Jan. 31, 2005
NORFOLK, VA- The Monarchs of Old Dominion (18-3/ 8-1) hosts theDragons of Drexel (10-7/6-3 tonight at 7 p.m. in the Ted ConstantConvocation Center.
Drexel has a balanced scoring attack with four players averagingten or more points per game. Dominick Mejia leads the team at 13.9,Phil Goss is at 13.2, Sean Brooks is at 10.9 and Jeremiah King isaveraging 10.6.
ODU edged the Dragons 60-59 back on Jan. 5 in Philadelphia.
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERSF 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, Sr, Norfolk, Va. 8.2 ppg/ 3.2 rpgF 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, Jr, Perth Australia, 12.0 ppg/ 8.0 rpgF 31 Arnaud Dahi, 6-7, So, Ivory Coast, 12.0 ppg/ 5.7 rpgG 10 Drew Williamson, 6-0, So, 5.8 ppg/ 4.5 apgG 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, Jr, Charlotte, NC, 13.4 ppg/ 2.7 rpg
OFF THE BENCHF 42 Valdas Vasylius, 6-7, So, Klaipeda, Lithuania 9.0 ppg/ 4.4 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-2, So., Camp Hill, PA. 2.4 ppg/ 1.2 rpgF 20 Brian Henderson, 6-4, Fr., Richmond, Va. 2.5 ppg/ 1.2 rpgC 30 Sam Harris, 7-3, Fr., Newnham, Tasmania 2.0 ppg/ 1.6 rpgF 21 Jason Thompson, 6-5, Fr, Sanford, NC. 1.4 ppg/ 1.6 rpgG 4 Brandon Johnson, 6-1, Fr, Orlando, FL. 2.5 ppg/ 2.6 apg
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALLeslie Jones, Jim Haney, Roger Ayers
SERIES VS. DREXELSeries: Tied at 4-4First Meeting: 2001-02, ODU wins, 74-66(H)Last Season: ODU wins at home, 65-58.Drexel wins in Philly, 82-66.
Last Meeting: ODU defeated the Dragons at Drexel, 60-59On Jan. 5. Arnaud Dahi led with 18 points and six rebounds, whileIsaiah Hunter added 13 and Valdus Vasylius scored ten. ODU shot.415 from the floor and Drexel shot .385. Dahi's two-pointer with 12seconds left was the game winner.