DAYTON, Ohio - Head Coach Jim Jabir and the University of Dayton women's basketball staff finalized the non-conference schedule for the 2013-14 season.
The Flyers will face seven teams that advanced to the NCAA or WNIT postseason tournaments.
Following its exhibition against Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 1, Dayton opens the 2013-14 campaign at the Hawkeye Challenge, the only in-season tournament for UD this season, where the Flyers will take on UC Riverside (Nov. 9) and host Iowa (Nov. 10).
UD's first regular season home game will be against Akron on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. Dayton's other home games include: Washington State (Sunday, Dec. 15), Central Michigan (Monday, Dec. 30) and Wright State (Thursday, Jan. 2).
Road games include: Michigan State (Sunday, Nov. 17), Vanderbilt (Sunday, Nov. 24), Central Michigan (Thursday, Dec. 5), Providence (Wednesday, Dec. 18) and Toledo (Sunday, Dec. 22).
2013-14 Dayton women's basketball season tickets are now available for purchase. 2013-14 season tickets are also available for $30. Order by visiting the UD Ticket Office or call (937) 229-4433 to get your tickets today!
UD returns four starters and eight letterwinners from last year's 28-3 team that was ranked 16th in the final coaches' poll and 18th nationally by AP. Among the returnees are sophomore All-Atlantic 10 performers Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott, along with A-10 All-Rookie selections Amber Deane and Kelly Austria. Hoover, a first team all-conference pick, was Dayton's top scorer (12.9 ppg.). The incoming freshman class is ranked No. 20 in the nation by All-Star Girls Report, the highest ranking ever for the UD women's basketball program.