DAYTON - The University of Dayton women's basketball team heads back out on the road to take on Saint Louis University Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. ET. 

SCOUTING THE FLYERS 
Dayton travels west with a 9-8 record overall and 2-4 Atlantic 10 mark. The Flyers are coming off a tough home loss to preseason favorites Richmond, but are 3-4 on the road this season. 

Head coach Tamika Williams-Jeter is in her fourth 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 65.8 points per game and giving up 67.6 points to opponents. Dayton is shooting 43.5 percent overall, 29.6 percent from three point range, and 65.2 percent from the free throw line. UD benefits from a +5.2 rebounding margin. 

Leading the way for the Flyers is senior Nayo Lear with 16.1 points per game while grad student Nicole Stephens is contributing 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
SAINT LOUIS
Saint Louis has had an up-and-down season so far similar to Dayton, sitting at 9-10 on the year and 3-3 in A-10 contests. The Billikens are 5-5 and coming off a big conference road win at La Salle Wednesday so they have momentum on their side as they return home to Chaifetz Arena. 

Head coach Rebecca Tillett is in her fourth season at SLU, coming over from Longwood previously. 

As a team, Saint Louis is scoring 70.1 points per contest and holding opposing squads to just 67.8 points. The Billikens are averaging 40.0 percent from the field, 29.3 percent from behind the arc, and 74.6 percent from the charity stripe. 

SLU has a balanced attack with five players averaging 9.6 points or more, led by Alexia Nelson with 13.4 points each outing. Behind that though, the bench has combined for only two starts and all average below 3.6 points per game with the Billikens relying heavily on their starters. 

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton battled Richmond closer than the final score of 85-67 would indicate in the Flyers' home loss on Wednesday night. UD cut the margin to six with 2:10 left in the third, but were unable to complete the comeback as the Spiders shot a season-high percentage. 

SLU earned a tough road win at La Salle Wednesday morning, 66-57. The Billikens got 20 points and 13 boards from Alyssa Koerkenmeier while Zya Nugent added 13 points and 10 rebounds as well in the effort. 

SERIES HISTORY
Dayton and Saint Louis are meeting for the 54th time in program history with the Flyers holding a 37-16 series advantage. The Billikens have won six of the last seven matchups however, including a 72-63 win at Chaifetz on Feb. 19, 2025.

UP NEXT
Dayton remains on the road to take on Duquesne University Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. in Pittsburgh.

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