DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will return home to UD Arena Friday night for a 7 p.m. match-up against Gonzaga.

CHALK TALK #2: The team will be hosting a Chalk Talk prior to the game - doors will open at 5:15 p.m. There are still 15 spots available. Please RSVP to Tim Doyle (tdoyle1@udayton.edu) by end-of-day today if you would like to attend.
HALFTIME: Frisbee Dogs

About the Flyers
Dayton (6-2) is coming off a narrow 61-58 loss against the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette on Dec. 6. The Flyers currently rank first in the Atlantic 10 in free throw percentage (.773) and three-point field goals/game (7.3) while ranking second in scoring offense (74.1), scoring margin (+12.9), field goal percentage (.431) and turnover margin (+3.8). UD is led by senior Amber Deane with 17.1 ppg. and 3.3 apg. while junior Saicha Grant-Allen is the team's leading rebounder (7.5 rpg.).

Scouting Gonzaga
Gonzaga (6-4) squared off against Washington State on Tuesday, dropping a 55-48 decision in Pullman. Friday's contest will only be the Bulldogs' second road game of the season, their third overall away from home - the Zags are 0-2 on the road this season. Gonzaga is led offensively by Shelby Cheslek with 11.1 ppg. and a .558 field goal percentage but Cheslek also dominates defensively, grabbing a team-best 9.3 rpg. and tallying 2.4 bpg.

Last Time Out
With six ties and 12 lead changes, Dayton's 61-58 loss at Purdue on Sunday came down to the wire with the Boilermakers coming out on top. Junior Saicha Grant-Allen led three Flyers in double-figures scoring with 16 points and completed the double-double with 11 rebounds. Senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova chipped in nine points and had 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Flyers.

The Series
On Friday, Dayton and Gonzaga will meet for the third time in the series between the two programs. The Bulldogs have won both previous meetings, including a 75-65 win in Spokane on Nov. 16, 2014.

70'S the Magic Number
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 116-11 (.913) 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    5-0
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    116-11

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".

Injury Update
Senior guard Kelley Austria will be out for the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee. She will have surgery after the first of the new year. Through the first seven games of the season, Austria averaged 10.4 ppg. and 2.6 apg. over 24.1 mpg. for the Flyers. She had made 57 consecutive starts for Dayton through the squad's game at Toledo on Dec. 7 when she sustained the injury.

Three Points of Excellence
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 456 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 1,193 career points, currently ranking 18th all-time.

We'll Take the Free Ones
Heading into the 2015-16 season, 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. The Flyers are off to a great start from the line this season, currently coming in at 77.3 percent. If this trend holds, Dayton will have a new program record for free throw percentage.
1.    .773    (119-154) - 2015-16
2.    .764    (519-679) - 2013-14
3.    .745    (575-772) - 2014-15
4.    .737    (390-529) - 2011-12
5.    .736    (398-541) - 2001-02

You're Invited to a Block Party
The team's blocks leader for the past three seasons, senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova averages 2.02 blocks per game for her career which ranks 16th among all Division I active players while her career total of 206 blocks ranks ninth nationally among all DI actives. Cornélie-Sigmundová's career blocks total ranks third in Dayton program history - just 14 behind the all-time leader Michele Kruty (220; 1984-88).

We've Got an Audience
With a crowd of 10,159 at UD Arena for Dayton's season opener against Yale on Nov. 13, the Flyers currently boast the seventh-most attended game this season. The record crowd was due to the overwhelming success of UD's annual School Day game, a chance for local school-aged children to take a field trip with the Flyers. With a home attendance average of 4,631, Dayton ranks 19th in NCAA DI.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Also Eligible Next Season
The Flyers had two student-athletes transfer in at the beginning of this academic year. Due to NCAA transfer rules, sophomore Alex Harris and junior Madeline Blais are required to spend one season in residence before competing with the team. Harris, a 6-3 forward is originally from Lorain, Ohio, and comes to UD from Penn State while Exeter, New Hampshire, native Blais transferred in from Marist.

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

National Team Experience
Five Flyers have experience playing for their respective national teams.
• Freshman Maddy Dennis was a member of the 2015 U-19 Australian National Team that won a bronze medal at the 2015 U-19 FIBA World Championship. She was also a member of the 2013 and 2014 U-17 Australian National Team.
• Junior Saicha Grant-Allen most recently was a member of Canada's Senior B Women's Basketball National Team that claimed the 36th Annual William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan, during the summer of 2014.
• Junior Andrijana Cvitkovic played for the Croatian U18 National Team during the summer of 2012.
• Senior Amber Deane participated in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team trials.
• Senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova has played on the French National U16, U17 and U18 teams.