DAYTON, Ohio - After running the table in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference schedule, Dayton volleyball earned the number one seed and a first-round bye for this weekend's Atlantic 10 Championship. The three-day tournament is being hosted by George Washington and played at the Colonials' Charles E. Smith Center.

UD will play the fourth-seeded George Washington Colonials. Offensively, the Flyers are led by senior Alaina Turner with 4.16 kills/set (2nd A-10, 39th NCAA), sophomore Amber Erhahon with a .404 hitting percentage (1st A-10, 36th NCAA) and sophomore Jane Emmenecker with 9.88 assists/set (6th A-10). On the defensive side, Erhahon leads the team with 1.29 blocks/set (2nd A-10) and senior Janna Krafka passes 4.22 digs/set (2nd A-10).

Where to Watch
The match is being broadcast by American Sports Network - locally, you can watch on Time Warner Cable channel 995 or digital channel 45-2 (WRGTDT2). If you don't get that channel, a live video stream will be available via the Atlantic 10 Network.

About George Washington
George Washington (20-10, 9-5 A-10) concluded the regular season with home sweeps over Duquesne (Nov. 13) and La Salle (Nov. 14) to achieve 20 wins for the second-straight season and third time in five years under head coach Amanda Ault. The Colonials earned the No. 4 seed for the tournament and they are making their third-consecutive appearance in the A-10 Championship. GW's Chidima Osuchukwu leads the A-10 (14th NCAA) with 1.50 blocks/set.

Series Stuff
Dayton and George Washington have met 41 times in the series between the two programs with UD holding 30-11 advantage. The Flyers and Colonials met twice this season with Dayton winning both. UD and GW squared off in last year's A-10 Championship finals with UD taking the title, 3-1, in Dayton.

RPI Rankings
Dayton heads into the Championship holding a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 29 according to ncaa.com. George Washington comes in at 109.

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 181-54 and his career win-loss mark sits at 357-218 in 17 seasons as a head coach.
• With 13.88 kills/set (45th NCAA) as a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10. The Flyers also lead the A-10 in hitting percentage (.271, 17th NCAA), opponent hitting percentage (.167, 31st NCAA) and assists/set (12.84) and rank second in digs/set (14.16) and second with 1.51 service aces/set.
• Individually, sophomore Amber Erhahon ranks first in the league with a .404 hitting percentage (26th NCAA) and senior Alaina Turner ranks second in the A-10 with 4.16 kills/set (39th NCAA). Also among the top 10 in the league are: Erhahon, 1.29 blocks/set (2nd, 36th NCAA); Turner, 0.42 aces/set (3rd, 32nd NCAA); senior Janna Krafka, 4.22 digs/set (2nd); sophomore Jane Emmenecker, 9.88 assists/set (6th); senior Jenna Jendryk, .309 hitting percentage (9th)
• Over the last seven seasons (2009-2015), the Flyers have recorded an 92-9 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2012 and 2015 and a 15-0 record in 2010. UD suffered only one conference loss in 2014, 2011 and 2009.
• For the second-consecutive season, Dayton claimed four year-end A-10 honors in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Alaina Turner, the A-10 Setter of the Year Jane Emmenecker, the A-10 Libero of the Year Janna Krafka and the co-Coach of the Year Tim Horsmon
• 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.

Moving up the Ranks
With 1,417 career kills, senior Alaina Turner is moving up the ranks in UD's record book. She's just 84 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 (1,991), senior Janna Krafka is only 80 digs away from become Dayton's new career digs record holder, replacing Adrienne Green (2,070). Also on her way up is sophomore Jane Emmenecker. With 2,340 career assists, Emmenecker is 268 assists away from replacing Nicole Schott (2,607) in fifth place.

You "Kill" Me (through matches on Nov. 18)
With 4.16 kills/set, senior Alaina Turner ranks 39th in the NCAA while scoring 4.92 points/set which comes in at 22nd in the nation. For her career, Turner ranks 21st among active NCAA DI players with 1,417 career kills. Oh, and did we mention the two-time A-10 Player of the Year serves up 0.42 aces/set which is good for 32nd nationally?

2015 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, for the second-consecutive year, as announced by the league office on Nov. 19: Tim Horsmon - co-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 second end-of-the-year award for each student-athlete and the third time coach Horsmon (2005, 2014) has been recognized. Sophomore Amber Erhahon was named to the All-Conference First Team while freshman Margo Wolf earned All-Rookie honors.

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 1,051-562 (.652) over 46 seasons (1970).

Graduation Success Rate
As announced by the NCAA on Nov. 4, Dayton's overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 ties UD for the 25th-highest rating in the nation. This year's score of 95 is tied with last year's score for the department's second-highest rate since the inception of the GSR reporting system in 2005.  Over the 11 years the GSR has been compiled, the Flyers have never rated below a 94 and have ranked 27th or better nationally.

Follow the Flyers on Social Media
Fans can follow the official UD Volleyball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/udaytonvb, on Twitter by following this handle: @DaytonVB and udaytonvb on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer Volleyball include UDVB and GoFlyers.

Just Flyers Please
When referring to the University of Dayton volleyball team (or any other Dayton women's athletic team), we ask that you refer to us simply as "Flyers." Not "Lady Flyers". Thank you.

Up Next
If Dayton wins its semifinal match against either George Washington or VCU, the Flyers will advance to the Atlantic 10 Championship final on Sunday. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m.