DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will host Saint Louis Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at UD Arena on Spectrum Sports Channel.

There will be a Senior Day ceremony post game honoring the senior class. It is also the I Love UD game with fans invited to bring a stuffed animal to share with children at Dayton Children's Hospital. Fans who attend the men's game on Feb. 21 can bring their ticket to the women's game on Wednesday and will get in free.

ABOUT THE FLYERS
Dayton is in a three-way tie for first place with George Washington and its next opponent, Saint Louis. The Flyers held a one-game lead over their foes, but a loss at Fordham Sunday makes Wednesday's game crucial. A win for Dayton means a share of the A-10 regular season championship and a first round bye in the tournament.

As a team, Dayton is outscoring opponents by a +5.9 margin and outrebounding them by a +4.8 margin. The Flyers have to overcome a -1.9 turnover margin however. UD shoots 39 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from three-point range, and 69.2 percent from the free throw line.

The Flyers are led by junior Jenna Burdette, who is hoping to return from an injury and averages 12.3 points and 4.7 assists per game. Redshirt senior Kelley Austria has had a strong final season for the Flyers with 12.2 points and 3.0 rebounds each contest. Fellow senior Saicha Grant-Allen is chipping in 9.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS
Saint Louis is also looking to clinch a share of the A-10 regular season championship, repeating as co-champions after the 2015-16 campaign. Reigning A-10 Coach of the Year Lisa Stone has guided the Billikens to a 22-6 record overall and a 12-3 league mark. SLU is also 11-3 on the road this season.

Overall, the Billikens are outscoring opposing teams 74.4 to 61.1 each contest while shooting 44.5 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from behind the arc, and 75.3 percent from the charity stripe.

Last season's Co-Player of the Year Jackie Kemph is leading SLU in her junior season with 14.6 points and 7.4 assists per game. Sadie Stipanovich and Jordyn Frantz are contributing 14.5 points and 12.3 points each contest respectively

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton fell at Fordham in its third conference loss of the season, 66-52 in the Bronx. The Flyers matched the Rams on paper, but Fordham hit its free throws down the stretch to pull away.

Saint Louis celebrated its Senior Day Saturday with a 73-66 win over Richmond at home. It was the fourth consecutive win for the Billikens as they fended off a late rally by the Spiders.

THE SERIES
The Flyers and Billikens have dominated the all-time series with 26 wins compared to SLU's eight victories. Dayton won the first meeting earlier this season in St. Louis, 78-67, on ESPNU with the Billikens receiving votes prior to the game.

HONORING THE SENIORS
Prior to Wednesday's game, the University of Dayton will recognize the four senior players: Christy Macioce, Andi Cvitkovic, Saicha Grant-Allen, and Kelley Austria; as well as manager Courtney Patrick and Flyer Madeline Blais.

WHAT A STRETCH
From Dec. 29, 2016 to Feb. 12, 2017, the Flyers won 11 straight games, which was 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.

PRESEASON POLL
Dayton was picked to finish in a tie for second place in the Atlantic 10 Preseason poll, trailing only conference favorite Saint Louis. The Flyers tied with Duquesne and were picked ahead of George Washington, VCU, and Fordham.

ALREADY ALL-CONFERENCE
Junior guard Jenna Burdette was named Preseason First Team All-Conference after averaging 11.5 points and 4.8 assists per game last season. Senior guard Kelley Austria earned Second Team All-Conference and All-Defensive team honors, following an injury-shortened season in which she scored 10.4 points per game and recorded 2.6 steals per game. Fellow senior center Saicha Grant-Allen rounded out the accolades, earning Third Team All-Conference honors. The Ontario native scored 11.1 points each contest and grabbed 8.9 boards per game.

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.

NEW LEADER
Shauna Green was hired as the new Dayton women's basketball head coach on Sept. 11, 2016. She takes over for former head coach Jim Jabir, who was at the helm of the Flyers for 13 seasons. Green served as an assistant on Coach Jabir's staff at Dayton from 2012-15. In 2015-16, Green was an assistant on Joe McKeown's staff at Northwestern. She is in her third season as a collegiate head coach after having previously led Loras College.

AT THE BUZZER
Dayton earned a late victory at St. Bonaventure on Jan. 4, 2017 with a game-winning three-pointer by senior Christy Macioce with eight seconds on the clock to defeat the Bonnies 62-60. It was the first home Atlantic 10 loss for SBU since Feb. 25, 2015, spanning nine games.

FLYERS IN REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE PLAY
Dayton has won 73 of its last 91 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.

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 502 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 2,651, Dayton ranks 42nd 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