Gabriel Ward

@UMKines | UDayton Alumnus | Former @FlyerNews Sports Editor | Let’s talk ball

[Rocco Miller @RoccoMiller8]

Sources: Dayton will host Loyola-MD as part of its non-conference schedule. The date is set for Wednesday, December 2nd.

This will be the first meeting between the Flyers and Greyhounds in 19 years.

#A10MBB
#PLMBB

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Source: Dayton will open the 2026-27 college basketball season on November 2nd at UD Arena against NJIT.

Anthony Grant versus Grant Billmeier.

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Source: Dayton and South Florida will begin a home-and-home series on December 12th at UD Arena.

Return game in Tampa in 2027-28.

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

Just off of the top of my head.

Move the season up a week and drop conference title games.

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

A college football national champion won't be crowned until January 25 👀

Conference championship weekend wraps up almost two months beforehand 😨

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

I recently graduated from UD with a BA in Communication! As I close this chapter of my life I want to give a quick shout-out to @FlyerNews @FlyerNewsSports for how much the experience impacted me. I’ll still be talking UD ball on here as I pursue my MS at Michigan! #RollYers

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

Love to see matchups like this

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

NEWS: Missouri and Saint Louis are working to finalize an agreement to meet on November 6th at Enterprise Center, according to multiple sources.

https://t.co/UK4ijPe1F0

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Sources: Dayton's Anthony Grant will promote assistant James Kane to Associate Head Coach.

The Flyers are also hiring two new assistants --- Jordan Talley who was at Duquesne and Nick Irvin who was at Arizona State --- to the staff.

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

Major changes coming to NCAA DI men’s soccer. The UD-SMU third round game in 2024 was absolutely freezing and I’ve been waiting for the tournament to be moved to the spring ever since.

[NCAA News @NCAA_PR]

Committee adopts 2-semester playing season for DI men’s soccer.
https://t.co/jznRxJSURX

[NCAA News @NCAA_PR]

Committee adopts 2-semester playing season for DI men’s soccer.
https://t.co/jznRxJSURX

[Dayton Basketball @DaytonMBB]

Steve McElvene was and still is a beloved member of the University of Dayton Flyer basketball community ✈️🏀

10 years later, we still remember. Rest in Peace, Big Steve‼️

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

@sullymygoodname They are not allowed to move to D2. That’s why I mean without PFL there would be no Dayton football just bc I never see them going scholarship. But yeah the tuition keeps it profitable for sure.

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

For anyone wondering, when I spoke with Dayton AD Neil Sullivan in 2024 he had this to say about the program: “We’re just really happy with the Pioneer Football League and there has been no serious discussion about any adjustment to our conference affiliation in football”

[Sully @sullymygoodname]

UD is currently sending out more communication to alumni to fundraise for a football stadium on campus on Stuart Field. My question - do Dayton alumni want this?

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

@sullymygoodname Absolutely. As of now the only reason there is still a football team at UD (and I think it’s safe to assume at all PFL schools) is the existence of the conference.

[Flyer News Sports @FlyerNewsSports]

UD Eyes On-Campus Football Stadium

@GabrielJWard on the potential on-campus stadium: https://t.co/aOVluM5ji4

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

New story: Far From Home, But Not Alone — international students on building support away from family. Read more and check out a video profile on Dayton Men's Soccer student-athlete Felix Buabeng here: https://t.co/RjaxTEtxU4

#InternationalStudent #StudentAthlete #Dayton

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

@ABumps21 @Daytonflyersfa1 Hate to break it to you Bumps, things change but ⬇️

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

For anyone wondering, when I spoke with Dayton AD Neil Sullivan in 2024 he had this to say about the program: “We’re just really happy with the Pioneer Football League and there has been no serious discussion about any adjustment to our conference affiliation in football”

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

Someone let me know if this is already a rule for hoops too, I didn’t find anything about it.

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

With the expanded field the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball tournaments need to adopt the Hockey rule of needing to be at least .500 for an at large bid #MarchMadness

[Joey DeBerardino @JoeyDeBerardino]

What the NCAA basketball tournament expansion means for the First Four here in Dayton:

- First Four expands from four games (8 teams) to 12 games (24 teams)

- Two different sites, one will remain UD Arena

The new format is expected to go into affect this coming season. @WDTN

[Gabriel Ward @GabrielJWard]

Looks like the five-in-five is almost certain to be implemented. There will most likely be lawsuits from current players wanting to be grandfathered in so it’ll be interesting to see where those go.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: NCAA President Charlie Baker told ESPN today that he’s “pretty optimistic” that the new aged-based eligibility proposal will happen. The DI Board of Directors met today and will recommend to not implement this rule retroactively for graduates/exhausted eligibility. “If you’ve used up your eligibility, you’ve used it up,” Baker told ESPN of the tenor of the discussion.