
3. Dayton – 27
In The Rankings
UD earned 53 points (positioned at No. 26) in the most recent AVCA Top-25 Coaches Poll – the 41st consecutive week UD has been receiving votes … All five of UD’s losses are against teams which are currently ranked, including a five-set loss to No. 3 Illinois … Dayton was ranked No. 19 in the preseason poll … In the NCAA RPI, the Flyers are ranked No. 36.
Head Coach Kelly Sheffield has a 96-26 record at UD and 238-105 overall record … In his fourth season at UD, Sheffield is on pace to become the first coach in Dayton history to reach 100 wins in less than four seasons … In 2010, Sheffield was the AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year and A-10 Co-Coach of the Year.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Charlotte (9-12, 3-6 Atlantic 10)
Series: Dayton leads, 7-1.
Last meeting: Dayton 3, at Charlotte 0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-19) – Oct. 9, 2011
Conf. Rank: 7th
RPI: 148
After a rough start to open conference play with six consecutive losses, Charlotte will enter Friday as winners of its last three matches … The 49ers are led by head coach Chris Redding in his 5th season at Charlotte with a 67-74 record … Redding is a former head coach at Appalachian State (1999-02) … Outside hitter Bianca Rouse leads the team in kills per set (3.30) … Amanda Videmsek is one of the A-10’s most prolific blockers – ranking only behind UD’s Megan Campbell in blocks per set … Charlotte ranks third in the A-10 in blocks per set (2.20).
George Washington (17-6, 6-3 Atlantic 10)
Series: Dayton leads, 24-9.
Last meeting: Dayton 3, George Washington 0 (25-17, 25-12, 26-24) – Oct. 7, 2011
Conf. Rank: T-3rd
RPI: 127
After the program’s best start since 2003 at 10-0, George Washington has found a groove in conference play – having won seven of its last eight matches entering the weekend … Libero Candace Silva-Martin leads the A-10 in digs per set (4.97) … Setter Katie Crosby ranks second in the A-10 in assists per set (10.57) … Outside hitter Lauren Whyte ranks third in the A-10 in kills per set (3.84) … The Colonials are led by first-year head coach Amanda Ault – a former setter at Central Michigan with assistant coaching stops at Lamar, Xavier and Michigan … In 2010 GW was the last team out of the A-10 Tournament (seventh place) after a 6-9 conference season.
Last Time Out
In Dayton’s last five matches, only once has an opponent scored more than 20 points in a set – 20-25 vs. Xavier on Sept. 14 … Last weekend the Flyers swept Rhode Island and Fordham on the road … Megan Campbell – the conference leader in blocks – was named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season … Freshman Isolde Hannan was given her first A-10 Rookie of the Week accolade after totaling 11.0 blocks … Dayton extended its winning streak to 13 matches and 34th consecutive wins against A-10 opponents … Rachel Krabacher had 19 kills and zero attacking errors at Fordham … Yvonne Marten posted a career-high 17 kills at Rhode Island.
Vargas Fifth In Career Digs
Junior libero Paige Vargas enters the weekend with 1,279 career digs … She ranks fifth in career digs at Dayton after passing Carrie Snider (2000-03, 1,241) … Vargas became the 11th Flyer in program history to pass the 1,000-dig mark after recording 16 digs against Houston on Sept. 2 … The Naperville, Ill., native recorded a career-high 35 digs this season at Green Bay (8/27) – the most since she recorded 31 against Xavier on Nov. 22, 2009 … Dayton’s career digs record is held by Adrienne Green (2004-07) with 2,070.
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