NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women’s basketball team is back on the road on Tuesday, Dec. 22, as the team takes on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at 2:00 p.m.
ABOUT ODU
The Lady Monarchs enter the matchup with a 3-7 overall record after falling to the VCU Rams on Saturday by a 74-54 margin. Destinee Young led the Lady Monarchs with 14 points and four rebounds, while Keyana Brown added 13 points and five boards of her own. Annika Holopainen also scored in double figures for ODU, chipping in 10 points. Carolina Bernardeco led ODU once again in assists, dishing out six helpers on the night, tying her career high. For the game, VCU out-rebounded Old Dominion 43-25 and forced the Lady Monarchs into 19 turnovers. ODU shot 41.2 percent from the floor (21-51), while the Rams connected on 27-of-62 to hold a 43.5 shooting percentage.
Jennie Simms leads ODU with 16.0 points per game, while Young adds 10.3 points and leads the team with 7.2 rebounds per contest. As a team, the Lady Monarchs average 56.2 points (-8.6 margin) and 34.8 boards (-5.4 margin) per outing.
SERIES HISTORY
The Lady Monarchs are 2-1 overall against UMES and 1-0 on the road. ODU last faced UMES on Dec. 7, 2013 and defeated the Hawks 82-57 at the Ted Constant Center. Shae Kelley scored a game-high 24 points and gathered 13 rebounds. Chelisa Painter (14), Tiffany Minor (12) and Galaisha Goodhope (10) also joined Kelley in double-figures.
ABOUT UMES
The Hawks enter the matchup with a 3-9 overall record after falling to the No. 5 Maryland Terrapins, 107-30, on Sunday afternoon. Moengaroa Subritzky led the Hawks with 12 points, while Taylor Thompson chipped in six points, four rebounds and two steals.
For the season, Subritzky leads UMES with 11.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per outing, while TeAmber Burke adds 9.2 points and 4.2 boards. As a team, the Hawks average 54.2 points (-10.1 margin) and 37.7 rebounds (-3.1 margin) per game.
Fred Batchelor enters his twelfth season as women’s basketball head coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Batchelor is the winningest coach in UMES women’s basketball history. Under his leadership, the Lady Hawks have compiled 141 wins while posting .500 or better in the conference eight of the last 11 seasons.
HOW TO TUNE IN
Tuesday’s contest will air live on ESPN 94.1 FM with Doug Ripley on play-by-play and will be streamed live through umeshawks.com. Live stats will also be available and can be found here.
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