NORFOLK, VA. (Nov. 7) - Sophomore Okeisha Howard (Va. Beach, Va.) scored 21points and dished outseven assists to lead Old Dominion University to a 91-53 exhibition winover Kaunas Lithuania Tues., Nov. 7.
The Lady Monarchs, ranked 12th in pre-season will open the regularseason this Sunday (Nov. 12) againstNo. 10 Penn State in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic in Hartford, Ct. Gametime is 1:30 p.m.
Four Lady Monarchs scored in double-figures. Kim Giddens (Painter,Va.) scored 15; Tiffany Thompson(Clinton, Md.) scored 14 points with a game high ten rebounds; andnewcomer Marianthi Koukouvinou(Stockholm, Sweden) scored 13 points. The Lady Monarchs shot .521 (38-73)from the floor and forcedLithuania into 39 turnovers.
Rita Spultauskaite led Lithuania with 13 points and Jurga Budrytheadded ten points with sixrebounds.