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Erik Schelkun

Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Hosting Saint Louis For BCA Match Friday

Fans Are Encouraged to Wear Pink In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness

DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team will play host to Saint Louis Friday night for its annual Breast Cancer Awareness match. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Frericks Center, admission is free and fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.

About Dayton
Dayton (14-6, 5-0 A-10) heads into Friday's match against Saint Louis enjoying a six-match winning streak after downing intra-state rival Xavier, 3-0, on Tuesday. The Flyers picked up two weekly honors from the Atlantic 10 on Monday including senior Amber Erhahon as Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Bridget Doherty as Rookie of the Week. UD is led by junior Lauren Bruns with 3.62 kills/set (1st A-10) and Erhahon who hits at .420 (1st A-10) while recording 1.19 blocks/set (4th A-10). Junior Margo Wolf is the team's leading passer with 4.87 digs/set (1st A-10).

Scouting Saint Louis
After dropping its opening A-10 match 3-0 to Dayton, Saint Louis (7-11, 4-1 A-10) has now won four-consecutive league games. SLU's Lauren Leverenz, the current A-10 Co-Player of the Week, has the team's best hitting percentage (.335, 5th A-10) while Sien Gallop leads the league with 0.68 aces/set. Maya Taylor averages a team-best 3.39 kill/set (5th A-10).

Series Stuff
Over the 49 all-time meetings between Dayton and Saint Louis, the Flyers have come out on top 33 times including a 3-0 win over the Billikens on Sept. 22. UD has won 10-consecutive and 18 of the last 19 meetings between the two teams.

RPI Rankings
In the most recent release of the NCAA Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of 2017 posted Monday, Oct. 9, Dayton came in at 61 according to NCAA.com. Saint Louis was ranked 156.

Flyer Facts
• Tim Horsmon is in his ninth season overall, and fourth since 2007, as head coach of the Flyers in 2017. His record at Dayton is 229-63 and his career win-loss mark sits at 405-227 in 19 seasons as a head coach. Horsmon is the program's second-winningest coach behind only R. Elaine Dreidame who amassed 310 wins 1970-79.
• UD has won 43 consecutive regular-season Atlantic 10 Conference matches, a streak that dates back to a 3-2 loss at George Washington on Oct. 11, 2014 (the team's only conference loss that season).
• Over the last nine seasons (2009-2017), the Flyers have recorded a 111-9 (.925) mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2016, 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 13 times (2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1998). The Flyers have won the A-10 Championship title a league-record 11 times (2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003) and made their 12th NCAA appearance in program history in 2016.
• The Flyers finished the 2016 regular season with a 28-1 overall record and a 14-0 Atlantic 10 mark, finishing in first place in regular-season league play. 2016 was the program's 38th winning season.

Last Time Out
Dayton stepped outside of conference play on Tuesday with a trip to Cincinnati to square off against intra-state rival Xavier. Senior Jessica Sloan led all attackers with a match-high 15 kills in the Flyers' 3-0 sweep of the Musketeers. Junior Margo Wolf got under a match-high 20 digs while junior Lauren Bruns also had double-digit kills with 12. As a team, UD recorded 44 kills to XU's 31.
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Bruns

#22 Lauren Bruns

OH
6' 1"
Junior
Munciana Volleyball Club
Amber Erhahon

#2 Amber Erhahon

MB
6' 0"
Senior
Vision Volleyball Club
Jessica Sloan

#4 Jessica Sloan

OH
6' 1"
Senior
A5 Volleyball
Margo Wolf

#21 Margo Wolf

DS/L
5' 8"
Junior
Elevation Volleyball Club
Bridget Doherty

#7 Bridget Doherty

S
5' 10"
Freshman
Dynasty Volleyball Club

Players Mentioned

Lauren Bruns

#22 Lauren Bruns

6' 1"
Junior
Munciana Volleyball Club
OH
Amber Erhahon

#2 Amber Erhahon

6' 0"
Senior
Vision Volleyball Club
MB
Jessica Sloan

#4 Jessica Sloan

6' 1"
Senior
A5 Volleyball
OH
Margo Wolf

#21 Margo Wolf

5' 8"
Junior
Elevation Volleyball Club
DS/L
Bridget Doherty

#7 Bridget Doherty

5' 10"
Freshman
Dynasty Volleyball Club
S