DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team returns home from a two-game road stretch to host Rhode Island Sunday at 2 p.m. in Atlantic 10 action.

SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton is 16-7 on the season and riding an 11-game winning streak. The Flyers sit atop the A-10 standings with a 9-0 league mark. UD is 7-2 at home this season as well.

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 65.0 points each contest and holding opponents to 58.0 points. Dayton is shooting 37.9 percent overall, 34.2 percent from three, and 71.0 percent from the free throw line. UD benefits from +3.4 rebounding and +2.1 turnover margins.

Dayton is led by redshirt junior Erin Whalen with 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while senior Jayla Scaife is chipping in 12.9 points and 5.1 rebounds each outing, and coming off a season-high 25-point performance.

SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island comes to UD Arena with an 11-10 record on the year and a 4-5 A-10 mark. The Rams have lost three of their last four and are 2-7 away from home this season.

Head coach Tammi Reiss is in her first season at URI, joining the Rams after coaching stints at Syracuse and in the WNBA.

This season, Rhode Island is scoring 64.8 points per game and giving up 61.7 points to opposing squads. The Rams are shooting 40.9 percent from the floor, 31.1 percent from behind the arc, and 61.1 percent from the charity stripe. Rhode Island ranks sixth in the nation in rebounds per game and 31st in field goal percentage defense.

Leading the Rams is A-10 Player of the Year candidate Nicole Jorgensen, who is averaging 16.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting 51.6 percent. She has nine double-doubles this season. Three other Rams are averaging double digit points as well.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton traveled to Davidson and left with a 55-49 victory over the Wildcats after holding Davidson to just one field goal in the third quarter. The Flyers trailed at halftime in the game. Scaife led with a season-high 25 points.

Rhode Island fell to Fordham on the road Wednesday, 60-50. Nicole Jorgensen led the Rams with 23 points and 11 boards, but a slow start in the first half doomed URI.

THE SERIES
Dayton and Rhode Island have played 28 times previously with the Flyers winning 24 contests, including the last 15 match-ups. In last year's meeting on Feb. 3 in Rhode Island, Dayton was victorious 74-62.

STATISTICAL RANKINGS
The Flyers rank 31 in the country in rebounds as well as 55th in scoring defense and 56th in free throws made. Individually, Shakeela Fowler is 42nd in free throw percentage in Division I.

60 AND UNDER
Dayton has not allowed an opponent to score more than 58 points since its first win of the 11-game winning streak against East Carolina on Dec. 21.

SCAIFE NAMED A-10 POW
Senior forward Jayla Scaife earned her first A-10 Player of the Week honors on Jan. 27 after averaging 20.5 points an 9.0 rebounds in Dayton's two wins over George Washington and Fordham.

STARTING THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT
In Coach Green's four year tenure at UD, the Flyers are 28-2 in the month of January including perfect marks in 2016-17, 2017-18, and this season as well.

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 108 of its last 133 regular season Atlantic 10 games (.812), 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.

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 592 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.

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.

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

UP NEXT
Dayton plays its third road game in the last four when it heads to Massachusetts Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center.