Old Dominion (2-1, 0-0 C-USA) vs. USC Upstate (2-2, 0-0 Big South)
Game Info - Sunday, Dec.13 at 2 p.m.
Location - Chartway Arena (Norfolk, Va.)
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Game Notes - ODU | USC Upstate
Fan Cutouts - Purchase Here
NORFOLK, Va. - ODU women's basketball will continue its home stint with a visit from USC Upstate on Sunday, Dec. 13 at Chartway Arena. Tip-off between the Monarchs and the Spartans is set for 2 p.m.
The matchup will be streamed on CUSA.tv and aired on ESPN 94.1 radio featuring commentary from Doug Ripley and Susan Montgomery.
Notables
- The coaching matchup features two first-year head coaches in Becky Burke and DeLisha Milton-Jones.
- The last time the Spartans visited Chartway Arena (Nov. 13, 2012), ODU won handedly, 77-46.
- This will be just the second meeting ever between the two squads.
- Against VCU, ODU held the Rams to just 7 points in the second quarter.
- Senior Victoria Morris drained 7 triples en route to a career-high 31 points against the Rams.
- T.J. Jordan was the last Monarch to score 10+ three's in a single game. That came on Feb, 8, 2007 against Northeastern
- Morris jumped up three spots on the 1K point club, she has now compiled 1,055 points in 88 games as a Monarch.
- Dejah Carter played a major role in the Monarchs OT win over VCU on Dec. 6, compiling 9 points and 8 boards in 35 minutes. She drained two free throws with 18 seconds left on the clock, which helped send ODU to OT.
Series History
All-Time: ODU leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: W, 77-46 (11/13/12) at ODU
First Meeting: W, 77-46 (11/13/12) at ODU
Streak: W1
Scouting the Spartans
In its last contest, the Spartans took down Flagler College, 52-42 on the Spartans home floor. Out of their first four opponents, two of them were from the power 5 ranks in Auburn and Alabama. Those two SEC opponents down the Spartans by a combined 39+ points. USC Upstate is led offensively by McKinley Brook-Sumpter who averages 16.0 ppg. On the defensive side, Marnicha Prudent averages 6.5 rpg while Denijsha Wilson and Dakota McCaughan each dished out 10 assists through four games. In its home opener, Upstate defeated St. Andrews University 86-40.
Get in the Game!
Old Dominion athletics is providing Monarch Nation two opportunities to be involved in the 2020-21 basketball season virtually, as the athletic department is creating a virtual ticket, presented by the Virginia Lottery, that will allow fans to win various prizes, as well as the opportunity to purchase fan cutouts to be placed in Chartway Arena throughout the 2020-21 season, brought to you by Chartway Federal Credit Union. Proceeds from the sale of fan cutouts and virtual tickets will assist with paying for student-athlete scholarships.
With the purchase of a $20 virtual ticket, fans will receive one Virginia Lottery digital scratcher with the possibility to win, among other things, two season tickets for all ODU sports in 2021-22, use of a Chartway Arena suite for a basketball game in 2021-22, a $500 Harris Teeter gift card, a $500 Under Armour shopping spree, free Papa John's pizza, or Moe's Bucks to Moe's Southwest Grill.
The "Monarch Cutouts", presented by Chartway, are available for $59 and will be placed in camera-view seats. The cutouts will be in attendance at all ODU men's and women's basketball games during the 2020-21 season. Be on the lookout during games because your Monarch Cutout could be featured on the game broadcast or ODU Basketball social media.
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