DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team continues Atlantic 10 play and plays its first conference home game, hosting George Mason Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. at UD Arena.

SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton heads into the week with an 8-7 record on the season and a 1-0 A-10 mark. The Flyers are on a three-game winning streak and are 3-2 at home this season.

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 is one win away from career win 100.

As a team, the Flyers are scoring 69.5 points per game and giving up just 63.6 points to opponents. Dayton is shooting 39.1 percent overall, 34.8 percent from three, and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Flyers have a +4.0 rebound margin and +2.0 turnover margin.

Dayton is led by redshirt junior Erin Whalen, who is scoring 14.1 points per game and grabbing 4.8 rebounds each outing. Senior Jayla Scaife is contributing 11.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest.

SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
George Mason comes to Dayton with a 7-7 record on the season and 1-0 A-10 mark. The Patriots are on a two-game winning streak and have a 4-2 road record.

Head coach Nyla Milleson is in her seventh season at GMU and has led the Patriots to winning seasons the past two years.

This season, George Mason is averaging 64.1 points each game and allowing 65.1 points to opposing squads. The Patriots are shooting 38.2 percent from the field, 29.5 percent from behind the arc, and 63.9 percent from the charity stripe. GMU also benefits from positive turnover and rebounding margins.

Leading the Patriots is Nicole Cardano-Hillary and her 17.9 points and 4.8 rebounds each contest. Jacy Bolton is chipping in 10.6 points and 7.3 rebounds each outing as well.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton started off A-10 play with a bang, defeating La Salle 98-58 on the road. Five players scored in double digits and the the Flyers scored 31 points in two of the four quarters.

George Mason opened its conference season with a 70-60 victory over George Washington on Saturday after going on a 17-0 run to start the second half. Tamia Lawhorne had a team-high 22 points.

THE SERIES
Dayton and George Mason have played eight times previously with the Flyers winning six times and the Patriots winning twice. UD fell on the road at Mason last season 54-51 on a late game winner.

STATISTICAL RANKINGS
The Flyers rank 37th in the country in rebounds and are in the top 50 in three point field goals made and free throws made. Individually, Shakeela Fowler ranks 66th in free throw percentage while Erin Whalen is 56th in three pointers.

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.

CHALLENGED EARLY AND OFTEN
Dayton created one of the hardest non-conference schedules in program history, taking on three nationally ranked teams in the first seven games, and facing numerous 2019 NCAA Tournament participants. The Flyers have already played No. 6 South Carolina, No. 4 UConn, No. 21 Gonzaga, three-peat MAC Champions Central Michigan, and former NCAA participants Northeastern, Auburn, and Maine.

FLYERS IN REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE PLAY
Dayton has won 100 of its last 125 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
2018-19    17-14    WNIT - 1st Round
2017-18    23-6    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round *
2016-17    22-10    NCAA Tournament - 1st Round
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

THREE POINTS OF EXCELLENCE
Dayton has hit at least one three-point shot in 583 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.
2019-20    6-2
2018-19    12-2
2017-18    15-2
2016-17    11-1
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    165-20

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.

UP NEXT
Dayton heads back out on the road to take on Richmond Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Robins Center.