Flyers Still Unblemished, Dukes Hot On Their Trail....

Make it 23 in a row for Jim Jabir's Dayton Flyers.

Dayton had little trouble at Massachusetts, defeating the Minutewomen 81-67 to move to 5-0 in Atlantic 10 play, 12-4 overall. Celeste Edwards, just a freshman, led the Flyers with 17 points. Dayton next moves down to Philadelphia for a Sunday matchup with St. Joseph's, winners earlier Wednesday over George Washington, in a game to be nationally-televised on the NBC Sports Network at 6pm.

Hot on their heels are the Duquesne Dukes, who scored an impressive 77-65 win over a suddenly struggling VCU at the Siegel Center. Raegan Moore led the Dukes with 21 points, while April Robinson tied a career-highwith 20 points. Robyn Parks had a game-high 24 for the Rams, who fall to 16-4 overall, but just 4-3 in the Atlantic 10. In one week's time, VCU has gone from fighting for second to struggling to stay in the top seven of the conference. The Dukes, meanwhile, improve to 6-1 in league play. They are 14-6 overall.  The Dukes don't play again until next Wednesday when they, again, return to Virginia, this time to Fairfax to battle George Mason. Duquesne doesn't play at home again until Wednesday February 5th.

Richmond's longest conference road trip of the year results in an important victory, 67-58 over the St. Louis Billikens. Down 28-23 at the half, the Spiders (3-3 in A-10, 9-10 overall) roared back behind freshman Olivia Healy, who scored 22 points and garnered 9 rebounds, while fellow freshman Janelle Hubbard added 19. Genevieve Okoro added 18 for Richmond. Olivia Jakubicek led St. Louis with 17 points. The Billikens fall to 0-5 in conference play, 5-13 overall.

And St. Bonaventure leaps over VCU and George Washington in the conference standings, leading from tip to final buzzer in a 63-55 win at Rhode Island. Emily Michael and Chelsea Bowker each hit for 14 points for the Bonnies, now 4-2 in Atlantic 10 play, 15-6 overall.

Updated league standings to the right of the page!