NORFOLK, VA. -- (Nov. 9) Lucienne Berthieu (Rennes, France)scored as many points as their opponent, a game high 33 points, seven steals and11 rebounds as the Lady Monarchs defeated Basketball Travelers from Estonia,86-33 in an exhibition contest Tuesday night.
Old Dominion shot .569 (37-65) from the field and forced the Travelers into41 turnovers. SophomoreSharron Francis(West Lanham Hills, Md.) added 12 pointswith eight assists, while Hamchetou Maiga (Bamako, Mali)also scored 12 points with five steals. Freshman OkeishaHoward (Va.Beach, Va.) scored nine and senior Natalie Diaz(Needles, Ca.) cmae up with seven steals.
The Lady Monarchs jumped out to a 7-0 lead and with8:18 left in the first half, led 27-2. The halftime scorewas 45-9, with Berthieu scoring 17 points.
The Lady Monarchs host a team from Russia on Fridaynight at 7:35 p.m.