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The nationally-ranked University of Dayton women's basketball team (2-1) takes on #20/19 Michigan State (1-1) this Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Breslin Center. The Flyers will have fan support in East Lansing, Mich. because UD's marketing department is sending a bus load of Flyer fans to the game.
The Spartans fell 81-62 to No. 6 Notre Dame to open the season and rebounded with a 102-54 victory over Canisius. Like the Flyers, MSU has five players averaging double figure scoring. Tori Jankoska, who comes off the bench, leads the Spartans with 15.5 ppg. Becca Mills puts up 13.0 ppg and Annalise Pickrel nearly averages a double-double with her 12.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg. Pickrel also leads MSU in assists with 10.
All five of the Flyers' starters are averaging double figures in scoring. Michigan native
Amber Deane leads the Flyers with 18.3 ppg. Junior
Ally Malott is averaging 16.7 ppg and senior
Cassie Sant puts up 15.7 ppg. Sophomore
Kelley Austria averages 14.7 ppg and leads UD in steals (11). Junior
Andrea Hoover rounds out the top five with 14.3 ppg and leads the Flyers in rebounding with 8.3 rpg.
DEANE HOMECOMING
- Sophomore
Amber Deane grew up about an hour from Michigan State in Lathrup Village, Mich. She went to high school at Detroit Country Day and was teammate with current Spartan Aerial Powers, a redshirt freshman. Redshirt junior Madison Williams also played at Detroit Country Day. Deane had two points and three rebounds in 16 minutes last year vs. MSU.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Dayton went unbeaten at home last season, and improved its home court winning streak to 14 straight with its win over Akron Nov 15. 2013. It is the seventh best in NCAA Division I women's basketball.
- Although the Spartans lead the all-time series 6-4, UD defeated Michigan State 60–53 on Dec. 8, 2012 at UD Arena in their last meeting. The Flyers were led by junior
Cassie Sant's career high 19 points and sophomore
Ally Malott's 12 points in the second half. Dayton out rebounded the Spartans 48-43. Sophomore
Andrea Hoover led the team with 11 boards along with her 12 points, notching her third double-double of her career. The Flyers got off to a slow start scoring a season low 24 points in the first half on 11-of-32 from the field as the Spartans led 27-24.
- Dayton's 77-74 win over No. 10 Michigan State on Nov. 13, 2009 marks the highest ranked opponent UD has ever defeated. The Flyers have won three of the last four meetings vs. the Spartans.
- The Flyers are 0-4 when playing the Spartans in East Lansing.
FLYERS ON THE AIR
University of Dayton women's basketball games will be broadcast via web stream again this year. Shane White will provide play-by-play on nearly all the Flyer women's basketball games. The games will be aired live on DaytonFlyers.com. The Flyers will also be featured on WHIO Radio for its George Mason game on Feb. 1. Tom Michaels will have the call on the WHIO broadcasts.
UP NEXT
The Flyers play at No. 25 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday, Nov. 24 and at Central Michigan Thursday, Dec. 5. UD's next home game is Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. vs. Washington State. It will be the Flyers' alumnae game with a pre-game reception and halftime reception of former UD women's basketball players.
