| GAME 9: Old Dominion (5-3, 0-0 C-USA) vs. #19/16 Syracuse (8-3, 0-0 ACC) GAME 10: Old Dominion vs. Dayton (3-6, 0-1 A-10) | |
| Tournament Central | 2016 Florida Sunshine Classic |
| Date | Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 3:15 p.m. -- Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. |
| Location | Warden Arena -- Winter Park, Fla. |
| Tickets | FLSunshineClassic.com |
| Game Notes | Old Dominion | Syracuse | Dayton |
| Season Stats | Old Dominion | Syracuse | Dayton |
| Follow | Video (FLSunshineClassic.com) | Radio (ESPN 94.1) | Live Stats | Twitter |
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- The Old Dominion women's basketball team is set to play No. 19/16 Syracuse and Dayton in the Florida Sunshine Classic Dec. 20-21 at Rollins College's Warden Arena.
The Lady Monarchs open the tournament with Syracuse, last year's NCAA runner-ups, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 3:15 p.m. and then take on Dayton on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m.
Both games will be streamed online at FLSunshineClassic.com and can also be heard live on ESPN Radio 94.1 with commentary from Doug Ripley.
OLD DOMINION (5-3, 0-0 C-USA) NOTES
- ODU has won four of its last five games
- Jennie Simms ranks second in the NCAA in scoring (26.6ppg)
- Destinee Young is averaging a 11.6 points and 10.9 rebounds and is ninth in the NCAA in double-doubles
- ODU is shooting 42.6% as a team, while holding opponents to 36.0%
- ODU ranks 27th in the NCAA and leads C-USA in rebounds per game at 44.4
#19/16 SYRACUSE (8-3, 0-0 ACC) NOTES
- Syracuse has played three ranked opponents, going 1-2 in those games
- Alexis Peterson (21.5ppg) and Brittney Sykes (17.7ppg) are the nation's top-scoring backcourt
- Alexis Peterson is averaging 21.5 points, 6.5 assists and 3.2 steals per game
- Syracuse averages 83.7 points per game
- ODU is 7-4 all-time vs. Syracuse
DAYTON (3-6, 0-1 A-1) NOTES
- Dayton owns victories over Wisconsin and Princeton on the road this season
- Dayton is 2-1 on the road, but 1-3 at home and 0-2 in neutral site games
- Jenna Burdette (12.2ppg) and Kelley Austria (10.2ppg) lead the team in scoring
- Dayton reached the NCAA Tournament every year from 2010 to 2015
- ODU is 2-0 all-time vs. Dayton
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. Jennie Simms (2014-present), 1,533