DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team returns to Atlantic 10 play on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. at UD Arena.

SCOUTING THE FLYERS
Dayton heads into the bulk of conference play with a 6-6 record overall and 0-1 record in Atlantic 10 play. The Flyers are coming off a loss at Vanderbilt, but was on a two-game streak heading into that game.

Williams-Jeter is in her second season in charge of her hometown Flyers, coming over after a year at Wittenberg. She has assistant coaching stops at Kansas, Kentucky, Penn State, and Ohio State.

The Flyers are averaging 67.9 points per game and allowing 70.9 points to opposing teams. Dayton is shooting 41.2 percent overall, 30.3 percent from three point range, and 74.0 percent from the free throw line. UD also benefits from having the 24th-best rebounding margin in the country at +9.1.

Leading the way for the Flyers is junior Ivy Wolf with 12.1 points and 3.1 assists per game while redshirt senior Destiny Bohanon is adding 9.8 points and 2.5 boards per game. Junior Arianna Smith is averaging nearly a double-double with 9.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.

SCOUTING DUQUESNE
Duquesne also sits at 6-6 on the season and is 2-3 on the road this year. The Dukes are on a three-game losing streak and will look to end that Saturday as they return to conference play.

Head coach Dan Burt is in his 11th year at the helm of the Dukes.

As a team Duquesne is scoring 68.4 points per game and giving up 69.7 points to opposing squads. The Dukes are shooting 40.3 percent from the field, 35.4 percent from behind the arc, and 63.1 percent from the charity stripe.

The Dukes are led by Megan McConnell with 13.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game while Nae Bernard is chipping in 11.4 points per game and Tess Myers is adding 10.8 points each outing.

SERIES HISTORY
The Flyers and Dukes have met 48 times previously with Dayton holding a narrow 25-23 series lead. Duquesne has won the last two meetings though including last year's matchups in Pittsburgh and Dayton.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton is coming off a tough loss at Vanderbilt in a 70-53 decision while shooting 31.1 percent overall and letting 48.1 percent to the Commadores.

Duquesne suffered a 63-52 defeat to Little Rock in New Orleans despite shooting 41.7 percent from the field. Gabby Grantham-Medley had a team-high 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting.

LEADING THE CONFERENCE
Junior Arianna Smith currently leads the A-10 in rebounds, offensive rebounds, and double-doubles.

UP NEXT
The Flyers head back out on the road to take on Massachusetts Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Mullins Center.

DOUBLING-UP
Junior Arianna Smith has already recorded five double-doubles this season and is nearly averaging that per game. She posted those against Lindenwood, SIUE, Wichita St., Davidson, and Ohio Dominican.

RECORD-SETTING DAY
Smith grabbed 21 rebounds in the win over Ohio Dominican on Dec. 17, the fifth-most in a single game in program history. She did so with former Dayton rebounding legend JaVonna Layfield ('18) in attendance, who has three of the top five performances in school history.

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FLYERS PICKED NINTH IN PRESEASON POLL
Dayton was picked to finish ninth in the 2023-24 Atlantic 10 preseason poll, two spots up from where the Flyers finished last season. UD was chosen ahead of VCU, their 2023 A-10 Tournament opponent, last year's regular season champion UMass, La Salle, and Fordham. Rhode Island was tabbed as the A-10 preseason favorite ahead of Saint Joseph's, the 2023 A-10 Tournament Champion Saint Louis, and Richmond.

WE'VE GOT AN AUDIENCE
On Feb. 8, 2023, the Flyers played in front of 11,635 fans at UD Arena while hosting Saint Louis. 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. Dayton will host VCU this season for School Day on Jan. 24

QUITE THE CROWD
Along with setting the single-game attendance record in program history last season, Dayton also led the Atlantic 10 in average home attendance. The Flyers averaged 2,545 fans per game, which ranked top 60 in the nation. This season, Dayton leads in the A-10 in average attendance.

FLYERS IN REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE PLAY
Dayton has won 145 of its last 184 regular season Atlantic 10 games (.803), 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.