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FLYERS HEAD BACK ON THE ROAD TO FACE DUQUESNE ON SATURDAY
• Winners of five straight, the University of Dayton Flyers zip back on the road to battle the Duquesne Dukes on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
• The game will be carried by WHIO Radio and is available with live streaming video, audio and stats at DaytonFlyers.com.
ABOUT DUQUESNE
• The Duquesne Dukes come into the game 11-14 overall and 3-9 in the Atlantic 10. DU leads the Atlantic 10 with a plus-1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Five of the Dukes' top seven scorers are first year players: UAB transfer Ovie Soko (18.2 ppg), first-year Drake transfer Micah Mason (10.2), JC transfer Dominique McKoy (9.9), JC transfer Tra'Vaughn White (8.2) and freshman Desmond Ridenour (5.0).
SERIES STUFF
• Dayton leads the all-time series 46-21. The Duquesne series is Dayton's longest one among current Atlantic 10 schools.
SUPER STREAKING
• Dayton's five-game winning streak is currently the second-longest in the conference behind Saint Louis' 11.
• Three UD players have scoring averages in double figures -
Jordan Sibert (13.6 ppg),
Devin Oliver (12.6 ppg) and
Vee Sanford (11.4 ppg).
• Dayton is shooting .455 from the field and .373 from beyond the arc.
• The Flyers are plus-5.2 in turnover margin and forcing 14.3 turnovers per game.
• Dayton has also made it happen at the free throw line, hitting at a .791 clip and converting eight more shots than its opponents.
• Dayton has held their last six opponents to less than 70 points per game.
FANTASTIC FEBRUARY
• Dayton has started February red-hot with a five-game winning streak.
• The five consecutive conference wins are the longest streak in coach
Archie Miller's tenure.
• UD has not started 5-0 in the month of February since the 1985-86 season.
MULTI-FACETED ATTACK
• When Dayton has four or more players score in double figures, the Flyers are 10-1 this season.
• Overall, 11 different Flyers have scored in double figures in 2013-14.
• Dayton is also 9-0 when the team scores 80 or more points in a game this year.
THE 'D' BACK IN DAYTON
• In the last six games, Dayton has not allowed an opponent to score 70 or more points.
• During UD's five-game winning streak, Dayton is allowing 64.6 points and forcing 14.6 turnovers per game.
QUALITY CONTROL
• Dayton is tied with Saint Louis for the third-most victories over Top 100 RPI teams in the Atlantic 10 with seven. UD is behind UMass (9) and VCU (8).
UP NEXT
• UD concludes the two-game road swing against the Saint Joseph's Hawks on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. ET.
