UD Arena will be home to three women’s basketball games in three days from Nov. 23-25 as the Flyers host the Dayton Marriott Classic.

CLASSIC SCHEDULE:
Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.    Dayton vs. Buffalo
Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.    Eastern Illinois vs. Buffalo
Sunday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.    Dayton vs. Eastern Illinois

MARRIOTT CLASSIC
This is the third-ever Dayton Marriott Classic the Flyers have hosted. UD won the Classic in 2007 with a 74-58 win over Cornell on Dec. 29 and an 86-71 win over Central Michigan on Dec. 30. Dayton opened the 2008 Marriott Classic with a 76-36 win over Lipscomb on Dec. 28, 2008. Bowling Green was the Classic with a 77-68 win over UD on Dec. 29, 2008.

PROMOTIONS
ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A ONE-NIGHT STAY AND BREAKFAST FOR TWO PRIZE AT THE DAYTON MARRIOTT HOTEL. SIGN UP ON THE UD ARENA CONCOURSE. TWO CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE; ONE DRAWING WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, NOV. 23 AND THE OTHER ON SUNDAY, NOV. 25.

AND
- Don’t forget to get your True Blue Cards punched! Attend 6 UD women’s basketball games and get your True Blue Card punched each time to be entered for prizes!  Prizes include: NCAA Final Four Trip, diamond earrings, autographed basketball, Flyer Fan Pack, Dinner with Jabir, autographed jersey, invitation to the WBB banquet for 2 people, season tickets, Lunch with Jabir and Favorite Flyer,
Pre-game meal and shoot-around, camp certificate.

FLYER QUICK START
Dayton’s 4-0 start is its best since the 1992-93 season when the Flyers started the year with a 6-0 record.

ANOTHER TOP 25 WIN
Dayton is coming off a 71-66 win over No. 13 Vanderbilt. UD also defeated then-ranked No. 25 DePaul to win the Maggie Dixon Classic on Nov. 10. The Flyers are one of two teams to knock off two nationally-ranked opponents already this season (the other is Tennessee).

FLYERS IN THE POLLS
Dayton is ranked No. 24 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll with 101 points. It’s the first time the Flyers have been in the Top 25 since Dec. 7, 2009. It is the third time in history that UD is in the Top 25. The Flyers are also ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll with 81 points. In the polls last week, the Flyers were receiving votes in the AP Top 25 poll (9) - 39th overall and in the USA Today Coaches Poll (4) - 40th overall.

HOOVER NABS A-10 WEEKLY HONORS
• Dayton’s Andrea Hoover was named  the Atlantic 10 Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week for Nov. 12-18. Hoover scored 22 points in Dayton’s 79-76 win over Toledo Wednesday, Nov. 14 in the Flyers’ home opener. The 2011-12 A-10 Rookie of the Year’s 22 points tied her career high. She was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line, including clutch free throws with four seconds left in the game to give UD a three-point cushion. Hoover followed with a team-high 14 points to lead Dayton to a 71-66 upset of No. 13 Vanderbilt on Sunday, Nov. 18. She played 39 minutes against the Commodores and provided the game-changing jumper to spark an 11-0 run that put the Flyers ahead 48-41 with 12:26 remaining in the game. Hoover had seven of UD’s points during the run. It marked Hoover’s first career player of the week award from the conference; she was named A-10 Rookie of the Week four times last season.

SERIES INFO
•  Dayton is 1-0 vs. Buffalo. The two teams met last season at the UConn World Vision Classic. The Flyers came away with a 94-74 on Nov. 25, 2011 in Storrs, Conn. Ally Malott had 18 points and eight rebounds for UD.

•  Eastern Illinois leads the all-time series 3-4 over the Flyers. The Panthers have won the last four games, but the last time the two teams met was Dec. 18, 1989.

UP NEXT
The Flyers play at Wright State on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Nutter Center. Dayton then travels to Tempe, Ariz. for the Arizona State Classic. Following the Marriott Classic this weekend, UD’s next home game is Saturday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. vs. Michigan State.