DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton women's basketball team is set to head to Richmond, Virginia, to take part in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship this weekend. Second-seeded UD will play No. 7 Saint Joseph's Friday afternoon. Tip-off for the Flyers' Quarterfinal game will be approximately 4:30 p.m. at Richmond Coliseum. The game will be broadcast locally on FOX 45.

About the Flyers
Dayton finished the 2014-15 regular season with a 23-5 overall mark and a 14-2 record in Atlantic 10 Conference play. UD closed out the regular season with a six-game winning streak. After earning the second seed in the 2015 A-10 Championship, the Flyers earned a bye and will face the winner of #7 Saint Joseph's and #10 George Mason on Friday in quarterfinal action. This is the 20th A-10 Championship appearance for Dayton. The Flyers are led by senior Andrea Hoover with 18.1 ppg. (3rd A-10) and 3.4 apg. (10th A-10) while senior Ally Malott grabs a team-best 7.7 rpg. (6th A-10) and makes 50.2 percent of her shots from the field (6th A-10).

Scouting Saint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's closed out the 2014-15 regular season with a four-game winning streak and earned the seven seed in this week's Atlantic 10 Championship. The Hawks posted a 12-16 record on the season and were an even 8-8 in league contests. Saint Joseph's finished tied with Rhode Island at 8-8, but lost out on the sixth seed due to conference tie breakers as the Rams beat the Hawks 63-61 in overtime. SJU is led by Ciara Andrews with 13.1 ppg. (13th A-10) and Sarah Fairbanks with 6.1 rpg. (16th A-10).

Last Time Out
Despite leading by only one point, 41-40, at halftime, Dayton pulled away from Saint Louis on Sunday afternoon at SLU's Chaifetz Arena coming away with a 95-68 win to close out the 2014-15 regular season. Six Flyers scored in double figures, led by senior Ally Malott with 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks along with junior Kelley Austria with 17 points and four steals. The Flyers posted a 50.8 field-goal percentage for the game and Dayton out-rebounded Saint Louis, 45-28.

70'S the Magic Number
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 106-10 (.914) when scoring 70 or more points, including 19-1 this season. 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.
2014-15    19-1
2013-14    19-4
2012-13    21-1
2011-12    13-1
2010-11    15-1
2009-10    19-2
TOTAL    106-10

Six Flyers Earn End-of-Season Recognition
Dayton junior Amber Deane was named the Atlantic 10's Sixth Woman of the Year, one of six Flyers to earn end-of-season recognition from the league. Deane is the third Flyer to earn the award, the first since Olivia Applewhite in 2013. Seniors Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott were each named to both the A-10 First Team and the All-Academic Team while freshman Jenna Burdette picked up All-Rookie Team honors. Junior Kelley Austria was named to the All-Defensive Team roster while junior Jodie Cornélie-Sigmundová joined Hoover and Malott on the All-Academic Team.

RPI Rankings
As of March 4, Dayton holds a RPI (Rating Percentage Index) ranking of 13, according to ncaa.com. Saint Joseph's comes in at 90 while George Mason is at 232 in the RPI rankings.

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

Dayton in the A-10 Championship
The Flyers are making their 20th appearance in the Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Championship in 2015, having made the post-season tournament every season Dayton has been a member of the league. UD has won one A-10 Championship title in three finals appearances and hold an 18-17 overall record for league tournament games.

1,000 and Counting
With her 24 points against Iowa on Nov. 22, senior Ally Malott became the 22nd member of the 1,000-point club at UD. She currently has 1,395 career points for ninth all-time in Dayton scoring history. Senior Andrea Hoover reached the 1,000-point milestone in UD's 73-69 win over VCU on Feb. 5, 2014. She was the 21st Flyer to join the club and ninth to do so as a junior. Hoover currently has 1,745 career points and ranks fifth all-time at Dayton.
On The Clock: Junior Amber Deane has 966 career points.

23-6 or Better
Heading into this weekend's games, there are only five Division I programs whose men's and women's basketball teams both have records of 21-6 or better. In addition to Dayton (men: 23-6, women: 23-5), this group includes: Gonzaga, Maryland, Notre Dame and Wichita State.

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

1,000-500-300
Only two players in the history of Dayton women's basketball have reached the 1,000-points, 500-rebounds and 300-assists mark. The first to do it was Beverly Crusoe (and in only three seasons! - 1977-80) with 1,627 points, 946 rebounds and 358 assists for her career. The second? Current senior Andrea Hoover - 1,745 points, 683 rebounds and 331 assists.

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. The 76.4 percent ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and 14th nationally. Then-junior Andrea Hoover led the Flyers from the line with a 93.6 free throw percentage (1st A-10, 3rd NCAA).
1.    .764    (519-679) - 2013-14
2.    .737    (390-529) - 2011-12
3.    .736    (398-541) - 2001-02
4.    .728    (498-684) - 2010-11
5.    .723    (400-553) - 1978-79
Currently, the Flyers are 463-628 from the line for 73.7 percent - first in the A-10 and 35th nationally - which is tied for second all-time. Hoover again leads the team at 88.3 percent (128-145; 2nd A-10, 13th NCAA).

Three Points of Excellence
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 442 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. This season, UD hit 11 three-point baskets in its game against Central Michigan at UD Arena on Dec. 13.

As a team, the Flyers rank sixth in the nation with a 38.6 three-point field goal percentage while senior Andrea Hoover leads the team with her 47.2 3FG percentage - third in the NCAA.

You Look Familiar
Senior Andrea Hoover has been in the Flyers' starting lineup for 96 consecutive games and in 115 of the 120 games she has been a part of at Dayton. Fellow senior Ally Malott has also played in all 120 games over the past four seasons with a total of 85 starts. Malott has made 63 consecutive appearances in the starting lineup for UD.

Deadly from a Distance
With 228 made three-point baskets for her career, senior Andrea Hoover now holds the Dayton career record for made three-pointers. With one made three-point basket in UD's 82-64 win over Saint Joseph's on Feb. 15, Hoover broke the record previously held by former Flyer Stefanie Miller (221; 1999-04).

You're Invited to a Block Party
The team's blocks leader for the past two seasons is at it again ... junior Jodie Cornélie-Sigmundová is averaging 2.39 blocks per game this season which ranks first in the Atlantic 10 and 34th nationally. Cornélie-Sigmundová has 158 career blocks and she ranks third in program history - 62 blocks behind the all-time leader Michele Kruty (220; 1984-88).

Flyers in League Play
Dayton has won 54 of its last 60 regular season Atlantic 10 games (.900), a streak that dates back to a 97-46 win over Rhode Island on Jan. 7, 2012, including posting a perfect 14-0 mark in conference play during the 2012-13 season. Of its six A-10 losses over the last four seasons, Dayton has taken three L's at home and three on the road.

First Half Success = Second Half Victory
Dayton is 21-2 this season when leading at halftime, including a perfect 14-0 in Atlantic 10 play. The Flyers are 2-3 when either trailing at the half or tied at halftime.

97 Wins Over Four Years
Since moving up to Division I for the 1984-85 season, the winningest four-year period of Dayton basketball was 2009-13 with 97 wins. With 23 wins this season, the senior duo of Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott (Tiffany Johnson did not play her first two seasons at Dayton) are tied for first place on the all-time class wins list, just one win away from a new program record.
1. 2011-pres. 97
1. 2009-13    97
3. 2010-14    95
4. 2007-11    92
5. 2008-12    90

She Dropped 30
Behind a 13-for-16 night from the floor, senior forward Ally Malott scored a career-high 30 points in UD's 87-72 win over Saint Louis on Jan. 31. It was the first time a Flyer had scored 30 points in a game since former Flyer Justine Raterman scored 32 at Duquesne on Feb. 25, 2012. Malott's hard work paid off with an Atlantic 10 Player of the Week nod on Feb. 2.

We've Got Two CLASSy Seniors
Seniors Andrea Hoover and Ally Malott were selected as candidates for the Senior CLASS Award - Dayton was the only program with TWO players among the final 30 in the running for the award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of NCAA Division I senior student-athletes in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.

Welcome to the Team
Dayton signed three to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period: Lauren Cannatelli (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West), Madeleine Dennis (Perth, Western Australia/Mount Lawley) and Ashleigh Parkinson (Newark, Ohio/Newark Catholic). The trio will be joining the team in the fall of 2015.

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.

Perfect Graduation Success Rate (GSR)
Dayton women's basketball has posted a perfect Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for nine consecutive seasons, every year the rate has been published except for one. The Flyers are one of only eight programs to post a perfect score and reach the NCAA Tournament for the past five seasons: Dayton, DePaul, Duke, Iowa State, Notre Dame, St. John's, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Additionally, Dayton was the only school to have both its men's and women's basketball programs post perfect GSR scores and make appearances in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.