DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will host Princeton Sunday afternoon at UD Arena. Tip-off between the Flyers and Tigers is set for 2 p.m. on Alumnae Day.

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About the Flyers
After starting the season 6-1, Dayton (6-3) has dropped back-to-back losses at Purdue and against Gonzaga at home. The Flyers lost second-leading scorer senior Kelley Austria to a knee injury during the Toledo game on Dec. 2 and are recalibrating. UD is led offensively by senior Amber Deane with 15.3 ppg. and 3.2 apg. while the post duo of senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova and junior Saicha Grant-Allen lead the defense with 3.0 bpg. and 7.9 rpg. respectively.

Scouting Princeton
Princeton (9-2) suffered a 20-point, 90-70, setback Friday at #10/12 Ohio State, snapping its seven-game winning streak. The Tigers' only other loss so far this season came at Seton Hall on Nov. 19. Princeton boasts four players who score in double figures led by Annie Tarakchian with 13.5 ppg. while Amanda Bernsten dishes out 3.8 apg. Tarakchian also leads the team in rebounding with 9.4 rpg. and Alex Wheatley is the squad's leading blocker with 1.1 bpg.

Last Time Out
Dayton kept it close in the first half against Gonzaga on Dec. 11, trailing only three after the first quarter and rallying to even the score at 31-all heading into halftime. The Bulldogs out-scored the Flyers 19-7 in the third period and cruised to a 10-point, 57-47 win over UD. Sophomore Jenna Burdette led Dayton with a career-high 22 points and junior Saicha Grant-Allen recorded her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

The Series
Dayton and Princeton have only met once prior to Sunday's match-up at UD Arena. The Flyers and Tigers squared off on Dec. 21, 1998 in Dayton with Princeton claiming a 57-44 victory.

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 457 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 1,194 career points, currently ranking 18th 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 heading into the 2015-16 season. The Flyers are off to a great start from the line this season, currently coming in at 74.9 percent, the second-best free-throw percentage.
1.    .764    (519-679) - 2013-14
2.    .749    (128-171) - 2015-16
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 Cornélie-Sigmundová averages 2.05 blocks per game for her career which ranks 14th among all Division I active players while her career total of 211 blocks ranks ninth nationally among all DI actives. Cornélie-Sigmundová's career blocks total ranks third in Dayton program history - just nine 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.