DAYTON – The University of Dayton announced its women's basketball non-conference schedule today, featuring six home games, two pair of games at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas and the Las Vegas Invitational, and three road games.
Seven of the 13 non-conference opponents return at least four starters from last year. Toledo returns all five from a team that won 29 games and played in the WNIT. Eight played in the post season, with five – Fairfield, Florida, Illinois State, Kentucky and Ole Miss – reaching the NCAA tournament. Eleven of the 13 teams finished .500 or better in 2021-22.
New Flyer coach
Tamika Williams-Jeter will coach her first game for the Red and Blue at Providence on Monday, Nov. 7. UD's home opener is against Illinois State on Thursday, Nov. 10. The Flyers will play at Akron on Sunday, Nov. 13 before returning to the Arena to meet Northern Kentucky on Thursday, Nov. 17.
Dayton will travel to the first of two multi-team events when it plays in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Nov. 21-23. UD will play Ole Miss on Monday, Nov. 21 in the Bahamas, and then follow up with a game against Kentucky on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
The Flyers will be home for three straight games, starting with Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Dayton will then host Florida on Sunday, Dec. 4 and Fairfield on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The final road game of the non-conference slate will be at Toledo on Sunday, Dec. 11.
After a break for exams, UD will head west to play in the Las Vegas Invitational, taking on Texas A&M on Tuesday, Dec. 20 and Jacksonville State on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
The final non-conference game of the season will be against Cedarville at home on Thursday, Dec. 29.
Game times will be announced at a later date, as will the complete Atlantic 10 schedule.