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SPOKANE, Wash. - The 22nd-ranked University of Dayton women's basketball team will close out its trip out west Sunday with a 5 p.m. (ET) tilt at (RV/RV) Gonzaga. The Flyers and the Bulldogs will square off at GU's McCarthey Athletic Center in the second-ever meeting between the two programs.

About the Flyers
Dayton women's basketball ended 2013-14 with a 23-8 overall record for the program's seventh-consecutive season with 20+ wins. The Flyers won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title with a 14-2 mark in league action and advanced to the finals of the A-10 Championship. With its game against Florida on March 23, Dayton made its fifth-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Flyers opened the 2014-15 regular season at Washington State on Friday, falling to the Cougars, 76-60.

Scouting Gonzaga
Sunday's game will be Gonzaga's season opener. The Bulldogs are receiving votes in both major polls heading into its 2014-15 slate. Last season, Gonzaga posted a 29-5 overall record and made an appearance in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. GU lost its leading scorer and rebounder from a year ago to graduation in Haiden Palmer.

Last Time Out
In its season opener, Dayton dropped a 76-60 decision at Washington State on Friday evening. Senior Andrea Hoover led the Flyers with 18 points and 11 rebounds as one of three in double-figures scoring. UD out-rebounded WSU, 56-47, but the Flyers committed 30 turnovers to the Cougars' 16.

Series Stuff
Sunday's game will be the second meeting between Dayton and Gonzaga with the Bulldogs holding the 1-0 margin in the series. UD and GU squared off on Dec. 21, 2011 in Las Vegas at the Holiday Hoops Classic. The Bulldogs came away with the 82-76 neutral-site win.

Flyer Facts
» Undefeated at home the past two seasons, Dayton's 26-straight home victories is the second-longest active streak in the nation. The Flyers went 12-0 at home during 2013-14.
» Head coach Jim Jabir is in his 12th season at the helm of the Dayton women's team in 2014-15. He was named the eighth head coach, and first male, in the history of the program on April 8, 2003. Jabir holds a career record of 430-357 over 28 seasons.
» Dayton has been ranked or receiving votes in at least one major poll (Associated Press Top 25 or USA Today Coaches') for 40 consecutive weeks. The Flyers open the 2014-15 season ranked No. 22 in both major polls.
» UD lost just one player to graduation, Cassie Sant. The Flyers return 2014 A-10 Player of the Year Andrea Hoover (Sr.), 2014 A-10 First Team and All-Academic Team selection Ally Malott (Sr.) and 2014 A-10 All-Rookie and All-Defensive Team honoree Celeste Edwards (So.).
» Dayton advanced to its fifth-consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2014 with the highest seed in program history at No. 6.
» This is the Flyers' 47th season as an intercollegiate sport at Dayton. UD's all-time record sits at 713-547 (.566).
» The Flyers are 152-137 in Atlantic 10 regular season play (19 yrs.).

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Dayton was unanimously picked to win the 2014-15 Atlantic 10 Conference title. The Flyers earned all 14 first-place votes among picks from the conference's head coaches. Four Dayton players were also recognized on Preseason All-Conference Teams, including seniors Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott who were named to the First Team. Junior Amber Deane earned mention on the Second Team while sophomore Celeste Edwards was named to both the Third and All-Defensive Teams.

1,000 and Counting
Senior Andrea Hoover reached the 1,000-point milestone in UD's 73-69 win over VCU on Feb. 5, 2014. She was the 21st Flyer to join the club and ninth to do so as a junior. Hoover currently has 1,256 career points and ranks 14th among the all-time leading scorers at Dayton. Fellow senior Ally Malott needs just 27 more points to join the 1,000-point club at UD.

We'll Take the Free Ones
As a team, the Flyers shot 76.4 percent from the free throw line in 2013-14, the BEST team free throw percentage in Dayton history. The 76.4 percent ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and 14th nationally. Then-junior Andrea Hoover led the Flyers from the line with a 93.6 percentage (1st A-10, 3rd NCAA).
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20+ Winners
With the team's 23-8 overall record in 2013-14, the Flyers posted their seventh-consecutive 20+ win season. Since Dayton began its women's basketball program in 1968-69, UD has recorded 24 season with 20 or more wins.

Three Points of Excellence
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 411 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 2, 2001, the longest streak in the Atlantic 10 Conference and one of the top streaks in the nation. The Flyers made a program record 15 three-point field goals against Buffalo in the Connecticut World Vision Classic on Nov. 25, 2011. Dayton tied the record with 15 vs. Wright State on Nov. 28, 2012.

Flyers in League Play
Dayton has won 40 of its last 44 regular season Atlantic 10 games, a streak that dates back to a 97-46 win over Rhode Island on Jan. 7, 2012, including posting a perfect 14-0 mark in conference play during the 2012-13 season. Of its four losses over the previous three seasons, Dayton took two L's at home and two on the road.

Atlantic 10 Format
Despite its name, the Atlantic 10 conference consists of 14 member schools competing under one division in women's basketball. Each team will play a 16-game conference slate this coming season, including three home-and-away series. Dayton will play two games against George Washington, Richmond and Saint Louis and one against the remaining field during league action. The conference most recently welcomed Davidson, and this will be the first year the Flyers will square off against the Wildcats in program history.

Perfect Graduation Success Rate (GSR)
Dayton women's basketball has posted a perfect Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for nine consecutive seasons, every year the rate has been published except for one. The Flyers are one of only eight programs to post a perfect score and reach the NCAA Tournament for the past five seasons: Dayton, DePaul, Duke, Iowa State, Notre Dame, St. John's, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Additionally, Dayton was the only school to have both its men's and women's basketball programs post perfect GSR scores and make appearances in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Dayton in Season Openers
Over the past 46 seasons, Dayton has posted a 27-20 mark in season openers. Of those 46 games, the Flyers are 10-7 in season-opening games on the road, 6-2 in neutral-site season openers and 11-11 in openers at home. In 2013-14, Dayton opened the season at the Iowa Hawkeye Challenge against UC Riverside and recorded an 89-54 win.