DAYTON, Ohio - University of Dayton volleyball team will be traveling to Evansville, Indiana, this weekend for Evansville's Dunn Hospitality Tournament Sept. 9-10. Dayton will square off against Kent State Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET at UE's Carson Center.
About Dayton
Dayton (7-0) is off to its best start since the 2009 squad opened the season with 10 consecutive wins. The Flyers picked up their second-consecutive Player of the Week nod in junior
Amber Erhahon from the Atlantic 10 on Monday following a 4-0 week, including winning the Dayton Invitational. UD is led by Erhahon with a .467 hitting percentage (2nd A-10) and 0.92 blocks/set while junior
Jessica Sloan averages 3.77 kills/set (6th A-10) and 2.00 digs/set. Sophomore
Margo Wolf is the team's leading passer with 5.35 digs/set (2nd A-10).
Scouting Kent State
Kent State (4-3) is coming off a 3-0 win over Robert Morris at home on Tuesday. The Golden Flashes went 1-2 at their home tournament last weekend, with losses to Boise State and Tennessee and a 3-0 win over Wright State. Kent State is led by Kelsey Bittinger with 3.91 kills/set (1st MAC) to go with 2.59 digs/set while Myla King is the team's leading blocker with 1.29 blocks/set (1st MAC). Challen Geraghty's 5.76 digs/set leads the Golden Flashes as well as the MAC.
Series Stuff
There have been 10 meetings in the all-time series between Dayton and Kent State with the Golden Flashes owning a 6-4 advantage. The two squads last squared off on Nov. 25, 2005 in Dayton as UD defeated KSU, 3-0.
RPI Rankings
At the end of the 2015 season, Dayton held a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ranking of 22 according to ncaa.com. Kent State finished up last season at 98 in the RPI.
Flyer Facts
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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 192-55 and his career win-loss mark sits at 368-219 in 18 seasons as a head coach.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Last Time Out
Flyer freshman
Jamie Peterson led the UD attack with a career-high 11 kills in a 3-0 Dayton win over Chattanooga on Saturday night. Junior
Jessica Sloan added 10 kills while junior
Jane Emmenecker set a match-high 39 assists. The Flyers out-hit the Mocs, .321 to .217, and UD recorded seven team blocks to UTC's one.
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 1,062-563 (.654) over 47 seasons (1970).
A-10 Player of the Week for Erhahon (Again)
For the second-consecutive week Dayton junior
Amber Erhahon was named the Atlantic Player of the Week on Tuesday (9/6) as announced by the conference office. Erhahon led the Flyers to a 4-0 week with a .430 hitting percentage and 0.88 blocks per set. She also scored 3.66 points per set while averaging 3.00 kills per set, including her career-high 20 kills against Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday.
Hausfeld Court
Former Flyer Kacie Hausfeld died 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.
UD Picked First in 2016 A-10 Preseason Poll
Dayton has been chosen to finish in first place in the Atlantic 10 for 2016. The Flyers, winners of six of the last seven A-10 titles, tallied 83 points in voting among the league's head coaches (including six of 10 first-place votes). Saint Louis tied Dayton with 83 points, including three first-place votes.
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.
Just Flyers Please
When referring to the University of Dayton volleyball team (or any other Dayton athletic team), we ask that you refer to us simply as "Flyers." Not "Lady Flyers". Thanks for your cooperation.
Up Next
UD will play two matches on the second day of the Evansville Dunn Hospitality Tournament to close out the week's action. Dayton will square off against host Evansville Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and will follow that with a 5:00 p.m. tilt against Austin Peay Saturday evening. All matches are being played at Evansville's Carson Center.
