DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team will play host to Cincinnati Wednesday night in non-conference action. First serve between the Flyers and Bearcats is set for 7 p.m. at Frericks Center and admission is free.
About Dayton
Dayton (16-5, 7-1 A-10) comes into Wednesday's non-conference match-up against Cincinnati enjoying a four-match winning streak and the Flyers have won 15 of its last 16 contests. As a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 with 14.16 kills/set (18th NCAA), a .286 hitting percentage (10th NCAA) and 13.00 assists/set. The Flyers' offense is led by senior
Lauren Bruns with 4.38 kills/set (1st A-10, 23rd A-10) while senior
Kendyll Brown's team-best .349 hitting percentage ranks fourth in the A-10
Scouting Cincinnati
Cincinnati (16-4, 7-0 ACC) continues to receive votes in this week's AVCA Top 25 poll and has won its last seven matches, including conference wins at Tulsa and Wichita State this past weekend. The Bearcats' Jordan Thompson, current AVCA National Player of the Week, leads all of NCAA DI with 6.28 kills/set and she serves up 0.34 aces/set.
Series Stuff
There have been 48 meetings in the regional rivalry between Dayton and Cincinnati and the Flyers hold a slim 25-23 margin over the Bearcats. Dayton has won four straight in the series, including a 3-0 win over Cincinnati on Sept. 9, 2017 at Illinois State's Redbird Classic.
RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for games played through Oct. 14, Dayton currently ranks 26th according to NCAA.com. Cincinnati comes in at 36.
Last Time Out
In a match that lasted an hour and 10 minutes, Dayton put away visiting Rhode Island in a straight-set sweep (25-12, 25-12, 25-18) Sunday afternoon at Frericks Center. Senior
Lauren Bruns led all attackers with 14 kills as the Flyers posted 51 kills to the Rams' 23. For the match, UD hit at a season-best .410, including senior
Kendyll Brown's hitting percentage of .538 (9-2-13).
Flyer Facts
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Tim Horsmon is in his 10th season overall, and fifth since 2007, as head coach of the Flyers in 2018. His record at Dayton is 254-70 and his career win-loss mark sits at 430-234 in 20 seasons as a head coach. Horsmon is the program's second-winningest coach behind only R. Elaine Dreidame who amassed 310 wins 1970-79.
• Over the last 10 seasons (2009-2018), the Flyers have recorded a 126-11 (.920) mark in regular season 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 2017, 2014, 2011 and 2009.
• Dayton made its 18th-consecutive and 21st overall appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship in 2017. The Flyers have reached conference post-season play every year they have been a member of the A-10 except 1995 and 1999. UD holds a 25-10 record in league tournaments.
• 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.
• With two wins at the 2014 Bowling Green Hampton Inn Invitational, Dayton surpassed the 1,000-win mark as a program to become just the 13th NCAA DI team to attain that level of success. The Flyers currently rank 12th all-time in the Division I record book with an overall program tally of 1,124-587 (.657) over 48 seasons (1970).
• The Flyers finished the 2017 season with a 23-8 overall record and a 13-1 Atlantic 10 mark, finishing in second place in regular-season league play. 2017 was the program's 39th winning season and its 30th 20-win season.
