DAYTON - The first-place University of Dayton women's basketball team will head to Washington, D.C. Sunday to take on second-place George Washington at 12 p.m. on ESPNU.

ABOUT THE FLYERS
Dayton heads into the final two weeks of the regular season atop the Atlantic 10 standings with an 11-1 conference mark and 17-7 record overall. The Flyers received votes in the last AP poll and rides an 11-game winning streak into Washington.

As a team, Dayton is outscoring opponents by a +6.9 margin and benefits from a +5.0 rebounding margin. The Flyers are shooting 39.5 percent from the floor, 33.5 percent from three-point range, and 69.2 percent from the free throw line.

The Flyers are without leading scorer junior Jenna Burdette, who is averaging 12.3 points and 4.7 assists per game, while redshirt senior Kelley Austria has picked up the slack with 12.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Senior Saicha Grant-Allen is chipping in 9.9 points and 9.0 rebounds each contest.

SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
George Washington is fighting to keep its title hopes alive with a 9-3 A-10 record and 16-8 mark on the season. First-year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti has a veteran Colonial squad on a three-game winning streak.

Through 24 games this season, GW is outscoring opposing teams 66.6 to 58.4 points each game while shooting 40.2 percent from the field, 29.3 percent from behind the arc, and 67.1 percent from the charity stripe.

Leading the way for the Colonials is preseason First Team All-Conference honoree senior Caira Washington, who is averaging 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Grad student Lexi Martins is right there with her at 12.2 points and 7.5 rebounds each contest.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton won its 11th in a row with a 55-39 win at home against Richmond, defending its lead in the A-10. The Flyers held to Spiders to  just 39 points, a season-best for UD. Austria had a career-high 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting in the effort.

GW led Rhode Island from the get-go and powered its way to a 72-44 win over the Rams. The Colonials shot 45.2% from the floor, led by Kelli Prange and Lexi Martin's 16-point games.

THE SERIES
The Flyers trail the Colonials in the series nine wins to GW's 30 victories. With a 50-48 victory over the Colonials earlier this season, Dayton ended a five-game losing streak. Austria led UD in the first meeting with 19 points, five rebounds, and three steals.

KEEP THE WINNING STREAK ALIVE
Since Dec. 29, 2016, the Flyers have won 11 straight games, which is the longest winning streak since March 9, 2013, when Dayton won 15 in a row during a 28-3 season.

GRANT-ALLEN REWRITES RECORD BOOKS
Senior Saicha Grant-Allen set a new school record on Feb. 1 at Davidson with her 264th career offensive rebound. She moved into first all-time in Dayton history, passing Cyndi Stull (1999-2004). Grant-Allen leads the A-10 in that category this season.

CANNATELLI GOES FOR 7
During the same game and on the same play that Grant-Allen tied the record for offensive rebounds, sophomore Lauren Cannatelli tied the record for most three pointers in a game by hitting her seventh of the contest. She finished the game with a career high 27 points and went 7-for-11 from deep. She tied the record last achieved by teammate and current Flyer Christy Macioce on Feb. 17, 2016 against Massachusetts.

AUSTRIA SCORES 1,000TH POINT
Dayton redshirt senior Kelley Austria joined the 1,000 point club against Duquesne on Jan. 10, 2017 after her 18-point performance in the victory. She is the 24th Flyer in program history to reach that mark as she moved into the Top 25 all-time in scoring at Dayton. Austria achieved that mark in just 105 career games.

ALL-TOURNAMENT SQUAD
Dayton had a pair of players named to the All-Tournament team at the Florida Sunshine Classic. Junior guard Jenna Burdette and senior center Saicha Grant-Allen received the honors. Grant-Allen was also named All-Tournament team at the Cavalier Classic, joined by junior JaVonna Layfield.

GRANT-ALLEN EARNS A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Senior center Saicha Grant-Allen was named A-10 Player of the Week on Dec. 26 after averaging a double-double with 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the two-win stretch at the Florida Sunshine Classic. The Ontario native highlighted the week with a 17-point, 16-rebound performance against ODU.

SCAIFE NAMED A-10 CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dayton freshman Jayla Scaife was named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week on Nov. 21 after averaging 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in her first two collegiate games. The Muncie, Ind. native capped off the week with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the overtime win at Princeton.

FOLLOW THE FLYERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow the official Dayton women's basketball social media outlets by liking Facebook.com/DaytonWBB, on Twitter by following @DaytonWBB and DaytonWeAreOne on Instagram. Hashtags for Flyer women's basketball include #UDWBB, OneWay and GoFlyers.

FLYERS IN REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE PLAY
Dayton has won 72 of its last 88 regular season Atlantic 10 games (.810), a streak that dates back to a 97-46 win over Rhode Island on Jan. 7, 2012, and includes a perfect 14-0 mark in conference play during the 2012-13 season.

FACING THE BEST
The Flyers played defending national champions and second-ranked Connecticut on Nov. 22 in Storrs, Conn. and suffered a loss to the Huskies, who won their 79th straight game. UD will play six teams this season that competed in the NCAA Tournament last year, all on the road or at neutral sites. The Flyers have faced the 113th toughest strength of schedule in Division I this season.

70'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 129-14 (.901) when scoring 70 or more points, including 10-2 in 2015-16. During the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, the Flyers only lost one game per season when scoring at least 70 points, and dropped only two games in 2009-10 when reaching that mark.
2016-17    8-1
2015-16    10-2
2014-15    24-2
2013-14    19-4
2012-13    21-1
2011-12    13-1
2010-11    15-1
2009-10    19-2
TOTAL    129-14

THREE POINTS OF EXCELLENCE
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 499 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 2, 2001, the longest streak in the Atlantic 10 Conference and one of the top streaks in the nation. The Flyers made a program-record 15 three-point field goals against Buffalo in the Connecticut World Vision Classic on Nov. 25, 2011. Dayton tied the record with 15 vs. Wright State on Nov. 28, 2012.

SPEAKING OF THREES...
The Flyers hit 12 three-pointers against Texas A&M on Dec. 20 in Winter Park, Fla. en route to a 74-57 victory over the Aggies. That total was the most ever given up by Texas A&M in program history. The previous high of 11 was held by Kansas State and TCU.

WE'VE GOT AN AUDIENCE
On Dec. 9 this season, the Flyers played in front of 9,007 fans at UD Arena while hosting Toledo. The season-best crowd was due to the overwhelming success of UD's annual School Day game, a chance for local school-aged children to take a field trip with the Flyers. With a home attendance average of 2,796, Dayton ranks 36th out of 349 DI programs.

ATLANTIC 10 FORMAT
Despite its name, the Atlantic 10 conference consists of 14 member schools competing under one division in women's basketball. Each team will play a 16-game conference slate this season, including three home-and-away series. Dayton will play two games against Duquesne, George Washington and Saint Louis and one against the remaining field during league action.

THE NEW AND IMPROVED 2017 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2017 A-10 Championship will feature a new, enhanced format, with six first-round games being played on campus sites before heading to Richmond, Friday through Sunday, for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship final games. The top two championship seeds will receive a bye, with the remainder of the field facing off in games hosted by seeds 3-8 for the first round. The first round will take place on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the weekend of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final. In 2017 the first round will be Feb. 25-26 with the three final rounds being played March 3-5.

NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Three Flyers have experience playing for their respective national teams.
• Sophomore Maddy Dennis was a member of the 2015 U-19 Australian National Team that won a bronze medal at the 2015 U-19 FIBA World Championship. She was also a member of the 2013 and 2014 U-17 Australian National Team.
• Senior Saicha Grant-Allen most recently was a member of Canada's Senior B Women's Basketball National Team that claimed the 36th Annual William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan, during the summer of 2014.
• Senior Andrijana Cvitkovic played for the Croatian U18 National Team during the summer of 2012.

POSTSEASON EXPECTATION
The Flyers have made nine consecutive postseason appearances between the NCAA Division I Tournament and the Women's National Invitational Tournament. Here are the past nine campaigns
Year    Record    Postseason
2015-16    14-15    WNIT - 1st Round
2014-15    27-6    NCAA Tournament - Elite Eight
2013-14    23-8    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2012-13    28-3    NCAA Tournament - 2nd Round
2011-12    23-7    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2010-11    21-12    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2009-10    25-8    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2008-09    21-14    WNIT - 2nd Round
2007-08    25-9    WNIT - 1st Round

COMING UP
The Flyers will return home on Wed., Feb. 15 to host Duquesne at 7 p.m. for Dads and Daughters Night.

In the regular season finale on Feb. 22 vs Saint Louis, the Flyers will celebrate Senior Day with the recognition ceremony taking place after the game.