DAYTON, Ohio - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team begins a two-game road swing this Sunday when the Hawks travel to Atlantic 10 leader Dayton. Game time is set for 1 p.m. with the game being televised nationally on ESPNU.
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GAME STORIES . . .
• The Hawks have won three straight and are coming off a 61-59 victory over Duquesne on Wednesday on a layup by junior guard Natasha Cloud with 3.9 seconds to play.
• Sophomore guard Ciara Andrews had a career-high 21 points and six rebounds in Wednesday's win over the Dukes.
• The Hawks enter Sunday's game with a 13-11 edge in the all-time series versus the Flyers, but are just 4-6 at Dayton.
• Saint Joseph's has won two straight against Dayton, topping the Flyers 61-54 in the semifinals of last year's Atlantic 10 Championship and snapping their 23-game conference win streak with a 75-63 win on January 26 at Hagan Arena.
• Senior guard Erin Shields was named both Atlantic 10 Philadelphia Big 5 player of the Week after leading SJU to two wins last week and averaging 25.5 points per game.
• With five assists versus Duquesne, Shields moved into 10th place all-time in career assists (346). She also ranks seventh in a single season for three-pointers (78) and is second all-time in three-pointers (238), 18 behind all-time leader Amra Mehmedic (256).
• Natasha Cloud is fifth all-time in single season assists (195) and currently has more assists than three teams in the nation (Wofford-177, Morgan St.-182 and Alcorn St.-144).
• As a team, SJU is currently first nationally in free throw percentage (80.8 percent).
• This year's SJU squad became just the fourth team in program history to win 10 games at home and on the road joining the 1977-78, 1986-87 and 1999-00 Hawks.
Series History - Saint Joseph's vs. Dayton
All-Time Series: SJU Leads 13-11
Last Meeting: 1/26/14, SJU, 75-63
Last SJU Win: 1/26/14, 75-63
Last Dayton Win: 3/3/13, 73-66
Current SJU Streak: W-2
