Jan. 29, 2005

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The University of Dayton hosts Duquesne Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Flyers' first game at UD Arena since January 3. The Flyers are 9-10 overall and 3-5 in the Atlantic 10. Jennifer Strong is coming off back-to-back 20 point games and is the Flyers' leading scorer in conference games.

The Dukes sit at 7-11 overall and 2-5 in the A-10. Duquesne is coming off a loss at home against Richmond on Thursday. Dayton lost at A-10 West leader Xavier on Thursday.

Strong led UD with 23 of the Flyers' 54 points at Xavier, setting a new career-high in points. Her previous mark of 21 was set in 2003 against Texas Pan-American, and tied last weekend at Fordham.

GAME NOTES In her last four games, Jennifer Strong is averaging 17.0 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game and is shooting .556 from three-point range (10-of-18).

Jennifer Strong average 22 points last week, with a career-high 23 points against Xavier on Thursday. She had tied her pervious career-high with 21 points to lead the Flyers to a 63-50 win over Fordham Sunday. Strong also set her season high in rebounds with seven at Fordham.

Cara Wright was two points shy of her seventh double-double at Xavier, finishing with eight points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes.

Junior guard Terri Ramsey tied her UD-highs in points (11) and assists (six) in the Flyers' win at Fordham. She also had four steals and four rebounds.

Freshman forward Brittany Holterman was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Jan 15-22) after she scored 12 of her career-high 14 points in the second half at La Salle while adding eight rebounds. Six of her boards came on the offensive glass. Holterman added six rebounds on Sunday at Fordham.

Freshman guard Kiki Lund set a career-high with eight points to go with four assists against La Salle. She also tied her career-high in rebounds while playing 19 minutes.

The Flyers are 7-3 when Jennifer Strong scores eight or more points and 2-7 when she's held to seven points or less. Dayton is 8-2 when Emily Williams scores eight or more points, and 6-3 when Cara Wright hits nine points.

The Flyers are 9-1 when scoring 60 or more points, falling for the first time with a 67-61 loss at La Salle.

Dayton is 3-1 this year in day games.

The Flyers have won all seven games in which they've had more free throws than their opponent, and are 2-10 when the opposition gets to the line more.

Angela Cape was one-off her career high in assists with three against Fordham on Sunday. The junior center was one of four Flyers in double-figures with 10 points.

The Flyers held an 18-7 edge over La Salle in offensive rebounds. Holterman (six) nearly had as many offensive boards as the entire Explorer team (seven).

Freshman forward Nikki Oakland also set a career-high in points at Saint Joe's, finishing with nine points and five rebounds.

Katie Butler was 3-for-5 from three-point range en route to 18 points against Richmond. She scored a career-high 21 points against Brown to be named to the FIU Sun & Fun Classic December 28-29.

UD's 79 rebounds this season in a win over Detroit is the highest total in Atlantic 10 history and among the NCAA's top performances ever.

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