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No. 25 University of Dayton women's basketball (17-5, 10-1 A-10) plays at Saint Louis (10-14, 5-6 A-10) Monday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. ET. This game was originally Dayton's Atlantic 10 opener scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 5, at Chaifetz Arena. It was postponed when the Billikens were unable to return to St. Louis from New York, where they played Fordham Jan. 2, due to flight cancellations caused by winter weather in the Northeast.
The game will be available online via free audio stream on DaytonFlyers.com on the A-10 Digital Network with Shane White on the call.
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 10-1 conference record with five conference games left in the regular season.
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Andrea Hoover leads the Flyers in scoring with 16.3 ppg. Her 144 career three-pointers made are sixth all-time at UD. She is two away from moving into fifth place.
Hoover is fourth in the A-10 in scoring with her 16.3 ppg. She is fourth in three-point field goals made per game (2.4), second in free throw % (.935), and fourth in free 3-point field goal % (.396). Her 93.5 percent (86-of-92) from the free throw line is fifth best in the nation.
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Ally Malott adds 14.2 ppg and leads the Flyers in rebounding with 8.2 rpg which is fourth best in the A-10. She is one of three players in the conference to be in the Top 15 in scoring and Top 5 in rebounding. Malott has a team-high six double-doubles this season. She is fourth in the A-10 in FT% (.851) and 7th in blocked shots.
- 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
Amber Deane has started 49 games in her UD career. She missed her first career start with a concussion vs. Saint Joseph's (1/26/14); and also missed the game vs George Mason (2/1/14). She played vs. VCU (2/5). Deane is 10th in the A-10 in scoring with 14.4 ppg, in FG% at .463, FT% at .798 and in assists with 3.4 apg. She leads Dayton in assists.
- The Flyers have scored 80+ points in 15 of their 22 games this season, including 100+ in three games.
- Freshman
Celeste Edwards has been named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week the last two weeks. In her last five games she is averaging 17.4 ppg (including a career-high 25 points vs. Richmond).
SERIES INFO
Dayton leads the all-time series 21-6 over the Billikens. The Flyers have won the last 11 meetings over Saint Louis by an average of 14.3 ppg. The Flyers are 9-4 when playing the Billikens in St. Louis.
Andrea Hoover is averaging 11.7 ppg in the three games she's played against SLU.
The Billikens are 10-14 overall and 5-6 in the Atlantic 10. Erin Nelson leads Saint Louis in scoring with 13.5 ppg. Desirae Ball adds 12.3 ppg. Denisha Womack leads the Billikens in rebounding with 6.7 rpg and adds 8.8 ppg. Jemesia Price leads SLU in assists with 92 this season. The Billikens are on a two-game winning streak with victories over George Mason (65-62 on Feb. 8) and St. Bonaventure (72-65 on Feb. 12). SLU averages 61.0 ppg
UP NEXT
A day after playing Saint Louis, Dayton will fly directly to Philadelphia for its 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. It will be a WHITE OUT and the Flyers will celebrate Senior Day following the game. It will complete UD's four games in eight days
