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The University of Dayton women's basketball team (8-4, 1-0 Atlantic 10) plays three home games in eight days, starting with St. Bonaventure (12-5, 1-1 A-10) Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. at UD Arena in its Atlantic 10 home opener. The game features one of the conference's top scoring offenses (Dayton leads the A-10 with 89.2 ppg) against one of the top defensive teams (SBU only allows 61.0 ppg).
The game is free to watch on DaytonFlyers.com via the A-10 Digital Network, with Shane White on the call.
Fans that bring their men's basketball ticket stub from the morning Saint Louis game will be entered in a raffle to win a free Kindle.
FLYER FACTS
- Dayton is on a six-game winning streak, including five-consecutive wins to close out the non-conference portion of its season and a 91-64 win over A-10 newcomer George Mason in the Flyers' conference opener on Jan. 8.
- Dayton registered a 112-85 victory over the Wright State Raiders Thursday, Jan. 2 at UD Arena. Dayton topped the 100-point mark for the second-straight game, also defeating Central Michigan at UD Arena, 102-89 on Dec. 30. It marked the first time since 2009-10 that Dayton scored 100 points twice in one season. It's the first time, since UD became a Division I program in 1984-85, that the Flyers scored 100 points in back-to-back games.
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Junior
Ally Malott is fifth in the A-10 in scoring with 16.3 ppg and fourth in rebounding with 8.7 rpg. She is one of two players in the conference to be ranked in the top five in scoring and rebounding. The other is VCU's Robyn Parks.
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The Flyers have four players in the Top 15 for scoring in the Atlantic 10:
Andrea Hoover is fourth with 17.6 ppg; Malott is fifth with 16.3 ppg;
Amber Deane is eighth with 15.4 ppg and
Cassie Sant is 14th with 14.2 ppg.
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Senior
Cassie Sant is currently shooting 61 percent from the field, which is the best in the A-10 and 15th in NCAA rankings.
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Junior
Andrea Hoover's 125 career three-pointers made is eighth all-time at UD. She is 10 made threes from moving into seventh all-time.
- Dayton is undefeated (6-0) when leading at the half this season.
- Dayton women's basketball has posted a perfect Graduation Success Rate of 100 over the past four years, one of seven in the nation to do so and also qualify for the NCAA Tournament each of those four years. That exclusive group includes Dayton, Duke, Iowa State, Notre Dame, St. John's, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
SERIES INFO
Dayton leads the all-time series 12-9 over the Bonnies, including victories in three of the last four meetings. Last year Dayton came away with a 67-63 road win over SBU on Feb. 21, 2013.
Andrea Hoover scored a team-high 13 points for the Flyers, while
Ally Malott had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Dayton is 5-6 all-time when playing the Bonnies at UD Arena.
SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
The Bonnies are 12-5 overall and 1-1 in the A-10. SBU has won four of its last five games, including its first conference win this year, a 55-43 home victory over Richmond. The Bonnies and Flyers had one common opponent in the non-conference portion of the season: Toledo (Dayton defeated the Rockets 87-75, while SBU fell to the Rockets 64-62). SBU has balanced scoring with five players averaging at least 9.8 ppg: Katie Healy (15.0), Gabrielle Richmond (10.6), Hannah Little (9.9), Nyla Rueter (9.8) and Chelsea Bowker (9.8).
UP NEXT
The Flyers host back-to-back nationally-televised games. First up is George Washington on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 9 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. It is a RED OUT and fans who wear red get a $1 ticket. Then, Dayton hosts Fordham on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU. For the game against Fordham, kids that bring their report card with at least one "A" on it, get a $1 ticket with a paying adult.