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The University of Dayton (16-5, 9-1 Atlantic 10) hosts Richmond (11-13, 5-6 A-10) this Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at UD Arena in its Play4Kay Breast Cancer Awareness Game. The Flyers are wearing pink jerseys which will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Kay Yow Cancer Foundation. The silent auction will be held on the south concourse until the end of halftime.
FLYER FACTS
- The Flyers were ranked No. 25 in the latest Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll. UD has been ranked or receiving votes in at least one of the polls for 33 consecutive weeks.
- Dayton is currently first in the Atlantic 10 standings with its 9-1 conference record with six conference games left in the regular season.
- UD is coming off a 73-66 road win over Rhode Island on Feb. 12. The Flyers set two records in the win by making 35-of-44 attempts from the free throw line. It broke URI's Ryan Center record for free throws made (previous record was 29) and UD's women's basketball program record (previous high was 33 set in 1984).
- The Flyers defeated George Mason 103-81 on Feb. 1. The victory gave Head Coach
Jim Jabir his 200th win at Dayton. Jabir holds the UD women's basketball program record for coaching wins.
- Dayton has won 23 consecutive games at home. Its win streak is tied for the third longest in the nation, along with Notre Dame. Chattanooga (36) and East Carolina (25) are the only teams ahead of UD.
- The Flyers are averaging 85.0 points per game which is best in the Atlantic 10 and fifth best in the nation.
- Junior
Andrea Hoover scored 13 points in UD's 73-69 win over VCU. She reached over 1,000 points in her career in the victory. She is the 21st UD women's basketball player to reach the milestone. (She will be honored prior to the game).
SERIES INFO
Richmond leads the all-time series 10-7 over Dayton, but the Flyers have won the last four meetings. The last time these two teams met, UD came away with a 72-64 victory over the Spiders in Richmond, Va.
Ally Malott had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Andrea Hoover added 16 points and seven rebounds. The series is tied 4-4 in games played at UD Arena.
SCOUTING RICHMOND
The Spiders are 11-13 overall and 5-6 in the Atlantic 10. Richmond is coming off a 78-77 double overtime win over Fordham on Feb. 11. Janelle Hubbard and Kristina King each scored 29 points for Richmond in the win. The Spiders have balanced scoring with four players averaging double figures. Olivia Healy leads the way with 12.3 ppg, followed by Genevieve Okoro with 11.6 ppg and a team-high 8.4 rpg. King adds 11.3 ppg and Hubbard is at 11.0 ppg.
UP NEXT
Dayton will make up its game with Saint Louis Monday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. The Flyers will go directly to Philadelphia for their game at La Salle on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. UD returns home for a game against Saint Joseph's on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. in an ESPNU nationally-televised game.