DAYTON, Ohio - It's a road-trip weekend for Dayton women's basketball as it hits the highway to St. Louis. Dayton will square off against Saint Louis at SLU's Chaifetz Arena Saturday at 8 p.m. ET in Atlantic 10 action.

About the Flyers
Dayton (8-7, 1-3 A-10) started the season 6-1 but have had to reorganize its offense after losing the team's top two leading scorers at the time. The Flyers have dropped six of their last eight games but are looking to newly-returned junior Celeste Edwards for a spark. Of currently active players, UD is led by sophomore Jenna Burdette with 11.2 ppg. and 4.0 apg. while junior Saicha Grant-Allen grabs a team-best 7.9 rpg.

Scouting Saint Louis
Saint Louis (13-4, 3-1 A-10) is 3-1 in conference play for the first time ever and has won three-straight heading into Saturday night's game. The Billikens are led by Jackie Kemph with 15.4 ppg. and 6.7 apg. while Sadie Stipanovich grabs a team-best 6.4 rpg.

Last Time Out
In another down-to-the-wire finish, Dayton fell to visiting VCU, 74-72, Wednesday night at UD Arena. The Flyers and Rams were knotted at 45 at the half but down the stretch, VCU held on for the two-point win. Sophomore Jenna Burdette led four Flyers in double-figures scoring with a game-high-tying 20 points to with seven assists. Junior Saicha Grant-Allen corralled eight rebounds to go with 14 points and senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova swatted a career-high nine blocks.

The Series
In 31 meetings between Dayton and Saint Louis, the Flyers hold a sizable advantage in the all-time series, leading the Billikens, 25-6. UD is currently enjoying a 15-game winning streak against SLU and is 11-4 when playing in St. Louis.

Flyers in League Play
Dayton has won 55 of its last 64 regular season Atlantic 10 games (.859), 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.

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".

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.

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. 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 sustained a left quad contusion in the Dec. 11 game against Gonzaga and has been sidelined since.

You're Invited to a Block Party
The team's blocks leader for the past three seasons, senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova averages 2.18 blocks per game for her career which ranks 15th among all Division I active players while her career total of 238 blocks ranks eighth nationally among all DI actives. With five blocks at Duquesne on Jan. 3, Cornélie-Sigmundová's career blocks total ranks her FIRST in Dayton program history - surpassing the previous record holder, Michele Kruty (220; 1984-88), and breaking a program record that stood for 28 seasons.

70'S the Magic Number
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 117-12 (.907) 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    6-1
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    117-12

Three Points of Excellence
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 463 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'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 3,307, Dayton ranks 32nd out of 349 DI programs.

You Look Familiar ...
Senior Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova has seen action in 109 career games as a Flyer - missing only three games her first season on the squad. Since she joined the team prior to the 2012-13 season, the Flyers have an 87-25 (.777) mark with Cornélie-Sigmundová on the roster. 

First Half Success = Second Half Victory
Dayton is 6-2 this season when leading at halftime. The Flyers are 2-5 when either trailing at the half or tied at halftime.

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.

Atlantic 10 Format
Despite its name, the Atlantic 10 conference consists of 14 member schools competing under one division in women's basketball. Each team will play a 16-game conference slate this season, including three home-and-away series. Dayton will play two games against Duquesne, George Washington and Saint Louis and one against the remaining field during league action. The conference most recently welcomed Davidson.

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.

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.