DAYTON, Ohio - The hot-handed Dayton volleyball team is heading to Pittsburgh for a match-up with Duquesne on Friday. The Flyers and Dukes will square off at 7 p.m. at Duquesne's A.J.Palumbo Center.

About Dayton
Dayton (24-1, 10-0 A-10) broke into the top 25 this week, ranking 24th in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. The Flyers are currently enjoying a 13-match winning streak and UD's .960 winning percentage is the best in the nation. Last week, Dayton picked up two straight-set wins over Morehead State Wednesday and Saint Louis on Friday. The Flyers have three players that rank in the A-10 in kills/set in the league: junior Jessica Sloan 3.94 (3rd), junior Amber Erhahon 2.89 (9th) and sophomore Kendyll Brown 2.84 (10th). Brown leads the conference with a .445 hitting percentage (4th NCAA) with Erhahon coming in right behind her at .417 (7th NCAA).

Scouting Duquesne
Duquesne (17-9, 7-4 A-10) is coming off a 3-2 win at George Washington and is currently tied for fourth place in the A-10 standings. The Dukes lead the league in digs/set (15.84) and Sammy Kline serves as the team's leading passer with 4.12 digs/set (5th A-10). Maddie Bazelak averages 2.90 kills/set (8th A-10) while Dani Suiter serves up 0.34 aces/set (6th A-10).

Series Stuff
Dayton and Duquesne squared off earlier this season as the Flyers downed the Dukes, 3-1, in UD's Frericks Center on Oct. 23. In the all-time series, the Flyers have won 40 of 44 meetings, including the last four.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) posted Monday, Oct. 31, Dayton came in at 33 according to NCAA.com. Duquesne is ranked 179th, the fifth-highest ranked Atlantic 10 team.

Flyer Facts
• Tim Horsmon is in his eighth season overall, and third since 2007, as head coach of the Flyers in 2016. His record at Dayton is 209-56 and his career win-loss mark sits at 385-220 in 18 seasons as a head coach. Horsmon is the program's second-winningest coach behind only R. Elaine Dreidame who amassed 310 wins 1970-79.
• Over the last eight seasons (2009-2016), the Flyers have recorded a 102-9 (.919) mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2015 and 2012 and a 15-0 record in 2010. UD suffered only one conference loss in 2014, 2011 and 2009.
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title 12 times (2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1998). The Flyers have won the A-10 Championship title a league-record 10 times (2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003) and made their 11th NCAA appearance in program history in 2015.
• Dayton currently ranks in the top five nationally in three categories: first in match win-loss percentage (.960), second in assists/set (13.78) and fourth in kills/set (14.62). Individually, sophomore Kendyll Brown ranks fourth in the NCAA with a .445 hitting percentage and right behind her is junior Amber Erhahon in seventh with a .417 percentage.
• The Flyers finished the 2015 season with a 27-6 overall record and a 14-0 Atlantic 10 mark, finishing in first place in regular-season league play. 2015 was the program's 37th winning season.

Last Time Out
Junior Jessica Sloan led all attackers with a match-high 18 kills in Dayton's 3-0 sweep of Saint Louis last Friday night. Junior Jane Emmenecker narrowly missed the double-double with 34 assists and nine digs and junior Amber Erhahon tallied nine blocks to lead UD at the net. For the match, Dayton out-hit Saint Louis .269 to .064 and the Flyers recorded 11 team blocks to the Billikens' five.

She's at the Top
Junior Amber Erhahon has a very efficient swing, currently ranking seventh in all of NCAA DI and second in the A-10 with a .417 hitting percentage this season. For her career, Erhahon's .399 hitting percentage (727-163-1413) ranks number one all-time in the Flyers' record book and ranks seventh nationally among active career leaders.

Moving Up the Ranks
Junior Jane Emmenecker recently moved into fourth place all-time among Dayton's setters with 3,454 career assists. The two-time Atlantic 10 Setter of the Year is looking to move up the ranks this season and is now 160 assists behind former Flyer and 2006 A-10 Setter of the Year Erin Schroeder who currently ranks third (3,614) in the career assists column. For the season, Emmenecker is first in the A-10 and 24th nationally with 11.02 assists/set.

Hit Me One More Time
Dayton's front court has two very formidable middle blockers in junior Amber Erhahon (1.14 blocks/set, 6th A-10) and sophomore Kendyll Brown (0.98 blocks/set). What is unique about this duo of blockers is that they are both very accurate on the attack as well. Brown hits at a league-best .445 which ranks fourth nationally while Erhahon swings at .417 (2nd A-10, 7th NCAA).

200 and Counting
Dayton head coach Tim Horsmon currently has 209 wins at the helm of the Flyer program between his two stints (eight total seasons). Horsmon collected 128 wins between 2003 and 2007 and has 81 wins over 2014, 2015 and 2016. He is the second-winningest Dayton coach, behind UD's first head coach R. Elaine Dreidame who amassed 310 wins (1970-79).

13th to 1,000
With two wins at the 2014 Bowling Green Hampton Inn Invitational, Dayton surpassed the 1,000-win mark as a program and is just the 13th NCAA DI team to attain that level of success. The Flyers currently rank 13th all-time in the Division I record book with an overall program tally of 1,079-564 (.657) over 47 seasons (1970).

Hausfeld Court
Former Flyer Kacie Hausfeld passed away tragically in an airplane crash during her time as a Dayton Flyer. In her memory, her family made a substantial contribution to the Dayton volleyball program. That donation enabled the program to renovate Frericks Center, adding a new public address and sound system, new seating on the event level, new scoreboards and video boards and the playing surface was named "Hausfeld Court" among many other improvements to the facility.

Follow the Flyers on Social Media
Fans can follow the official UD Volleyball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/udaytonvb, on Twitter by following this handle: @DaytonVB and udaytonvb on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer Volleyball include UDVB and GoFlyers. You can also follow all of your favorite Flyers teams on the department's SnapChat account, DaytonAthletics.

#UDVB = #Winning
After suffering its only loss of the season on Sept. 16, Dayton has now won 13 consecutive matches heading into Friday's game at Duquesne. The 13-game winning streak ranks sixth in the nation. Miami (Ohio) has the longest streak at 19 matches - Interestingly, Dayton is one of the four teams that have beaten Miami this season (3-1, 8/30)

Flyer Faithful
Dayton ranks first in the Atlantic 10 and 63rd out of 334 NCAA DI teams in average home attendance. Frericks Center averages 827 fans per home contest for the Flyers. Shout out to all the Flyer Faithful, including Red Scare, for giving the Flyers the home-court advantage!