A-10 Championship Central | Dayton Postseason Guide
RICHMOND, Va. - No. 24 University of Dayton women's basketball (21-6) takes on No. 8 seed VCU (22-8) this Friday at noon in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship at the Richmond Coliseum. Shane White will have the call on the A-10 Digital Network.
UD Leaders
Assists Deane/Hoover - 3.6 apg
Blocks Cornelie-Sigmundova - 1.5 bpg
FLYER FACTS
>> The Flyers are the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive season in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship.
>> Dayton has advanced to the A-10 semifinals the past six seasons, and are 2-5 overall in semifinal action. The Flyers have advanced to two finals (2011 and 2012, winning the program's first A-10 women's basketball tournament championship with a 56-53 win over No. 16 St. Bonaventure).
>> This year the Flyers defeated VCU, 73-69 (Feb. 5), at UD Arena.
>> The Flyers are 9th in the nation in scoring offense, 10th in FT% (77.1) and 13th in assists per game. They are averaging 83.6 ppg and 17.4 apg, both of which are the best in the Atlantic 10.
Andrea Hoover is 4th in NCAA and 2nd in A-10 in FT% (94.6).
>> With their 21-6 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 18. They are ranked No. 24 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 93 points to join the 1,000-point club at UD.
>> The Flyers have scored 80+ points in 18 of their 27 games this season, including 100+ in three games.
SERIES INFO
Dayton leads the all-time series 2-0 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. In the game at UD Arena this year, freshman
Celeste Edwards scored the decisive final four points of the game and finished with 18 points as theFlyers defeated the Rams 73-69. Senior
Cassie Sant finished with 17,
Ally Malott with 14 and
Andrea Hoover with 13, which put her over 1,000 points in her career. She is the 21st UD women's basketball player to reach the milestone.
In the first half it was a close game almost all the way throughout, with the game being tied four times. Dayton would eventually take their largest lead of the half, eight, towards the end of the first half, and took a 33-27 lead into the half. Dayton extended that lead to as many as 15 points before VCU went on a 19-2 run to tie the game with eight minutes left to play in regulation. The run was aided by six UD turnovers; Dayton had a season-high 26 turnovers.
From there, both teams continued to trade buckets, while VCU maintained a tight lead. It was with 23 seconds to play that Edwards hit a long three pointer to give Dayton the three-point lead, 72-69. On the ensuing possession, Edwards came up with the big steal and was fouled. She hit one of two free throws to seal the victory, 73-69.
For VCU, they were led by the 30 points from Robyn Parks. Isis Thopre and Monna Finney-Smith were the other Rams in double digits, with 12 and 10 points respectively.
