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Lady Monarchs Battle William & Mary on Sunday

Lady Monarchs Battle William & Mary on SundayLady Monarchs Battle William & Mary on Sunday
GAME 2: Old Dominion (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) vs. William & Mary (1-1, 0-0 CAA) 
DateSunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m.
LocationTed Constant Center -- Norfolk, Va. 
TicketsYNotTix.com
Game NotesOld Dominion | William & Mary | C-USA | CAA
Season StatsOld Dominion | William & Mary | C-USA | CAA
FollowVideo (CUSA.tv) | Radio (ESPN 94.1) | Stats | Twitter


NORFOLK, Va. -- 
The Old Dominion women's basketball team welcomes former CAA foe William & Mary to the Ted Constant Center on Sunday, Nov. 20, for a 2 p.m. showdown.

The game will be streamed live on CUSA.tv and can also be heard live on ESPN Radio 94.1. Both the live stream and radio broadcast will feature play-by-play from Doug Ripley.

Old Dominion (1-0) is coming off of a 65-54 victory over Norfolk State in the Lady Monarchs' season opener on Friday night at The Ted. Jennie Simms and Destinee Young, who each recorded a double-double, scored 27 of their combined 39 points in the second half to lead ODU to the victory. 

Overall, the Lady Monarchs outrebounded the Spartans, 54-39, and held NSU to just 30.9 percent shooting from the field. Leading 26-25 at the half, ODU used a 16-0 run to start the second half to pull away from the Spartans.

William & Mary (1-1) also won on Friday evening, defeating Richmond at home, 67-39. The Tribe fell in their season opener 63-57 to St. John's. Senior guard Marlena Tremba leads W&M in scoring with 13 points per game, while senior forward Alex Masaquel averages 10.5 points and six rebounds.

This will be the 62nd all-time meeting between the Hampton Roads schools since 1969. ODU holds a 56-5 advantage in the all-time series over that span.

OLD DOMINION NOTES

  • ODU has won six of its last seven dating back to last season
  • Jennie Simms and Destinee Young each recorded double-doubles in the season opener
  • Karen Barefoot, with a 297-222 career record, is just three wins shy of 300 for her career
  • Junior guard Keyana Brown is a Williamsburg native and attended Williamsburg Christian Academy
  • This is the second of three games in five days for ODU to open the season
  • ODU currently leads C-USA in both field goal percentage defense and rebounds per game

WILLIAM & MARY NOTES

  • Head coach Ed Swanson is in his fourth year at William & Mary and 27th overall as a head coach
  • Swanson's 445 career victories rank him in the top 40 all-time in career wins
  • Marlena Tremba (13.0ppg) and Alex Masaquel (10.5ppg) both average double-figure scoring
  • W&M held Richmond to 39 points on Friday night, the lowest total allowed by the Tribe since 2008
  • The Tribe are shooting 87.5 percent from the free throw line as a team

SERIES HISTORY

  • Old Dominion leads the all-time series, 56-5
  • William & Mary won the last meeting, 75-64, last year in Williamsburg
  • Since 2011-12, the series is tied at 3-3
  • ODU won 52 consecutive matchups against the Tribe from 1975 to 2011