Old Dominion (3-1, 0-0 C-USA) vs. FIU (3-3, 0-0 C-USA)
Game Info - Friday. Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. ET
Location - Chartway Arena (Norfolk, Va.)
Follow - CUSA.TV | Live Stats | ESPN Radio 94.1 | Money Talk 1310
Game Notes - ODU | FIU
Fan Cutouts - Purchase Here
NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion (3-1, 0-0 C-USA) women's basketball team is set to open the new year and Conference USA action with back-to-back contests against FIU (3-3, 0-0 C-USA) at Chartway Arena on Jan. 1 and Jan. 2. Both games are slated to tip-off at 2 p.m. and will stream on CUSA.TV.
Friday's contest will air on ESPN Radio 94.1, while Saturday's will air on Money Talk 1310 with Doug Ripley and Susan Montgomery's pregame coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Notables
- This is the Monarchs first game in 19 days. The Panthers last played on Dec. 21, 11 days ago.
- The C-USA game features a head coaching match-up of two first-year head coaches in DeLisha Milton-Jones and Jesyka Burks-Wiley.
- ODU has not dropped a game against FIU since joining the C-USA.
- The Monarchs last loss to FIU came in 2005-06 on the road, falling 80-76.
- Amari Young and Ajah Wayne both recorded double-doubles last contest. Young has back-to-back double-double games.
- After the Monarchs win over USC Upstate, Victoria Morris, who compiled 19 points, jumped up to the 28th spot on the all-time scoring list, where she currently sits right behind Sharron Francis. Morris has 1,074 career points.
Series History
All-Time: ODU leads, 8-3
Last Meeting: W, 66-39 (1/23/20) at FIU
First Meeting: L, 71-67 (12/28/92) at Churchs' Classic in Miami, Fla.
Streak: W7
Scouting the Panthers
Head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley begins her first season as head coach of the Panthers. Burks-Wiley came to FIU after spending three seasons as an assistant coach with the South Florida Bulls, where she helped lead them to an NCAA and WNIT appearance. FIU is currently on a two-game losing streak, dropping back-to-back contests to FGCU. The Panthers are led by Kyla Nelson, who averages 13.3 ppg. Defensively, Emerald Ekpiteta averages 10.0 rpg, while Raquel Ferrer-Bernad has grabbed 15 steals this season.
C-USA Utilizes Divisional Standings for 2020-21 Season
Conference USA men's and women's basketball will move to a divisional standings format for the 2020-21 season, as approved by the league's Board of Directors.
C-USA will feature East and West divisions and will crown divisional champions at the conclusion of conference play in March. Standings will be based on overall conference winning percentage. In addition, divisional seeding will be utilized for the C-USA Men's and Women's Championships. A cross-divisional bracket will be used to determine first-round matchups.
The East Division will be comprised of Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and WKU. Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP and UTSA will make up the West Division.
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.
Monarch Cutouts are now also available for spring sports.
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