DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will play host to Wisconsin Sunday afternoon at UD Arena, the final contest of the Flyers' three-game, season-opening homestand. Tip-off between the Flyers and Badgers is set for 2 p.m.

Flyer Facts
» Head coach Jim Jabir is in his 13th season (240-140) at the helm of the Dayton women's team in 2015-16. He was named the eighth head coach, and first male, in the history of the program on April 8, 2003. Jabir holds a career record of 460-363 over 29 seasons.
» Dayton participated in its sixth-consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2015. It was the fifth at-large bid for the Flyers and the team's first appearance in a NCAA Regional Final.
» UD currently has one active 1,000-point scorer in senior Amber Deane (1,102). She currently ranks 19th on UD's all-time scoring list.
» Currently in third place on UD's all-time blocked shots list, senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova is poised to break the school record this season. She has 190 career blocks and needs just 31 more to usurp Michele Kruty (220) atop the list.
» This is the Flyers' 48th season (1968-69) as an intercollegiate sport at Dayton. UD's all-time record sits at 743-554 (.573).
» The Flyers are 166-139 (.544) in Atlantic 10 regular season play (20 seasons).

About the Flyers
Dayton has opened the 2015-16 season with back-to-back wins and will close out its three-game homestand Sunday with a 2 p.m. match-up against Wisconsin. The Flyers have now won five of their last six and 13 of their last 15 games dating back to a 79-41 win over Richmond on Feb. 11 of last season. UD is led by senior Amber Deane with 23.0 ppg. and junior Saicha Grant-Allen with 8.5 rpg.

Scouting Wisconsin
After claiming the 79-65 season-opening win over Louisiana Tech, Wisconsin dropped an 89-70 decision to Drake on Nov. 18. The Badgers return four starters, including their top three scorers, from last season and UW ended 2014-15 ranked first in the Big Ten with a 39.2 three-point field goal average. The Badgers are led by Dakota Whyte and Nicole Bauman with 16 ppg. and Tessa Cichy with 11.0 rpg.

Last Time Out
On Wednesday night, Dayton picked up an 81- 56 win over visiting Vanderbilt at UD Arena. For the second-consecutive game, senior Amber Deane was the Flyers' leading scorer with 27 points on the strength of 9-of-12 shooting while junior Saicha Grant-Allen recorded the 11 point-10 rebound double-double. Also in double-figures scoring for UD was senior Kelley Austria who chipped in 12 points in a perfect night from the floor (5-for-5).

The Series
Wednesday afternoon will be the first meeting between Dayton and Wisconsin.

70'S the Magic Number
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 113-11 (.911) when scoring 70 or more points, including 24-2 in 2014-15. During the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, the Flyers only lost one game per season when scoring at least 70 points, and dropped only two games in 2009-10 when reaching that mark.
2015-16    2-0
2014-15    24-2
2013-14    19-4
2012-13    21-1
2011-12    13-1
2010-11    15-1
2009-10    19-2
TOTAL    113-11

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

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Dayton was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 for 2015-16 in voting among league head coaches with two first-place votes and 177 total points. All three of the Flyers' seniors were named to Preseason All-Conference Teams led by Amber Deane who earned mention on the First Team. Kelley Austria was named to the Preseason Second Team while Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova was named to the Third Team. Both Austria and Cornelie-Sigmundova were also voted onto the All-Defensive Team.

Three Points of Excellence
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 450 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 2, 2001, the longest streak in the Atlantic 10 Conference and one of the top streaks in the nation. The Flyers made a program-record 15 three-point field goals against Buffalo in the Connecticut World Vision Classic on Nov. 25, 2011. Dayton tied the record with 15 vs. Wright State on Nov. 28, 2012.

1,000 and Counting
With her first made basket in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship final, senior Amber Deane became the 23rd member of Dayton's 1,000-point club as only the 10th Flyer to reach that milestone in her third season. She has 1,102 career points, currently ranking 19th all-time.

We'll Take the Free Ones
As a team, the Flyers shot 76.4 percent from the free throw line in 2013-14, the BEST team free throw percentage in Dayton history. Last season's squad posted the program's second-best team free throw percentage at .745, finishing the year ranked first in the Atlantic 10 and 27th nationally.
1.    .764    (519-679) - 2013-14
2.    .745    (575-772) - 2014-15
3.    .737    (390-529) - 2011-12
4.    .736    (398-541) - 2001-02
5.    .728    (498-684) - 2010-11

20/20 Vision
Dayton reached the 20-wins mark for the eighth-consecutive season with its 59-45 win at Fordham on Feb. 18, 2015. This was the 15th time in the program's 47 seasons that Dayton has reached the 20-win plateau.

Follow the Flyers on Social Media
Fans can follow the official Dayton women's basketball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/DaytonWBB, on Twitter by following @DaytonWBB and DaytonWeAreOne on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer women's basketball include #UDWBB, GRIT and GoFlyers.

Sixth-Consecutive NCAA Tournament for Dayton
The Flyers made their sixth-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and hold an all-time record of 5-6 in NCAA Tournament play. UD gained entry into 2015's field of 64 with its fifth at-large bid to the championship (automatic qualifier in 2012 with the team's only Atlantic 10 Championship title) and advanced to the program's first Regional Final.

You're Invited to a Block Party
The team's blocks leader for the past three seasons, senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova averages 1.98 blocks per game for her career which ranks 14th among all Division I active players while her career total of 190 blocks ranks ninth nationally among all DI actives. Cornélie-Sigmundová's career blocks total ranks third in Dayton program history - just 30 blocks behind the all-time leader Michele Kruty (220; 1984-88).

Welcome to the Team
Dayton signed three to National Letters of Intent during the recent early signing period: Jenna Giacone (Delmar N.Y./Bethlehem Central), Jayla Scaife (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central) and Jordan Wilmoth (Chestnut Ridge, N.Y./Immaculate Heart Academy). The trio will be joining the team in the fall of 2016.