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DAYTON, Ohio - Rounding out its four-game, season-opening road swing, the University of Dayton women's basketball team will be participating in the 2014 Iowa Hawkeye Challenge Nov. 21-22. Dayton will square off against UT Martin Friday in the first of two games this weekend. Tip-off between the Flyers and Skyhawks is set for 6 p.m. ET at Iowa's Carver Hawkeye Arena. A free live audio stream will be provided by DaytonFlyers.com featuring Alex Mikos.

About the Flyers
Dayton opened the 2014-15 season with a two-game road trip to the west coast. The flyers dropped a 76-60 decision to the Washington State Cougars last Friday and then fell to the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Sunday. Senior Andrea Hoover leads the Flyers with 19.0 ppg. and 9.5 rpg. while junior Kelly Austria is averaging 3.0 spg. and is a perfect 7-for-7 from the line over the team's first two games

Scouting UT Martin
UT Martin (1-2) will have played three games by the time the Skyhawks square off against the Flyers. Martin dropped its first two games over last weekend, including a 77-43 loss at Louisville on Nov. 16, but picked up its first win of the season Wednesday at home, 62-61 over Cincinnati at home. The Skyhawks are led by Ashia Jones with 17.0 ppg. and 9.0 rpg. Jessy Ward also averages double-figures scoring with 13.7 ppg.

Last Time Out
In its second game in three days out west, Dayton fell at Gonzaga, 75-65, despite leading by 10 points at halftime. Senior Andrea Hoover led all scorers with 20 points to go with eight rebounds and four assists. Junior Kelley Austria chipped in 16 points and swatted six steals for the Flyers as well.

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 431-357 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 received votes in the most recent USA Today Coaches' Poll.
» 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 713-548 (.565).
» The Flyers are 152-137 in Atlantic 10 regular season play (19 yrs.).

Series Stuff
Friday's game will be the third meeting between Dayton and UT Martin in the all-time series between the two programs. The Flyers and Skyhawks are tied with one win apiece. UD claimed the 76-62 win over UTM at home on Dec. 20, 2005 but Martin defeated Dayton, 53-52, in overtime on the Skyhawks' home court.

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 1,276 career points and ranks 13th among the all-time leading scorers at Dayton. Fellow senior Ally Malott needs just 18 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).
1.     764...(519-679) - 2013-14
2.     737...(390-529) - 2011-12
3.     736...(398-541) - 2001-02
4.     728...(498-684) - 2010-11
5.     723...(400-553) - 1978-79

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 412 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.

Welcome to the Team
Dayton signed three to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period: Lauren Cannatelli (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West), Madeleine Dennis (Perth, Western Australia/Mount Lawley) and Ashleigh Parkinson (Newark, Ohio/Newark Catholic). The trio will be joining the team in the fall of 2015.

New Face on the Sideline
With the departure of former Dayton assistant coach Adeniyi Amadou, the Flyers welcomed a new face to the sideline this season in assistant coach Simon Harris. Harris joined the Dayton women's basketball staff in June of 2014 and is in his first season under head coach Jim Jabir for 2014-15. He spent the previous three seasons as a graduate assistant for the Dayton men's team under head coach Archie Miller.

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.

Follow the Flyers on Social Media
Fans can follow the official Dayton women's basketball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/DaytonWBB, on Twitter by following @DaytonWBB and
DaytonWeAreOne on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer women's basketball include #UDWBB, GRIT and GoFlyers.

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 2014-15, Dayton opened the season at Washington State, taking the 76-60 loss.