Vanderbilt's Erin Whalen transferring to Dayton Flyers

Erin Whalen, a 6-foot-1 guard/forward from Charlotte, N.C., is transferring from Vanderbilt to the Dayton Flyers women’s basketball program.

Whalen said she told Dayton coach Shauna Green of her decision on Thursday. Dayton has not officially announced the news.

“I am super excited about the opportunity,” Whalen told the Dayton Daily News on Friday.

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Whalen will have to sit out the 2018-19 season. She has two seasons of eligibility remaining. She averaged 7.4 points and 1.8 rebounds last season at Vanderbilt. As a freshman, she averaged 9.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and made the All-SEC freshman team.

With another award, and this time it's for Most Improved, Erin Whalen! pic.twitter.com/aNcWCYWB0C
— Vanderbilt WBB (@VandyWBB) April 19, 2017

Whalen started 10 games as a freshman and two as a sophomore. Vanderbilt finished 7-24 last season and 14-16 in Whalen’s freshman season.

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Whalen was a five-star recruit in 2016, according to the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings. She ranked 46th overall in the class. She was the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at the Providence Day School.

Whalen is the third player from a power-five conference to transfer to Dayton in the past 12 months. Julia Chandler (Syracuse) and Araion Bradshaw (South Carolina) transferred to Dayton last season and sat out the season. They will make their Dayton debuts in the 2018-19 season.

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