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The University of Dayton women's basketball team (13-5, 6-1 A-10) hosts VCU (17-5, 5-4 A-10)
this Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. ET at UD Arena. The game will be be available via free video stream on DaytonFlyers.com through the A-10 Digital Network with Shane White on the call. Fans are encouraged to wear red for the American Heart Association game.
FLYER FACTS
- Dayton is currently in second place in the Atlantic 10 standings with its 6-1 conference record, only behind Duquesne (8-1).
- The Flyers are coming off a 103-81 win over George Mason. The victory gave Head Coach
Jim Jabir his 200th win at Dayton. Jabir holds the UD women's basketball program record for coaching wins. He has 420 wins in his career;
- Dayton has won 22 consecutive games at home. Its win streak is tied for the third longest in the nation, along with Notre Dame. Chattanooga (35) and East Carolina (24) are the only teams ahead of UD.
- The Flyers are averaging 86.3 points per game which is best in the Atlantic 10 and fifth best in the nation.
- Dayton's three-point field goal percentage (37.2) is best in the A-10 and 20th overall in the NCAA.
- Dayton has scored 80 or more points in 14 of its 18 games so far this season, including three games of 100 or more. The last time UD scored 100+ points three times in one season was in 2009-10. Dayton has had two seasons in which they scored 100+ points in five games: 1977-78 and 1979-80.
- Junior
Andrea Hoover is just 12 points away from joining the 1,000-point club. She would become the 21st Flyer to reach that milestone.
SERIES INFO
Dayton leads the all-time series 1-0 over the Rams. The first meeting was last season when VCU joined the Atlantic 10. The Flyers, ranked No. 17 at the time, defeated the Rams 60-49 in Richmond, Va. on Jan. 30, 2013.
Andrea Hoover led UD with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while
Cassie Sant had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dayton dominated in points in the paint 36-16 and won the rebounding battle 42-37 over VCU.
SCOUTING VCU
The Rams are currently seventh in the A-10 standings with a 5-4 conference record. They are 17-5 overall. VCU has the league's leading scorer in Robyn Parks who puts up 22.5 ppg, which is ninth best in the nation. Parks also averages a league-best 9.2 rpg and leads the Rams with 47 steals. Isis Thorpe adds 13.0 ppg and Keira Robinson averages 12.1 ppg, and leads the Rams with 146 assists, which is second best in the A-10. VCU had a 10-game winning streak midway through the season but have lost four of its last seven games, including a recent 70-51 loss to Saint Joseph's.
UP NEXT
The Flyers have a two-game road swing with games at Duquesne on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Pittsburgh and at Rhode Island on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Dayton returns home Saturday, Feb. 15 when it takes on Richmond at 2 p.m. at UD Arena. This is UD's Breast Cancer Awareness game.
