DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team is kicking off a two-match road swing Friday with a match-up at Davidson. First serve between the Flyers and Wildcats is set for 7 p.m. at Davidson's Belk Arena.

About Dayton
Dayton (17-6, 8-0 A-10) heads into this weekend's games with a nine-match winning streak and the Flyers have won 13 of their last 15 matches. Current A-10 Player of the Week Mackenzie Weaver led UD last week with 3.29 kills/set as the team defeated George Mason and George Washington. UD is led by senior Amber Erhahon with a .424 hitting percentage (1st A-10, 13th NCAA) and junior Margo Wolf with 4.84 digs/set (1st A-10) while senior Jane Emmenecker ranks second in the A-10 with 9.45 assists/set.

Scouting Davidson
Davidson (9-13, 2-7 A-10) is coming off a 1-1 weekend at Rhode Island and Fordham, capping a four-match road stint. The Wildcats opened A-10 play with a 3-0 win over Fordham but went on to drop their next six contests. Davidson is led by Kelly Friers with 3.57 kills/set (1st A-10) and Mason Rooney with 5.54 assists/set and 0.39 aces/set. As a team, the Wildcats rank fifth in the Atlantic 10 with 14.41 digs/set and 1.93 blocks/set.

Series Stuff
Dayton and Davidson have previously met five times in the series between the two programs and the Flyers have tallied 3-0 wins in all five. The two last met on Nov. 11, 2016 in Dayton as then-junior Jessica Sloan recorded a match-high 18 kills in the sweep.

RPI Rankings
In the most recent release of the NCAA Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of 2017 posted Monday, Oct. 23, Dayton came in at 54 according to NCAA.com. Davidson was ranked 259. Dayton has the Atlantic 10's second-best RPI, behind VCU at 51.

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 232-63 and his career win-loss mark sits at 408-227 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 44 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 114-9 (.927) 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 wrapped a 2-0 weekend at home on Sunday with its 3-1 win over visiting George Washington at Frericks Center. Junior Kendyll Brown led three Flyers in double-figures kills with 11 while swinging at .529 and she also tallied seven blocks. As a team, Dayton was nearly even with George Washington in kills 52-51 but the Flyers recorded 13.5 blocks to the Colonials' eight.

Weaver Named A-10 Player of the Week 10/23
Sophomore outside hitter Mackenzie Weaver averaged 3.29 kills/set to lead Dayton to two wins last weekend in conference play. She recorded a career-high 13 kills to go with four digs, two blocks and one assist in a 3-0 win over George Mason on Friday. In Sunday's win over George Washington, Weaver tallied 10 kills and was working on a double-double with eight digs to go with four blocks and one assist. For the weekend, she hit at .327, scored 4.00 points/set and tallied 0.86 blocks/set.

She's at the Top
Senior Amber Erhahon has a very efficient swing, currently ranking 13th in all of NCAA DI and first in the A-10 with a .424 hitting percentage this season. For her career, Erhahon's .407 hitting percentage (1,027-225-1,969) ranks number one all-time in the Flyers' record book (min. 300 kills) and ranks third nationally among active career leaders.

Moving Up the Ranks
Senior Jane Emmenecker moved into third place last season all-time among Dayton's setters and currently has 4,409 career assists (seventh among NCAA active career leaders). The three-time Atlantic 10 Setter of the Year continues to move up the ranks this season and is just 208 assists behind 2005 A-10 Setter of the Year Nicole Schott (4,617). For the season, Emmenecker is second in the A-10 with 9.45 assists/set.

Can You Dig It
2016 A-10 Libero of the Year junior Margo Wolf is working her way into the top five all-time career dig leaders in Dayton history. She currently has 1,238 digs over her three-year career as a Flyer, just 191 digs behind fifth-place Cathy Wojciechowski (1,429 - 1990-93). For the season, Wolf leads the Atlantic 10 with 4.84 digs/set.

Hit Me One More Time
Dayton's front court has two very formidable middle blockers in senior Amber Erhahon (1.23 blocks/set, 4th A-10) and junior Kendyll Brown (0.95 blocks/set). What is unique about this duo of blockers is that they are both very accurate on the attack as well. Erhahon hits at a league-best .424 which ranks 13th nationally while Brown swings at .373 (3rd A-10).