It may have been missed this past weekend with all the hoopla surrounding the success of all of UD's sports teams, but the women's basketball team made history.

Friday night, the Flyers knocked off the then No. 10 Michigan State Spartans 77-74, marking the first time in program history that the women have defeated a top 10 team.

It's also just the second time in head coach Jim Jabir's tenure at Dayton that he's led the team to a win over a top 25 team, the first of which came against Xavier last year in the Atlantic 10 semi-final.

However, talking to the Flyers would give no indication that they were the heavy underdog.

"We came in thinking we could win. This wasn't a surprise," senior Kendel Ross said after the win. "We knew we'd be in it down the stretch. We feel like we can compete with top 10 teams." Ross's four free throws in the waning seconds iced the game for UD, as she finished the afternoon with 14 points.

For Jabir, the upset meant much more than just an opening day win.

"We had a lot of youth groups here," Jabir said after the game. "We had recruits here. If we had lost by 30, it would have set the program back 30 years."

Junior Kristin Daugherty led the team with 17 points, while sophomore Justine Raterman added a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards.

Riding high, the Flyers took that momentum into Sunday when they faced off against last year's national runner up Louisville.

It seemed like deja vu, but a three by Louisville's Becky Burke with 18 seconds to go spoiled the upset bid and the Cardinals escaped with a 65-63 win.

Ross came up big again scoring 17 points and bringing down nine rebounds, and Daugherty added 12 points of her own.

"I'm very proud of them, but I'm also disappointed for them because I know how much they wanted it," Jabir said after the loss.

A win would have marked another program first; the first time the team's had back to back wins against top 25 teams.

Although the loss evened their record at 1-1, the performances of UD's women proved that the Flyers are certainly for real, and the nation is starting to take notice.

In the most recent poll, Dayton received votes in the AP top 25. Individually, Ross was honored with her first ever A-10 player of the week award after averaging 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over the weekend.

After a challenging start to the season, it won't get any easier from here. Starting this Friday, the team will compete in the BTI Classic in West Lafayette, Indiana. They'll open up against Georgetown, a team also receiving votes in the top 25, and then face off against tournament host No. 23 Purdue. They'll close out the weekend with Seattle.

Their goals were simple to start the year, win the A-10 and make the NCAA tournament. If the first two games are any indication, they could be well on their way to a big year.