DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team will close out its regular season slate at home this weekend and is set to host La Salle on Friday. First serve between the Flyers and Explorers is set for 7 p.m. at Frericks Center and admission is free.

About Dayton
In its lone match of the week, Dayton (19-7, 10-2 A-10) picked up a 3-1 win at Saint Louis last Friday, completing the season sweep of the Billikens. As a team, the Flyers lead the conference with 13.98 kills/set (23rd NCAA), a .276 hitting percentage (13th NCAA) and 12.87 assists/set and rank second with 2.23 blocks/set. UD's offense is led by senior Lauren Bruns with 4.37 kills/set (1st A-10, 19th NCAA) while senior Kendyll Brown carries the team's best hitting percentage of .339 (3rd A-10).

Scouting La Salle
La Salle (17-9, 9-3 A-10) enters the weekend enjoying a six-match winning streak and the Explorers are one game behind the Flyers in the Atlantic 10 standings in third place. Reigning A-10 Player of the Week Kathryn Wood leads the league with 11.10 assists/set while Devin Corah is the team's leading attacker with 3.94 kills/set (3rd A-10). As a squad, La Salle is second in the A-10 with 13.54 kills/set and a .222 hitting percentage.

Series Stuff
La Salle and Dayton have met 40 times over the series between the two programs. The Flyers have never lost to the Explorers and hold the 40-0 advantage. In fact, the last time La Salle won a set against Dayton was in a 3-1 win for UD on Oct. 7, 2006 in Dayton.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for games played through Nov. 4, Dayton currently ranks 37th according to NCAA.com. La Salle comes in at 162nd.

Last Time Out
Last Friday, UD traveled to St. Louis for a match up against SLU in both team's lone match. Senior Lauren Bruns led all attackers with a match-high 18 kills and sophomore Bridget Doherty set a team-best 23 assists. As a team, Dayton out-hit Saint Louis .312 to .026 in the final set of the match on its way to a 3-1 win at Chaifetz Pavilion.

Up Next
On Sunday, Dayton will host Duquesne for Senior Day. The Flyers will be recognizing the three senior team members prior to the 1 p.m. match at Frericks Center.