ODU Hosts Dartmouth for Sixth Annual Education Day

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's basketball team hosts Dartmouth on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m. for the sixth annual Education Day game at the Ted Constant Center.

Education Day is an annual tradition that was started by head coach Karen Barefoot. The event welcomes over 7,000 local elementary school students to The Ted. The Education Day game has been a sellout the past two seasons and the crowd of 8,472 is the seventh-highest women's basketball attendance number in Virginia history. 

Old Dominion (2-2) is coming off of a 83-52 rout of North Carolina Central on Sunday. Four different Lady Monarchs scored in double figures in the victory, including double-doubles from Jennie Simms and Destinee Young. 

Simms, who poured in a season-high 33 at Duke on Tuesday, was named the Conference USA Player of the Week for her efforts. It was third time in Simms' career she earned the weekly honor.

Dartmouth (2-2) suffered a 68-60 defeat to Army at home in its last game. Dartmouth is led by head coach Belle Koclanes, who is in her fourth season. Fanni Szabo, who has totaled over 1,000 points in her career, and Kate Letkewicz have paced the Big Green this season, as both are averaging a team-high 11.8 points per game.

The two teams have met only twice before, with ODU winning both previous contests.

OLD DOMINION (2-2) NOTES

• ODU is 2-1 at home this season
• Jennie Simms was named C-USA Player of the Week on Monday
• Simms leads C-USA and is tied for fourth nationally in scoring (23.4ppg)
• Simms ranks 18th on the all-time scoring list
• Destinee Young leads C-USA in rebounding (10.0rpg) and has three double-doubles this season
• ODU ranks second in C-USA in rebounding margin (+6.8 per game)
• ODU is holding opponents to under 38 percent shooting on the season
• Freshmen Jessica Munoz (third in minutes) and Manaya Jones (third in points) have been key players
• Karen Barefoot is two wins shy of 300 for her career

DARTMOUTH (2-2) NOTES

• Dartmouth is 0-1 on the road this season, losing at Vermont, 54-49
• Head coach Belle Koclanes is in her fourth season at Dartmouth
• Dartmouth returns nine letterwinners, including three starters, from a season ago
• Fanni Szabo and Kate Letkewicz are both averaging a team-high 11.8 points per game
• Szabo, with over 1,000 points, ranks in the top 20 all-time in scoring in Dartmouth history
• Dartmouth has one player from Virginia on its roster (Amber Mixon, Woodbridge, Va., Forest Park HS)
• Dartmouth was selected to finish fifth in the Ivy League in the preseason poll

SERIES HISTORY

• ODU leads the all-time series, 2-0
• The Lady Monarchs won the last meeting, 73-59, in 2012-13
• The only other previous meeting came in 1994-95 (ODU won, 69-47)
• Both previous meetings were played in Norfolk