| GAME 11: Old Dominion (5-5, 0-0 C-USA) at East Tennessee State (7-7, 0-0 SoCon) | |
| Date | Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. |
| Location | J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium -- Johnson City, Tenn. |
| Tickets | ETSUBucs.com |
| Game Notes | Old Dominion | East Tennessee State | C-USA |
| Season Stats | Old Dominion | East Tennessee State | C-USA |
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NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's basketball team travels to East Tennessee State for its non-conference finale on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. at the J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and can also be heard on ESPN Radio 94.1 featuring commentary from Doug Ripley.
Old Dominion (5-5, 0-0 C-USA) will look to end its two-game losing skid after falling to No. 19/16 Syracuse and Dayton last week at the Florida Sunshine Classic. Senior co-captains Jennie Simms and Destinee Young have led the Lady Monarchs through the first 10 games. Simms leads Conference USA and is second in the NCAA in scoring at 25.8 points per game, while Young is averaging a double-double with 11.1 points and 10.5 rebounds.
Reserves Gianna Smith, who is second on team in scoring with 6.4 points, and Keyana Brown, who scored a team-high 14 points against Syracuse, have helped the ODU bench outscore its opponent's in three straight games. As a team, the Lady Monarchs are shooting 42.4 percent and own a +4.8 rebounding margin and have outrebounded their opponent in seven of the 10 games.
East Tennessee State (7-7, 0-0 SoCon) is coming off of a 1-1 performance at the Miami Holiday Classic. The Buccaneers are led by Tianna Tarter, who ranks 19th in the country in scoring with 20.2 points per game. As a team, ETSU is shooting 38.1 percent, but rank fifth in the country in total free throws attempted.
The all-time series between ODU and ETSU is tied at 1-1.
OLD DOMINION (5-5) NOTES
- ODU went 0-2 at the Florida Sunshine Classic
- Jennie Simms (25.8ppg) ranks second nationally in scoring
- Destinee Young (11.ppg/10.5rpg) ranks seventh in the nation in double-doubles
- ODU has outrebounded seven of its 10 opponents
- ODU is shooting 42.4% as a team, while holding opponents to 37.2% shooting
- The ODU bench has outscored the opponent's bench in three consecutive games
- Simms is 12th all-time on the ODU scoring list and is 17 points away from moving into 10th
- ODU is 0-2 on the road this season and 0-4 away from home
EAST TENNESSEE STATE NOTES (7-7) NOTES
- ETSU went 1-1 at the Miami Holiday Classic
- ETSU ranks fifth in the NCAA in total free throws attempted
- Tianna Tarter (20.2ppg) leads the team in scoring and ranks 19th nationally
- Shamauria Bridges (13.4ppg) broke the ETSU career record in 3PT made in last game
- ETSU is 3-4 at home this season
SERIES HISTORY
- The all-time series is tied at 1-1
- ETSU won last year in Norfolk, 56-52
- The teams first met in 2004, with ODU earning an 86-52 victory in Norfolk
- This will be the first meeting at ETSU
TRACKING SIMMS ON THE ALL-TIME SCORING LIST
1. Anne Donovan (1979-83), 2,719
9. Clarisse Machanguana (1994-97), 1,813
10. Tia Lewis (2009-12), 1,624
11. Mery Andrade (1995-99), 1,622
12. Jennie Simms (2014-present), 1,608