DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team will travel to Richmond, Va. Sunday to take on the Spiders at 2 p.m. at the Robins Center.
SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton heads to Virginia with a 9-7 record overall and 2-0 Atlantic 10 mark. The Flyers are on a four-game winning streak and are 3-2 in away games this year.
Head coach
Shauna Green is in her fourth season in charge of the Flyers and already has two tournament and one regular season conference titles, as well as being the former A-10 Coach of the Year in 2018. She recently earned her 100th career victory.
As a team, the Flyers are averaging 68.8 points per game and holding opponents to 63.1 points. Dayton is shooting 39.0 percent overall, 34.3 percent from three point range, and 71.0 percent from the free throw line. The Flyers also have a +3.9 rebounding margin and +2.3 turnover advantage.
Dayton is led by redshirt junior
Erin Whalen, with 14.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, and senior
Jayla Scaife, with 11.3 points and 5.0 rebounds each outing.
SCOUTING RICHMOND
Richmond hosts Dayton with a 7-9 record on the season and 0-2 A-10 mark. The Spiders have lost six of their last seven games, but are 3-1 at home this year.
Head coach Aaron Roussell is in his first season at Richmond after spending the past seven years at the helm of Bucknell.
This season, Richmond is scoring 63.8 points each contest and giving up 65.9 points to opposing squads. The Spiders are shooting 39.8 percent from the field, 31.1 percent from behind the arc, and 74.1 percent from the charity stripe. Richmond faces negative rebounding and turnover margins as well.
Leading the Spiders is Kate Klimkiewicz, who is averaging 11.4 points each game, and Jaide Hinds-Clarke, who is chipping in 10.6 points and 5.3 boards per game.
LAST TIME OUT
Dayton stayed unbeaten in A-10 play with a 59-55 victory over George Mason at home Wednesday, earning Coach Green her 100th career win. Senior
Jordan Wilmoth had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Richmond fell to Rhode Island on the road Tuesday, 76-70 in overtime. Claire Holt had a team-high 23 points and hit three three pointers, but the Spiders were unable to get the win in extra time.
THE SERIES
Dayton and Richmond have played 24 times previously with the Flyers winning 14 contests. In the last meeting on Feb. 6, 2019, Dayton defeated Richmond 71-50 at UD Arena.
STATISTICAL RANKINGS
The Flyers rank 25th in the country in rebounds and 32nd in three point field goals made. Individually,
Shakeela Fowler is 55th in free throw percentage and
Erin Whalen is 52nd in three point field goals made.
FLYERS BY 40
Dayton defeated La Salle on Jan. 4, 2020 in the A-10 opener 98-58, the first 40-point win for the Flyers since defeating La Salle on Feb. 22, 2015, 91-49, at home. Dayton scored 94+ points in two of three straight games.
FLYERS IN REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE PLAY
Dayton has won 101 of its last 126 regular season Atlantic 10 games (.800), 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.
WE'VE GOT AN AUDIENCE
On Dec. 5, 2019, the Flyers played in front of 10,554 fans at UD Arena while hosting Morehead State. The record-breaking 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. It was the fourth largest crowd for a NCAA women's game this year and biggest in program history. With a home attendance average of 2,605, Dayton ranked 48th out of 349 DI programs last season.
POSTSEASON EXPECTATION
The Flyers have made 12-consecutive postseason appearances between the NCAA Division I Tournament and the Women's National Invitational Tournament. Here are the past 12 campaigns
Year   Record   Postseason
2018-19Â Â Â 17-14Â Â Â WNIT - 1st Round
2017-18Â Â Â 23-6Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 1st Round *
2016-17Â Â Â 22-10Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2015-16Â Â Â 14-15Â Â Â WNIT - 1st Round
2014-15Â Â Â 27-6Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - Elite Eight
2013-14Â Â Â 23-8Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2012-13Â Â Â 28-3Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 2nd Round
2011-12Â Â Â 23-7Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2010-11Â Â Â 21-12Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2009-10Â Â Â 25-8Â Â Â NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
2008-09Â Â Â 21-14Â Â Â WNIT - 2nd Round
2007-08Â Â Â 25-9Â Â Â WNIT - 1st Round
COACH GREEN EARNS 100th CAREER WIN
Dayton head coach
Shauna Green earned her 100th career win with a 59-55 victory over George Mason on Jan. 8, 2020 at UD Arena. With a previous coaching stint at Loras College, Green has amassed over 70 wins at UD alone.
THREE POINTS OF EXCELLENCE
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 584 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.
70'S THE MAGIC NUMBER
Since the 2009-10 season, Dayton is 165-20 (.898) when scoring 70 or more points, including 11-1 in 2016-17. 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.
2019-20Â Â Â 6-2
2018-19Â Â Â 12-2
2017-18Â Â Â 15-2
2016-17Â Â Â 11-1
2015-16Â Â Â 10-2
2014-15Â Â Â 24-2
2013-14Â Â Â 19-4
2012-13Â Â Â 21-1
2011-12Â Â Â 13-1
2010-11Â Â Â 15-1
2009-10Â Â Â 19-2
TOTALÂ Â Â 165-20
PRESEASON POLL
Dayton was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll behind conference favorites and reigning A-10 Champions VCU. The Flyers were tabbed to finish ahead of Fordham (2019 A-10 Tournament Champions) and Saint Louis.
PRESEASON HONORS
The Atlantic 10 released its preseason all-conference teams and recognized senior
Jayla Scaife as First Team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team. She was the lone Flyer honored preseason.
FRESHMAN DUO TO MISS 2019-20 SEASON
Dayton freshmen
Nadjy Tyler and
Destiny Bohanon will redshirt for the 2019-20 season due to injuries in the preseason.
DAYTON ADDS AUBURN TRANSFER PERRY
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Maliya Perry was high school teammates with current Flyer
Kyla Whitehead at Pickerington Central High School. There she was the No. 98 ranked prospect by Prospects Nation and the No. 28 ranked guard nationally by ESPN HoopGurlz. Perry guided her high school to a state championship in 2018 and runner-up finish in 2019. She earned Columbus Dispatch All-Metro team honors. Perry is a 6-0 forward who played in three games at Auburn this season before transferring. She shot 50 percent from the field and was perfect from three-point range. She enrolled at Dayton for the spring semester 7of 2020.
FORMER FLYER KRISTIN DAUGHERTY NAMED TO DAYTON HALL OF FAME
Former Dayton women's basketball player and 2011 graduate Kristin Daugherty Ronai was inducted to the Dayton Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2020 class. Joining former men's basketball player Chris Wright and former Director of Athletics Tim Wabler, Daugherty became the 20th women's basketball player to receive this honor.
UP NEXT
Dayton returns home to host Duquesne Wednesday at 7 p.m. at UD Arena.