DAYTON, Ohio - After opening Atlantic 10 play with a 2-0 weekend on the road at Duquesne and La Salle, the Flyers will be at home this weekend to play host to Fordham and Rhode Island. Friday, Dayton will be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month with a Pink Out! Both matches will be played at Frericks Center and admission is free.

Where to Watch
Time Warner Cable SportsNetwork will be broadcasting Dayton's Friday night match against Fordham. Please consult this Channel Lineup Finder for your TWC SportsNet channel number. Those outside the viewing area (Ohio) will still be able to watch the match via Dayton's live web stream through the Atlantic 10 Network.

About Fordham
Fordham (7-11, 1-1 A-10) enjoyed a three-match home stand this past week, dropping decisions to Stony Brook and Davidson before picking up a 3-0 win over VCU on Sunday. With seven victories, the Rams have already doubled their win total from last season (3). Fordham is led offensively by Breanna Jones with 2.85 kills/set (8th A-10) and Emily Fronk with 8.47 assists/set (7th A-10). On the defensive side, the Rams are led by Clarissa Cartledge with 3.13 digs/set (9th A-10) and Oliva LaPorta with 0.83 blocks/set.

Series Stuff
Dayton and Fordham have squared off 33 times in the series between the two programs with the Flyers holding a 32-1 advantage. UD's only loss to FOR was on Nov. 21, 1997 in the Bronx. The two last met Oct. 17, 2014 in Dayton with the Flyers claiming a 3-0 in Frericks Center.

Flyer Facts
• Tim Horsmon is in his seventh season overall, and second since 2007, as head coach of the Flyers in 2015. His record at Dayton is 167-54 and his career win-loss mark sits at 343-218 in 17 seasons as a head coach.
• With 14.27 kills/set as a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 and ranks 17th among 329 NCAA DI institutions. The Flyers also lead the A-10 in hitting percentage (.270 - 20th NCAA) and assists/set (13.14 - 32nd NCAA) and rank second in digs/set (14.84) and service aces/set (1.55).
• Individually, senior Alaina Turner ranks first in the A-10 and 24th in the NCAA with 4.29 kills/set while sophomore Jane Emmenecker is first in the league and 24th nationally with 11.24 assists/set. Also among the top 10 in the league are: sophomore Amber Erhahon, 1.18 blocks/set (3rd); senior Janna Krafka, 3.96 digs/set (3rd); Turner, 0.41 aces/set (4th); Erhahon, .345 hitting percentage (6th); senior Jenna Jendryk, .312 hitting percentage (9th).
• Over the last seven seasons (2009-2015), the Flyers have recorded an 80-9 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2012 and a 15-0 record in 2010. UD suffered only one conference loss in 2014, 2011 and 2009.
• For the 2015 season, Dayton returns the 2014 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in senior Alaina Turner, the A-10 Setter of the Year in sophomore Jane Emmenecker and the A-10 Libero of the Year in senior Janna Krafka.
• The Flyers finished the 2014 season with a 30-6 overall record and with a 13-1 Atlantic 10, finishing in first place in regular-season league play. 2014 was the program's third 30-win season of the modern-DI era.
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title 11 times (2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1998). The Flyers have won the A-10 Championship title a league-record nine times (2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003) and made their 10th NCAA appearance in program history in 2014.

Moving up the Ranks
With 1,228 career kills, senior Alaina Turner is moving up the ranks in UD's record book. She's just 273 kills away from usurping former Flyer All-American Rachel Krabacher who currently holds the number-five slot with 1,500 kills. Currently in second place on the all-time career digs list (1,754), senior Janna Krafka is only 317 digs away from become Dayton's new career digs record holder, replacing Adrienne Green (2,070).

You "Kill" Me
With 11.80 attacks/set, senior Alaina Turner ranks 24th in the NCAA while scoring 4.99 points/set which comes in at 18th in the nation. The A-10's leading attacker, Turner ranks 24th with 4.29 kills/set, 47th in the NCAA with 219 total kills and 59th with 602 total attacks.

13th to 1,000
With two wins at the 2014 Bowling Green Hampton Inn Invitational, Dayton surpassed the 1,000-win mark as a program and is just the 13th NCAA DI team to attain that level of success. The Flyers currently rank 13th all-time in the Division I record book with an overall program tally of 1,037-562 (.649) over 46 seasons (1970).

UD Picked First in 2015 A-10 Preseason Poll
Dayton has been chosen to finish in first place in the Atlantic 10 for 2015. The Flyers, winners of five of the last six A-10 titles, tallied 88 points in voting among the league's head coaches (including eight of 10 first-place votes). George Washington was selected to finish second.

Follow the Flyers on Social Media
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Just Flyers Please
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Co-Player and Defensive Player of the Week Awards for UD
On Monday, Sept. 21, the Atlantic 10 Conference named senior Alaina Turner the league's co-Player of the Week while sophomore Amber Erhahon earned her second A-10 Defensive Player of the week nod. Turner averaged 4.60 kills per set while hitting at .261 and recorded her sixth double-double of the season in Dayton's 3-0 weekend at the Flyer Invitational. Erhahon averaged 1.30 blocks/set and 0.60 digs/set for the tournament and hit a career-high .700 against Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

Most Valuable Player, Again
In its final pre-conference tournament of the season, the Flyers were a perfect 3-0 at the Flyer Invitational Sept. 18-19. For her outstanding play, senior Alaina Turner was again named the Most Valuable Player for the weekend and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by sophomore Amber Erhahon.

Dayton Invitational All-Tournament Team
After a 2-1 weekend at its first home tournament of 2015, Dayton was rewarded with two names on the All-Tournament Team roster. Senior Jenna Jendryk was named the tournament's MVP and senior Angel Agu joined her on the all-tourney team.

Erhahon Earns UD's First Weekly Award
Sophomore Amber Erhahon picked up the squad's first A-10 weekly award of the season on Tuesday after being named the league's Defensive Player of the Week. Erhahon averaged 1.40 blocks/set, 1.90 kills/set and 3.05 points/set over the weekend and was named to the Saluki Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Saluki Invitational Honors
Three Flyers earned all-tournament honors at the Comfort Inn Saluki Invitational Sept. 4-5. Senior Alaina Turner was named MVP of the weekend while senior Janna Krafka and sophomore Amber Erhahon joined Turner on the All-Tournament squad.

2014 Atlantic 10 Coach, Player, Libero and Setter of the Year ...
The Flyers claimed four of the five yearly awards given out by the Atlantic 10 as announced by the league office on Nov. 20: Tim Horsmon - Coach of the Year, Alaina Turner - Player of the Year, Janna Krafka - Libero of the Year and Jane Emmenecker - Setter of the Year. This is the first end-of-the-year award for each student-athlete and the second time coach Horsmon (2005) has been recognized.

Up Next
The Flyers will play two on the road next weekend, heading to Fairfax, Virginia, for the 7 p.m. match at George Mason on Friday. Dayton will then scoot over to the nation's capitol Saturday for a 7 p.m. tilt at George Washington. Coverage links are available at DaytonFlyers.com.