DAYTON, Ohio - Dayton (20-5, 11-0 A-10) is set to close out the home portion of its 2015 schedule this weekend with matches against George Washington and George Mason at Frericks Center. The Flyers are currently enjoying the nation's longest winning streak at 18 matches (tied with Arkansas State) and well as the nation's longest conference winning streak at 21 matches. UD's senior Alaina Turner leads that A-10 (34th NCAA) with 4.16 kills/set while sophomore Amber Erhahon boasts the league's best hitting percentage at .405 (12th NCAA). Senior Janna Krafka is the team's leading passer with 4.01 digs/set (3rd A-10) and Erhahon is tough at the net for UD with 1.32 blocks/set (2nd A-10).

About George Washington
George Washington (18-8, 7-3 A-10) has claimed back-to-back 3-0 wins in conference play (Fordham, at George Mason) and it has won five of its last six matches. GW's Maddy Doyle was named the A-10's co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday and she is the team's leading passer with a league-best 4.36 digs/set. Chidima Osuchukwu brings an all-around game for the Colonials, averaging 3.78 kills/set (4th A-10), hits at .334 (6th A-10) and is the conference's leading blocker with 1.45 blocks/set.

Series Stuff
There have been 40 meetings between Dayton and George Washington with the Flyers owning a significant 29-11 advantage in the series. The two squared off earlier this season in the nation's capital with UD picking up the three-set sweep over GW on Oct. 10.

RPI Rankings
As of Nov. 2, Dayton heads into this weekend's matches holding a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 37 according to ncaa.com. George Washington comes in with a RPI of 106.

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 178-54 and his career win-loss mark sits at 354-218 in 17 seasons as a head coach.
• With 14.04 kills/set as a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 and ranks 34th nationally. The Flyers also lead the A-10 in hitting percentage (.277, 12th NCAA), opponent hitting percentage (.164, 33rd NCAA) and assists/set (12.92, 43rd NCAA) and rank second in digs/set (14.10) and blocks/set (2.41).
• Individually, senior Alaina Turner ranks first in the A-10 with 4.16 kills/set (36th NCAA) while sophomore Amber Erhahon ranks first with a .405 hitting percentage (18th NCAA). Also among the top 10 in the league are: Erhahon, 1.32 blocks/set (2nd, 32nd NCAA); senior Janna Krafka, 4.01 digs/set (3rd); Turner, 0.38 aces/set (5th); sophomore Jane Emmenecker, 9.92 assists/set (6th); senior Jenna Jendryk, .328 hitting percentage (8th)
• Over the last seven seasons (2009-2015), the Flyers have recorded an 89-9 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.
• The Flyers finished the 2014 season with a 30-6 overall record and a 13-1 Atlantic 10 mark, 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.

#Winning
Dayton's 18-match winning streak is tied with Arkansas State for the longest active streak in Division I. The Flyers have also won 21-consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference matches, a streak that stands alone atop DI standings.

Moving up the Ranks
With 1,367 career kills, senior Alaina Turner is moving up the ranks in UD's record book. She's just 134 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 (1,921), senior Janna Krafka is only 150 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 2,225 career assists, Emmenecker is 383 assists away from replacing Nicole Schott in fifth place.

You "Kill" Me (through matches on Nov. 1)
With 4.16 kills/set, senior Alaina Turner ranks 36th in the NCAA while scoring 4.87 points/set which comes in at 22nd in the nation. For her career, Turner ranks 21st among active NCAA DI players with 1,367 career kills. Oh, and did we mention the reigning A-10 Player of the Year serves up 0.38 aces/set which is good for 59th nationally?

Who's in First?
With volleyball and men's soccer leading the Atlantic 10 and football in first place in Pioneer League standings, Dayton is one of only three programs nationally that have three teams that are leading their conference. In addition to Dayton, that list includes Monmouth and Stanford. What about programs with three unbeaten teams in conference action? Just Dayton and Monmouth.

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 1,048-562 (.651) 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.

Erhahon Player of the Week, Again
Sophomore Amber Erhahon has been playing lights out over the past few weeks and the conference office has taken notice. For the second-consecutive week, Erhahon was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on Nov. 2. Over the previous week, she averaged 3.36 kills per set, 1.91 blocks per set and 4.59 points per set for the Flyers. This is the Albany, Calif., native's fifth weekly conference honor this season.

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Just Flyers Please
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Up Next
Dayton will wrap up the home portion of its 2015 schedule with a 1 p.m. match against George Mason Sunday at Frericks Center. Prior to the match, the Flyers will recognize five senior team members. Admission is free.