A popular t-shirt in the UD student section this year on the back reads: “Tradition Doesn’t Graduate.” However this year’s Flyer club has unfortunately made it clear that UD tradition can take a year off.
Saturday night’s 71-66 loss to St. Louis solidified this point. Dayton, a team with superior athletes, far more experience (St. Louis starts all freshman and sophomores and have only 1 upperclassman on their roster) and a home crowd to cheer them on, were beat by a team that excels at what UD has failed to grasp all season: fundamental execution.
Time and time again, the Billikens would run their offensive sets with great efficiency and patience, which led to open shots and easy drives. Last night’s game again proved that smart play and coaching to a team’s strengths will render more success than relying on team speed and athleticism to win games. It’s unfortunate for the Flyer Faithful that coach Gregory elected the latter leaving UD on the wrong of end of so many winnable games.
After finishing a disappointing seventh in the A-10 with a record of 8-8, the Flyers will host George Washington on Tuesday at 7:00pm. Click here for the entire A-10 tournament bracket. 
