Dec. 31, 2009
The ODU Monarchs (9-4/1-0) return to CAA action when they travel to Fairfax, VA., to take on George Mason Saturday at 12 noon. GAMENOTES attached. The game will be televised liveon Comcast SportsNet channel 35 in the Hampton Roads area.
2009-10 MONARCH BASKETBALLOld Dominion Universityat George Mason - Jan. 2at Towson - Jan. 4
ODU Radio: ESPN 94.1 FM
(Ted Alexander, Kenny Gattison, Rick Kiefner)
Comcast SportsNet Channel 35 in Hampton Roads.Announcers- AL Koken and Glen Consor.
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR ODU
F 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Jr, Portsmouth, VA. 7.6 ppg/ 5.6 rpg
F 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS-Jr. Riviera Beach, Fl. 6.7 ppg/ 4.9 rpg
C 12 Gerald Lee, 6-9, Sr., Uusikaupunki, Finland, 14.5 ppg/ 4.9 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS-So. Kelford, NC. 7.4 ppg/ 4.0 rpg
G 3 Darius James, 6-1, Jr, Virginia Beach,Va. 6.8 ppg/ 4.2 apg.
OFF THE BENCH
G 23 Marsharee Neely, 6-2, Sr., Greensboro, NC. 7.7 ppg/ 3.0 rpg
F 21 Frank Hassell, 6-8, RS-Jr., Chesapeake, Va. 6.5 ppg/ 4.8 rpg
C 20 Chris Cooper,6-9, So, Dumfries, VA., 2.8 ppg/ 2.9 rpg
G 22 Marquel Delancey, 6-0, So.., Alexandria, Va., 2.a ppg/ 2.3. apg
F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8, RS-Fr.., Suffolk, VA 1.5 ppg /1.3 rpg
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, Fr.,Perth,W.Australia 4.7 ppg/ 1.6 rpg
SERIES VS. GEORGE MASONODU leads, 32-15Last year, ODU lost in Fairfax, 61-53, the defeated the Patriots in theConstant Center, 73-71. ODU last defeated Mason in Fairfax, 66-56 inOvertime during the 2006-07 season.
SERIES VS. TOWSONODU leads, 19-1. The two teams first starting playing each other in 1956-57.Towson's lone win vs. the Monarchs was a 67-55 decision in the old ODU fieldhouseDuring the 2001-02 season. ODU has beaten Towson 11 straight times.
ODU DEFENSEThe 38 points for Mount St. Mary's was the lowest total points scored for the Mountaineers since Feb. 10, 1950 when they tallied 37 points against Loyola. It's the second time this season that ODU has held an opponent to only 38 points as Bethune Cookman managed the same total in a 69-38 ODU victory on November 15. ODU ranks second nationally in scoring defense.ODU has held five teams under 50 points thus far, and six in a row under 60 points.
ODU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND DC CHAPTER SOCIALJan. 2 at 10:30 a.m. social at Brion's Grille in Fairfax, Va.