Live Stats | Free Audio | Video Stream | Game Notes
No. 21 University of Dayton women's basketball (21-5, 14-1 A-10) closes out the regular season at George Washington (19-9, 10-5 A-10) this Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. ET at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. The Flyers can break a program record for conference wins with a victory, and the Colonials are fighting for a first-round bye in the A-10 Championship coming up March 5-9 in Richmond, Va.
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
- Dayton has gone unbeaten at home the last two seasons (24-0). UD improved its home-court winning streak to 26 with its win over Saint Louis on Feb. 26. UD's streak is the second-longest in the nation. Chatanooga (37) is the only streak better than Dayton's.
- With their 21-5 record in 2013-14 it is the seventh season in a row that the Flyers have won 20+ games. UD currently has an RPI of 17. They are ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- Dayton junior
Andrea Hoover reached the 1,000-point milestone in UD's 73-69 win over VCU on Feb. 5. She is the 21st Flyer to join the club and 9th to do so as a junior. Fellow junior
Ally Malott needs 106 points to join the 1,000-point club at UD.
- Dayton captured its second straight A-10 Regular Season Title in 2014. UD won its first Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship in 2012 and also earned the 2013 A-10 Regular Season Championship.
- Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 teams in scoring offense (83.8), scoring margin (+10.7), field goal percentage (45.5), blocked shots (4.7), assists (17.6), defensive rebounds (31.6) and home game attendance (2,501).
-
Andrea Hoover leads the Flyers in scoring with 16.9 ppg, which is fourth in the A-10.
Ally Malott adds 14.6 ppg and 8.3 rpg. She is one of two players in the conference to be in the Top 10 in scoring and Top 5 in rebounding. Malott has a team-high eight double-doubles this season.
SERIES INFO
The Colonials have a commanding 24-7 lead in the all-time series. However, Dayton has won the last seven meetings. Dayton defeated the Colonials earlier this season, 90-69, at UD Arena on Jan. 16. The two teams met twice last year; Dayton defeated George Washington 80-52 at UD Arena on Jan. 24, 2013. They also faced off in the 2013 A-10 Tournament in Philadelphia and UD came away with a 74-49 victory in the A-10 quarterfinal on March 9, 2013.
SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Colonials are 19-9 overall and 10-5 in the A-10. They feature balanced scoring with four players averaging double figures. Megan Nipe leads the way with 14.2 ppg, Jonquel Jones puts up 14.1 ppg and a team-high 10.7 rpg, Danni Jackson adds 12.4 ppg and a team-high 159 assists, and Caira Washington averages 11.5 ppg. The Colonials are coming off a tough 74-64 loss at St. Bonaventure. The Colonials are fighting for a top-four seed in next week's Atlantic 10 Championship and a bye through to the quarterfinals. Prior to the game, the Colonials will honor grad students Jackson, Megan Nipe and Brooke Wilson in a Senior Day ceremony.
UP NEXT
The A-10 Tournament Championship will be held March 5-9 in Richmond, Va. at the Richmond Coliseum. The Flyers have clinched the No. 1 seed and will play their first game on Friday, March 7 at noon.
