DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team is traveling to St. Louis for its return trip against Saint Louis Friday night. First serve between the Flyers and Billikens is set for 8 p.m. ET at SLU's Chaifetz Pavilion.

About Dayton
Dayton (18-7, 9-2 A-10) split its Atlantic 10 matches last week, dropping a tough 3-2 decision at VCU Friday and claiming a 3-0 sweep at Davidson on Sunday. As a team, the Flyers lead the A-10 with 14.03 kills/set (18th NCAA), a .276 hitting percentage (13th NCAA) and 12.92 assists/set. UD is led offensively by senior Lauren Bruns with 4.36 kills/set (1st A-10, 23rd NCAA) and senior Kendyll Brown swings at a team-best .340 clip (3rd A-10). On the defensive side, senior Margo Wolf gets under a team-high 3.79 digs/set and Brown is best at the net with 0.99 blocks/set (5th A-10).

Scouting Saint Louis
As Dayton's travel partner, Saint Louis (5-18, 4-7 A-10)   also played at Davidson and VCU this weekend. On Friday, Saint Louis got out of Davidson with a 3-0 win but was upended by VCU, 3-1, on Sunday. Currently in seventh place in A-10 standings, the Billikens are battling for the final spot in the upcoming league tournament. SLU's Maya Taylor leads the team and tanks second in the A-10 with 4.0 kills/set and Cayce Chaykowsky passes 4.65 digs/set (4th A-10)

Series Stuff
One of Dayton's most frequently faced opponents, Saint Louis trails 35-16 in the all-time series between the two programs. The Flyers have won 12 straight and 20 of the last 21 meetings, including UD's 3-0 win over SLU at home on Oct. 19 of this season.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for games played through Oct. 28, Dayton currently ranks 35th according to NCAA.com. Saint Louis comes in at 229.

Last Time Out
On Sunday, Dayton visited Davidson and claimed a 3-0 win to complete the season sweep. Senior Lauren Bruns led all attackers with a match-high 16 kills and senior Margo Wolf recorded her first career double-double with 13 digs and a career-high 10 assists. As a team, Dayton posted 49 kills to Davidson's 22 and the Flyers out-hit the Wildcats, .347 to .136.