Old Dominion (3-3, 0-2 C-USA) at Florida Atlantic (2-4, 0-2 C-USA)
Game Info - Friday, Jan. 8 at 5 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. ET
Location - Abessinio Court at FAU Arena (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Follow - ESPN+ | Live Stats | Money Talk 1310
Game 2 - CUSA.TV | ESPN Radio 94.1
Game Notes - ODU | FAU
NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion (3-3, 0-2 C-USA) women's basketball team heads south to take on Florida Atlantic (2-4, 0-2 C-USA) in a pair of Conference USA contests on Friday (5 p.m.) and Saturday (2 p.m.) in Boca Raton, Florida.
Friday's game will stream live on ESPN+ while the Saturday matchup will stream on CUSA.TV. Both contests can be heard on the ODU Sports Radio Network with Friday's coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on Money Talk 1310 and Saturday's coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Radio 94.1.
Notables
- This is the Monarchs first road test since their season opener at George Washington on Nov. 28.
- Amari Young owns four double-doubles this season (GW, VCU, Upstate, FIU). She currently has 12 career double-doubles. Young leads the league in that category this season.
- After the Monarchs' second game against FIU on Jan. 2, senior Victoria Morris moved into the 26th spot on the all-time scoring list, having compiled 1,115 points.
- Head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones seeks her first road win of her Monarch head coaching career as well as her first win apart of the C-USA.
- ODU has never dropped a contest against the Owls.
- The first set of NCAA NET Rankings were released on 1/5. Old Dominion checked in at 167.
- As a team, ODU is shooting 43% from the field (157-of-363), which ranks fourth in the league.
- Three Monarchs are averaging double-figure scoring: Victoria Morris (18.8), Amari Young (16.0) and Ajah Wayne (12.3).
Series History
All-Time: ODU leads, 10-0
Last Meeting: W, 60-49 (2/26/20) at ODU
First Meeting: W, 80-44 (1/18/14) at ODU
Streak: W10
Scouting the Owls
Similar to the Monarchs, FAU is also riding a two-game losing streak. In their C-USA opening weekend, FAU took on a tough Middle Tennessee squad. FAU was defeated, 84-65 in its first game against the Blue Raiders but in the second game of the series, FAU took MTSU to the final seconds, ultimately dropping the contest by one field goal.
The Owls are led by Miami graduate transfer Iggy Allen, who averages 20.8 ppg. Defensively, Allen also leads in the rebound department, averaging 10.0 rpg, while Janeta Rozentale has blocked seven shots this season.
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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