No. 22 University of Dayton women's basketball (19-5, 12-1 A-10) hosts Saint Joseph's (20-6, 9-4 A-10)
this Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at UD Arena for its chance at a second consecutive Atlantic 10 Regular Season title. The Flyers can clinch a share of the title with a win today against the only A-10 team that has defeated them this season. UD lost at Saint Joseph's, 75-63, on Sunday, Feb. 26 in Philadelphia. Last season, the Flyers clinched the 2013 A-10 Regular Season title with a 73-66 win over the Hawks at UD Arena on March 3, completing a perfect 14-0 record in conference play. The Flyers are also recognizing
Cassie Sant in a senior day celebration following the game. Please stay to watch the presentation which includes a special message from Cassie.
This game is a WHITE OUT! Wear white and get your ticket for $1.
The game will be nationally-televised on ESPNU with Jim Barbar (play-by-play) and Ros Gold-Onwude (analyst) on the call. 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. 22 in the latest Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll. They also received a vote in the latest AP Top 25 Poll. UD has been ranked or receiving votes in at least one of the polls for 34 consecutive weeks.
- The Flyers are on a seven-game winning streak and have been victorious in 17 of their last 18 games.
- Dayton is currently first in the Atlantic 10 standings with its 12-1 conference record with three conference games left in the regular season.
- The game today is the fourth in eight days for the Flyers. UD defeated Richmond 69-58 on Saturday, Feb. 15. Drove to Saint Louis Sunday and defeated the Billikens 90-74 on Monday, Feb. 17. Dayton flew to Philadelphia Tuesday and then defeated La Salle 84-69 on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
- Dayton has won 24 consecutive games at home. Its win streak is the third longest in the nation. Chattanooga (37) and East Carolina (26) are the only teams ahead of UD.
- The Flyers are averaging 84.5 points per game which is best in the Atlantic 10 and sixth 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 and just the ninth player in UD program history to reach the feat in her third season.
- Sophomore
Kelley Austria underwent successful surgeries, which included an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and meniscectomy of her right knee on Friday, Feb. 14.
SERIES INFO
Saint Joseph's leads the all-time series over the Flyers, 13-11. Dayton has won six of the last nine meetings, but Saint Joseph's has won the last two times out. The most recent UD setback was this season at Saint Joseph's. Natasha Cloud had 21 points for the Hawks in that game. The loss broke the Flyers' 23-win streak in A-10 regular season games. Last season UD lost 61-54 to the Hawks in the 2013 Atlantic 10 semifinals. SJU went on to win the A-10 tournament title. UD won the A-10 regular season title, culminating with a 73-66 win over SJU just 10 days before meeting up in the A-10 tournament.
SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
Saint Joseph's is 20-6 overall and 9-4 in the A-10 , tied for third place in the conference standings. The Hawks average 72.2 ppg with balanced scoring, led by Erin Shield's 15.9 ppg. Sarah Fairbanks adds 13.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Natasha Cloud rounds out the Hawks averaging double figure scoring with 12.3 ppg, and leads SJU in rebounding (6.7 rpg) and assists (195). Shields leads the Atlantic 10 and is second in the nation in free throw percentage (.949 – 74-of-78).
UP NEXT
Dayton has two more regular season games. Dayton's last home game is its annual Math Day, in which 6,000 area children will attend UD Arena, on Wednesday, Feb. 26 as the Flyers take on Saint Louis at 11 a.m. ET. The meeting is just nine days after the Flyers dealt the Billikens a 90-74 loss on Feb. 17. UD closes out the regular season at George Washington on Saturday, March 1. The A-10 Tournament Championship will be held March 5-9 in Richmond, Va. at the Richmond Coliseum.
