GW travels to Ohio to meet the Dayton Flyers in the second of two regular season conference matchups. In the A10 opener for both teams, a Revs’ victory, GW turned in their best defensive performance of the year, holding the Flyers to a season-low 42 points. Since that contest, both teams have had similar successes and come into this game with identical overall (11-10) and conference (4-6) records. In their latest outing this past Wednesday, the Flyers outlasted St. Bonaventure 75-71 at the UD Arena. Dayton is led by Nayo Lear, who comes into the game averaging 15.1 ppg. Nicole Stephens is also in double figures at 10 ppg for the season. 6’3” Forward Fatima Ibrahim scores at a 7.7 ppg clip on 58% field goal accuracy, while leading the team with 6.7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. Dayton has a negative (-1.3) scoring margin, putting up 66.3 ppg, while giving up 67.6 ppg. 

Playing in Dayton will be tough. In the first meeting, GW held Lear scoreless for the entire game, but that is unlikely to happen again, as she will want to atone for her poor performance in December. Still, the defense should focus on Lear and pressure her teammates to take on a greater scoring burden. Ibrahim can cause problems in the paint, and Stephens has been the Flyers’ best player in conference play, so the Revs’ defense can’t lose sight of those two. GW’s defense has been their strong point all season and another solid performance is essential. The Rev’s offense is progressing and scoring distribution has been more consistent. Reynolds is the best offensive player, but the Revs have to find a way to get her more shots (she had only 8 attempts against St. Louis). Lewis has been aggressive and getting to the free throw line, but she needs to take and hit more of her short jumpers in the lane. Similarly, Sims has been able to get good looks from beyond the arc, but also needs to mix it up more inside. As far as the other players, Becker who typically scores by racing across the baseline for backdoor passes, has shown that she can hit a jump shot, as well as post up shorter players inside. Wilson has greatly improved on her drives to the basket, and is an occasional outside threat. Like Reynolds, James is able to make shots for herself, but she has backed-rimmed a lot of attempts. A little more arc on her shot could improve her efficiency and that would greatly benefit GW. Theodorsson continues to make key contributions on both ends of the court. Phiri and Dulin have gotten fewer minutes in conference play, but both have integrated well with the starters. Loving and Gonzales, although not big offensive threats, can spell the defense, especially against some of the bigger more physical front court players in the A10. Hopefully, the Revs can keep the improvement going and leave Dayton with a win. 

After this game, another tough road contest awaits at Davidson.

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