DAYTON - The University of Dayton volleyball team is set to travel to Pittsburgh for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Championship this weekend. After earning a first-round bye, top-seeded Dayton will square off against the winner of Friday's quarterfinal match between No. 4 Davidson and No. 5 Duquesne on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. All tournament matches will be played at Duquesne's UMPC Cooper Fieldhouse and will be streamed on ESPN+.

About Dayton
Dayton (23-5, 16-0 A-10) closed out its 2021 regular slate with a 3-1 win at Saint Louis on Nov. 12, extending the Flyers' winning streak to 17 matches. The 15-time A-10 regular season champs are led by senior Jamie Peterson with with 4.35 kills/set (1st A-10, 22nd NCAA) and 0.43 aces/set (1st A-10, 38th NCAA) while sophomore Livie Sandt is the teams' primary setter averaging 9.34 assists/set (2nd A-10). On defense, senior Maura Collins gets under 3.63 digs/set (8th A-10) and sophomore Amelia Moore tallies a league-leading 1.23 blocks/set (48th NCAA).

Scouting Davidson
Davidson (14-12, 10-6 A-10) enters the weekend enjoying a four-match winning streak, including back-to-back road wins at George Mason and George Washington. The Wildcats' 10-6 mark in league matches is their best in program history. Hattie Rodriguez leads the team with 3.28 kills/set (5th A-10) and Bella Brady gets under a league-leading 5.37 digs/set.

Scouting Duquesne
Duquesne (12-15, 7-9 A-10) dropped a tough 3-2 decision at Saint Louis on Nov. 13 in its regular season finale but the Dukes won three of their last five matches of the season. Morgan Kelly leads the team with 3.48 kills/set (3rd A-10) and Hailey Poling sets a conference-best 9.72 assists/set.

Series Stuff
Davidson: Dayton leads, 13-0
Over 13 meetings in the all-time series between the Flyers and the Wildcats, Davidson has only won one set over Dayton. The two squared off twice during the regular season with UD claiming straight-set wins on Oct. 9 in Dayton and Oct. 24 in Davidson.

Duquesne: Dayton leads, 50-4
In a series that dates back to 1990, UD and DUQ have squared off a total of 54 times. Dayton has won 14 consecutive meetings with Duquesne's last victory (3-10) was on Nov. 20, 2013 in the semifinals of the A-10 Championship.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2021 season (Nov. 14), Dayton ranked 47th according to NCAA.com. Davidson came in at 204th and Duquesne was rated 279th.

Flyer Facts
• Tim Horsmon is in his 13th season overall, and eighth since 2007, as head coach of the Flyers in 2021. His record at Dayton is 320-89 and his career win-loss mark sits at 496-253 in 23 seasons as a head coach. Horsmon is now the program's winningest coach, surpassing R. Elaine Dreidame who amassed 310 wins 1970-79.
• Over the last 13 seasons (2009-2021), the Flyers have recorded a 167-14 (.923) mark in regular season Atlantic 10 Conference play, including a perfect 14-0 mark in 2016, 2015 and 2012, a 15-0 record in 2010 and a 16-0 mark in 2021. UD suffered only one conference loss in 2020, 2019, 2017, 2014, 2011 and 2009.
• Dayton is making its 22nd-consecutive and 25th overall appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship in 2021. The Flyers have reached conference post-season play every year they have been a member of the A-10 except 1995 and 1999. UD holds a 31-10 record in league tournaments.
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title 15 times (2021, 2020, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1998). The Flyers have won the A-10 Championship title a league-record 14 times (2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003).
• In the program's 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, Dayton has reached the Second Round eight times and the Flyers hold an 8-15 all-time record in NCAA tourney matches.
• With two wins at the 2014 Bowling Green Hampton Inn Invitational, Dayton surpassed the 1,000-win mark as a program to become just the 13th NCAA DI team to attain that level of success. The Flyers currently rank 12th all-time in the Division I record book with an overall program tally of 1,190-606 (.663) over 52 seasons (1970).