DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will close out 2015 at Green Bay on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Tip-off between the Flyers and Phoenix is set for 8 p.m. ET at GB's Kress Events Center.
VIDEOSTATSFlyer Facts» Head coach
Jim Jabir is in his 13th season (245-143) 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 465-366 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 has one active 1,000-point scorer in senior
Amber Deane (1,194). She currently ranks 18th on UD's all-time scoring list. Deane was named to the Naismith Trophy Early-Season Watch List as one of 50 top women's players.
» Currently tied with former Flyer Casey Nance for second place on UD's all-time blocked shots list, senior
Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova is poised to break the school record. She has 214 career blocks and needs just seven 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 748-557 (.573).
» The Flyers are 166-139 (.544) in Atlantic 10 regular season play (20 seasons).
About the FlyersWith its 85-81 victory over Princeton on Dec. 20, Dayton (7-3) returned to the win column. The Flyers reorganized their offense after their top two leading scorers were sidelined with injuries. Over the last three games, sophomore
Jenna Burdette has averaged a team-best 18.3 ppg. while junior
Saicha Grant-Allen has averaged 15.3 ppg. and 9.3 rpg. for the Flyers.
Scouting Green BayCurrently enjoying a six-game winning streak, Green Bay (9-2) also has wins over Vanderbilt and Wisconsin this season. With a 38.6 three-point field goal percentage, the Phoenix rank 16th in the nation while making 8.6 threes per game (17th NCAA). Green Bay is led by Allie LaClaire with 14.5 ppg. and Jessica Lindstrom with 7.5 rpg. Kaili Lukan dishes out 3.3 apg. and collects 2.8 spg. for the Phoenix.
Last Time OutClosing out the home portion of its 2015 schedule, Dayton played host to Princeton on Dec. 20, defeating the Tigers, 85-81. Sophomore
Jenna Burdette equaled both her career high in points (22) and assists (seven) as one of four to score in double figures to lead the Flyers to the four-point victory. Junior
Saicha Grant-Allen added a career-high 19 points while freshman
Lauren Cannatelli scored 17. Senior
Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova also scored 17 and grabbed a team-high eight boards while swatting three blocks and dishing three assists.
The SeriesWednesday will be the third meeting between Dayton and Green Bay with the Flyers winning both previous match-ups. The two first squared off in 1987 and most recently on Dec. 28, 2014.
70'S the Magic NumberSince the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 117-11 (.914) 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.
2015-16Â Â Â 6-0
2014-15Â Â Â 24-2
2013-14Â Â Â 19-4
2012-13Â Â Â 21-1
2011-12Â Â Â 13-1
2010-11Â Â Â 15-1
2009-10Â Â Â 19-2
TOTALÂ Â Â 117-11
Just Flyers PleaseWhen 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 UpdateSenior 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. Senior guard
Amber Deane sat out the Dec. 20 game against Princeton with a left quad contusion. She is questionable for Wednesday's game.
Three Points of ExcellenceDayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 458 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 CountingWith 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 OnesAs 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 74.2 percent, the third-best free-throw percentage.
1.   .764   (519-679) - 2013-14
2.   .745   (575-772) - 2014-15
3.   .742   (147-198) - 2015-16
4.   .737   (390-529) - 2011-12
5.   .736   (398-541) - 2001-02
You're Invited to a Block PartyThe team's blocks leader for the past three seasons, senior
Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova averages 2.06 blocks per game for her career which ranks 14th among all Division I active players while her career total of 214 blocks ranks eighth nationally among all DI actives. Cornélie-Sigmundová's career blocks total ranks her tied for second in Dayton program history - just SIX behind the all-time leader Michele Kruty (220; 1984-88).
We've Got an AudienceWith 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 3,762, Dayton ranks 26th in NCAA DI.
20/20 VisionDayton 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 MediaFans 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.