DAYTON, Ohio - After winning two games in a row at home, Dayton volleyball travels to Saint Louis Saturday afternoon. With its 3-0 win against George Mason on Sunday, UD extended its active winning streak to 21 matches and will also put a perfect 13-0 Atlantic 10 mark on the line against SLU. Offensively, the Flyers are led by senior
Alaina Turner with 4.18 kills/set (2nd A-10, 36th NCAA), sophomore
Amber Erhahon with a .413 hitting percentage (1st A-10, 16th NCAA) and sophomore
Jane Emmenecker with 9.94 assists/set (6th A-10). On the defensive side, Erhahon leads the team with 1.33 blocks/set (2nd A-10) and senior
Janna Krafka passes 4.15 digs/set (3rd A-10).
About Saint LouisJust one spot behind Dayton in the Atlantic 10 standings, Saint Louis is 19-8 overall and holds a 10-3 mark in league action. The Billikens went 2-0 in a pair of matches last weekend. The Bills defeated George Mason 3-1 on Nov. 6 and George Washington 3-0 on Nov. 8. SLU is led by Danielle Rygelski with 4.20 kills/set (1st A-10) and Meredith Boe sets 10.28 assists/set (3rd A-10). On the defensive side, Nicole Sniffen records 1.06 blocks/set and Mackenzie Long gets under 3.37 digs/set (7th A-10).
Series StuffThere have been 43 meetings in the series between Dayton and Saint Louis, dating back to three wins for the Flyers in 1978. UD holds a 27-16 advantage over SLU and the two last squared off on Oct. 24 at Dayton as the Flyers claimed a 3-1 win. The Flyers have won the last four and 12 of the last 13 matches between the two programs.
RPI RankingsDayton heads into Saturday's match holding a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 35 according to ncaa.com. Saint Louis comes in with a RPI of 70.
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 180-54 and his career win-loss mark sits at 356-218 in 17 seasons as a head coach.
• With 13.92 kills/set (44th NCAA) as a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10. The Flyers also lead the A-10 in hitting percentage (.274, 17th NCAA), opponent hitting percentage (.163, 29th NCAA) and assists/set (12.84) and rank second in digs/set (14.16) and fourth with 1.46 service aces/set.
• Individually, sophomore
Amber Erhahon ranks first with a .413 hitting percentage (16th NCAA) and senior
Alaina Turner ranks second in the A-10 with 4.18 kills/set (36th NCAA). Also among the top 10 in the league are: Erhahon, 1.33 blocks/set (2nd, 29th NCAA); Turner, 0.41 aces/set (2nd, 30th NCAA); senior
Janna Krafka, 4.15 digs/set (3rd); sophomore
Jane Emmenecker, 9.94 assists/set (6th); senior
Jenna Jendryk, .313 hitting percentage (8th)
• Over the last seven seasons (2009-2015), the Flyers have recorded an 91-9 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 12 times (2015, 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.
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