Lady Monarchs, Hampton Set for Clash at The Ted

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's basketball team welcomes Hampton to the Ted Constant Center on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 5 p.m.

The game will be streamed live online at CUSA.tv and can also be heard on ESPN Radio 94.1. Both the video and radio streams will feature commentary from Doug Ripley (pbp) and Susan Montgomery (color).

Sunday's showdown is the second leg of a doubleheader with men's basketball, as the men host Georgia State at 2 p.m. at The Ted. With the purchase of a men's game ticket, fans can remain in the stands and watch the women's game.

Old Dominion (4-3) is coming off of a historic 70-60 victory over VCU on Dec. 9. The victory over the Rams was head coach Karen Barefoot's 300th of her head coaching career.

The Lady Monarchs have been led by senior co-captains Jennie Simms and Destinee Young in the early part of the season. Simms ranks second in the NCAA in scoring with 26.4 points per game, while Young has posted six double-doubles, which ranks fifth in the country.

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Gianna Smith has reached double figures in two of the last four games off the bench for ODU and freshman Manaya Jones, who has started the last two games, ranks third on the team in scoring and rebounding. As a team, ODU is outrebounding opponents by a margin of a seven rebounds per game and is a shooting 43.1 percent, while holding opponents to 37.6 percent. 

Hampton (5-5) enters Sunday having won four of its last five after opening the season with four consecutive losses to Power 5 opponents. Two-time MEAC Player of the Year Malia Tate-Defreitas leads the Lady Pirates, averaging 16.6 points per game. As a team, Hampton forces 20 turnovers per game and holds opponents to 38.5 percent shooting.

ODU leads the all-time series, 5-0.

OLD DOMINION (4-3) NOTES

• ODU has won three of its last four games
• The Lady Monarchs are 2-1 vs. Virginia schools this season
• Karen Barefoot earned her 300th career victory with the win over VCU on Dec. 9
• Jennie Simms ranks second in the NCAA in scoring (26.4ppg)
• Destinee Young is one of 11 players in the country averaging 11+ points and 11+ rebounds
• Young ranks 10th in the NCAA in rebounding (11.1rpg) and fifth in double-doubles (6)
• ODU is outrebounding opponents by a margin of +7.0 boards per game
• The Lady Monarchs are shooting 43.1 percent as a team, while holding opponents to 37.6 percent
• Two of ODU's three losses are to teams now ranked in the AP Top 25 (No. 18 Duke, No. 13 Miami)

HAMPTON (5-5) NOTES

• The Lady Pirates have won four of their last five games
• Hampton forces 20.3 turnovers per game and is holding opponents to 38.5 percent shooting
• Hampton has been outrebounded by a margin of -9.0 boards per game
• Hampton has won five of the last seven MEAC Tournament titles
• Head coach David Six has a 70.2% winning percentage in eight seasons at Hampton
• Senior guard Malia Tate-Defreitas (16.6ppg) was named MEAC Player of the Year the past two seasons
• Tate-Defreitas (2,105 points) is second on Hampton's all-time scoring list
• Forward Kaylah Lupoe leads Hampton in rebounding (7.5rpg) and is second in scoring (9.1ppg)
• Four of Hampton's five losses are to Power 5 schools (Northwestern, Iowa, NC State, South Carolina)

SERIES HISTORY

• ODU leads the all-time series, 5-0
• The teams last met during the 2009-10 regular season, when ODU won 83-64
• The 19-point margin of victory in 2009 was the closest game between the two teams
• ODU is 2-0 all-time vs. Hampton at home
• The teams first met in 1977

TRACKING SIMMS ON THE ALL-TIME SCORING LIST
1. Anne Donovan (1979-83), 2,719
12. Adrienne Goodson (1984-88), 1,574
13. Okeisha Howard (1999-03), 1,565
14. TJ Jordan (2004-08), 1,525
15. Jennie Simms (2014-present), 1,505