Women's Basketball | January 26, 2016

PHILADELPHIA  –  The La Salle women's basketball team returns home to host the Dayton Flyers in Tom Gola Arena on Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

Dayton Flyers (9-9, 2-5 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (3-16, 0-6 A-10)  
Wednesday, January 27 | 7 PM | Tom Gola Arena 
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All-Time Series
The Explorers are 15-18 all-time against the Flyers in a series that dates back to 1993. 
 
Scouting the Explorers
-Jasmine Alston is the only player in the country to average at least 6.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game this season. The junior averaged 13.5 assists, 11.5 rebounds and 7.5 points in two games last week, including La Salle's first triple-double since the turn of the century against Penn on Monday. 

-Alston has been nominated for D1 Women's Basketball HERO Of The Week after dishing out 15 assists to go with five points, 12 rebounds and four steals at Saint Louis on Saturday. Vote for her here. 

-Amy Griffin continues to lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring, averaging 18.0 points per game this season. The sophomore is also averaging a league-best 19.8 ppg since the start of conference play. 

-Junior Lisa Mintzer, who made her season debut against Davidson on January 6, is fifth in the A-10 with 1.6 blocks per game in league play. 

-Adreana Miller is averaging 13.5 points per game over her last four games, and leads the Atlantic 10 with a 92.9 free throw percentage in conference games.

Scouting the Flyers
-Dayton is coming off a 71-61 victory over Saint Joseph's on Sunday evening behind a career-high 24 points from Lauren Cannatelli. Dayton snapped a four-game losing skid with the win over the Hawks. 

-Cannatelli earned the A-10 Rookie of the Week Award last Monday, and is averaging 15.1 points per game over her last eight games. 

-Three other Flyers recorded double figures in the scoring column against SJU, including 17 points from Saicha Grant-Allen.  Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova put in 12 points before fouling out while JaVonna Layfield added 10 off the bench.  

-Cornelie-Sigmundova currently leads the league in blocks, rejecting an average of 3.5 shots per game. The senior moved into 1st place on the all-time blocks list at Dayton earlier this month, and currently has 247 blocks in her career. 

Up Next 
The Explorers embark on their shortest road trip of the season on Saturday as they visit crosstown rival Saint Joseph's for a 2 p.m. tip from Hagan Arena.