DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton volleyball team is set to open Atlantic 10 Conference play on Friday at home against George Washington. First serve between the Flyers and Colonials is set for 7 p.m.

About Dayton
Dayton (13-1) suffered its first loss of the season this past Friday against Loyola Marymount but bounced back with consecutive sweeps on Saturday to close out the Flyer Classic. The Flyers continue to receive votes in the AVCA DI Coaches' Poll and are effectively ranked 29th nationally. UD is led by three-time A-10 Player of the Week junior Amber Erhahon who hits at .478 (1st A-10) and averages 1.00 blocks/set (7th A-10). Junior Jessica Sloan is the team's kills leader with 3.96 kills/set (3rd A-10) and sophomore Margo Wolf passes a team-best 5.40 digs/set (2nd A-10).

Scouting George Washington
George Washington (6-7) is currently suffering through a three-match losing streak after dropping all three games this past weekend at its home tournament, the GW Invitational. The Flyers and Colonials have one common opponent heading into Friday's match in the Northwestern Wildcats - GW lost 3-0, UD won 3-2. George Washington is led by Chidima Osuchukwu with a .358 hitting percentage (5th A-10), 3.20 kills/set (9th A-10) and 1.24 blocks/set (3rd A-10).

Series Stuff
In a series that dates back to 1995, Dayton leads George Washington 31-11. The two met three times during the 2015 season with the Flyers coming out on top in all three meetings, including a 3-2 victory in the semifinals of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship hosted by the Colonials in D.C.

RPI Rankings
At the end of the 2015 season, Dayton held a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 22 according to ncaa.com. George Washington finished last season at 104 in the RPI. RPI rankings for 2016 have not yet been released.

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 198-56 and his career win-loss mark sits at 374-220 in 18 seasons as a head coach.
• Over the last seven seasons (2009-2015), the Flyers have recorded a 93-9 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 returns the 2015 Atlantic 10 Setter of the Year in junior Jane Emmenecker, A-10 First Team member Amber Erhahon, A-10 All-Rookie Team member Margo Wolf and three-time A-10 Coach of the Year Tim Horsmon.
• 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
Dayton hosted the Flyer Classic this past weekend, closing out play with back-to-back sweeps over Youngstown State and Southern Illinois on Saturday. In the weekend finalé, junior Jessica Sloan led four Flyers in double-digit kills with a match-high 13 while also passing 11 digs for the double-double. Also with a double-double for UD was junior Jane Emmenecker who set 40 assists and got under 10 digs. As a team, Dayton recorded 51 kills to Southern Illinois' 40.

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 1,068-564 (.654) over 47 seasons (1970).

She's at the Top
Junior Amber Erhahon has a very efficient swing and currently leads all of DI NCAA with a .478 hitting percentage this season. For her career, Erhahon's .410 hitting percentage (647-137-1243) ranks number one all-time in the Flyers' record book and ranks third nationally among active career leaders.

Moving Up the Ranks
Junior Jane Emmenecker currently ranks in fifth place all-time among Dayton's setters with 3,024 career assists. The two-time Atlantic 10 Setter of the Year is looking to move up the ranks this season and is only 227 assists behind former Flyer Ali Hayes who currently ranks fourth in the career assists column.

Two More to 200
Dayton head coach Tim Horsmon currently has 198 wins at the helm of the Flyer program between his two stints (eight seasons). Horsmon collected 128 wins between 2003 and 2007 and has 70 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.