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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Traffic no problem for at least some fans
After experiencing long delays on Interstate-75 for the Dayton’s season-opener Sunday, Flyer fans seemed to have had a much easier time finding their way to UD Arena for the Delaware State game on Wednesday.
“It was a lot better than it was Sunday,” said Qasim Rizvi of Vandalia. “It was still backed up, but we didn’t wait that long, only maybe two minutes.”
The Stewart St. bridge is closed this year, blocking off a popular access to the arena. To limit congestion on the interstate, UD has encouraged fans to take the Washington St. bridge about two miles away in downtown Dayton or take Dryden Rd. to Nicholas Rd., which turns into Edwin C. Moses Blvd. as it weaves toward the arena.
Dave Seubert of Bellbrook picked up his parents in Oakwood and drove toward downtown, going west on Route 35 and then south on I-75.
They encountered only about a five-minute back-up at the Edwin C. Moses exit.
“I honestly think it went quicker than when the Stewart St. bridge was open,” Seubert said. “We used to always take Stewart St. across (the Great Miami River) and if you didn’t plan it just right, it was terrible.”
The Dayton Daily News would like to hear what other fans experienced on their way to the first two games. Was traffic a problem or not really an issue?
Contact Doug Harris at (937) 225-2125 or at dharris@DaytonDailyNews.com
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Flyers blast Delaware State
Chris Wright scored 18 points and had seven rebounds to lead Dayton to a 62-42 win over visiting Delaware State before 11,906 fans Wednesday.
The Flyers (2-0) led by eight at halftime and then blew the game open with a flurry of fastbreak baskets while building up a 28-point lead at one point.
Delaware State (1-3) plays at Ohio State on Thursday night.
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Flyers not looking past Delaware State
Dayton has a game tonight against Delaware State, which may not be a foe that gets the fans stirred up but, as Wofford proved Sunday, could certainly be a handful for the Flyers.
UD coach Brian Gregory was asked whether his team might have trouble getting fired up for those no-name opponents, given the Flyers’ struggles in a 52-49 win over the Terriers. He promptly answered, “Absolutely not.”
He insisted he had no problem with his team’s intensity level in the opener, just its execution. And he pointed out that the players by now should understand the balance in college basketball and mentioned Kentucky (a 111-103 loser to VMI in its season-opener), Alabama (which dropped a 72-69 decision to Mercer) and Utah (which fell in its home opener to, no lie, Southwest Baptist 80-79).
As point guard Rob Lowery put it after that Wofford squeaker, “You can’t go to sleep on no Division-I team.”
Chris Wright, UD’s star forward, mentioned the difficulty going against lightly regarded opponents not because of complacency, but because of the passion they bring.
“They come in here jacked up and ready to play,” he said. “Schools like that, their guys feel like they should be in the shoes we are, whether it’s Dayton or Xavier or Michigan State. When you play those types of schools in your house, they want to prove the point that they should be in your shoes, and you should be where they are.”
