DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton volleyball team is traveling to St. Louis this weekend for a match-up against Saint Louis. First serve is set for 2 p.m. ET at the Billikens' Chaifetz Pavilion.

About Dayton
Dayton (15-1, 2-0) opened the Atlantic 10 portion of its season with wins over visiting George Washington and George Mason last weekend. The Flyers are enjoying a four-match winning streak heading into the match-up against the Billikens. UD is led offensively by junior Amber Erhahon with a .452 hitting percentage (1st A-10, 4th NCAA) while junior Jessica Sloan averages a team-best 3.94 kills/set (3rd A-10). Defensively for the Flyers, sophomore Margo Wolf passes 5.16 digs/set (2nd A-10, 25th NCAA) and  Erhahon leads the block with 0.98 per set.

Scouting Saint Louis
Saint Louis (7-10, 2-0) also picked up wins over George Washington and George Mason this past weekend to open conference play. The Billikens opened the season with a tough schedule resulting in a 1-7 mark in the early going but have now won four of their last five matches. SLU is led by Danielle Rygelski with 5.74 kills/set (1st A-10, 2nd NCAA) to go with 2.81 digs/set and 0.35 aces/set (6th A-10).

Series Stuff
There have been 45 matches between Dayton and Saint Louis dating back to the 1978 season with the Flyers holding a 29-16 advantage in the series. The two last met in the finals of the 2015 A-10 Championship with Dayton claiming a straight-set win to take the title. The Flyers have won six straight and 14 of the last 15 meetings.

RPI Rankings
At the end of the 2015 season, Dayton held a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 22 according to ncaa.com. Saint Louis finished last season at 70 in the RPI. The first RPI of 2016 will be released next Monday, Oct. 3.

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 200-56 and his career win-loss mark sits at 376-220 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 95-9 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 currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in three categories: second in assists/set (13.87), second in match win-loss percentage (.938) and sixth in kills/set (14.67). Individually, junior Amber Erhahon ranks fourth in the NCAA with a .452 hitting 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
In its 3-1 win over George Mason on Sunday, Dayton saw action from 13 different players including freshman Jamie Peterson who recorded a career-high 16 kills. Sophomore Lauren Bruns chipped in 11 kills and sophomore Margo Wolf was the team's leading passer with 12 digs. The Flyers tallied 12 service aces to the Patriots' zero but George Mason recorded 49 kills to Dayton's 47.

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 1,070-564 (.655) over 47 seasons (1970).

She's at the Top
Junior Amber Erhahon has a very efficient swing, currently ranking fourth in all of NCAA DI with a .452 hitting percentage this season. For her career, Erhahon's .406 hitting percentage (656-141-1270) ranks number one all-time in the Flyers' record book and ranks fourth 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 146 assists behind former Flyer Ali Hayes who currently ranks fourth (3,251) in the career assists column.

200 and Counting
Dayton head coach Tim Horsmon currently has 200 wins at the helm of the Flyer program between his two stints (eight seasons). Horsmon collected 128 wins between 2003 and 2007 and has 72 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).

Peterson Picks Up Third Weekly Honor
For the third time in as many weeks, Dayton freshman Jamie Peterson was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday, Sept. 26. She led the Flyers to a 2-0 opening weekend in conference play, posting back-to-back double-digit kill matches. For the week, Peterson hit at .480 while averaging 3.62 kills per set, scoring 3.94 points per set.