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Women's Hoops Welcomes UAB to Chartway for Weekend Series

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Old Dominion (6-8, 3-7 C-USA) vs. UAB (7-11, 2-10 C-USA)
Game Info -
 Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET
Location - Chartway Arena (Norfolk, Va.)
Follow - CUSA.tv | Live Stats | Money Talk 1310 
Game Notes - ODU | UAB

NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion women's basketball team is set to host UAB (7-11, 2-10) for a pair of league contests on Friday (Feb. 19) and Saturday (Feb. 20). Tip is slated for 6:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively at Chartway Arena. 

The games will stream on CUSA.tv and will air across the ODU Sports Radio Network, with the live pregame show beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 on Saturday. 

Notables
- Last season, ODU faced UAB at home and on the road, where they dropped both games. In its first contest, at one point the Monarchs trailed by as many as 26 points, their 34 fourth-quarter points were not enough to down the Blazers. In its second meeting, the Blazers narrowly downed ODU in overtime at Chartway Arena via a last-second UAB three-point field goal.
- In the league, ODU has the fifth-highest (32.6) field goal percentage, just ahead of the Blazers (32.1).
- ODU has the second-best assist-turnover ratio (1.06) in the league.
- Four Monarchs are averaging double-figure scoring: Amari Young (15.3), Victoria Morris (15.3), Ajah Wayne (14.0) and Aziah Hudson (10.7).
- Victoria Morris is 26th on the all-time scoring list with 1,202 points. She is just 55 points away from catching Jasmine Parker (1,271).

Series History
All-Time: ODU leads, 13-8
Last Meeting: L, 64-61 OT (3/5/20) at ODU
First Meeting: W, 102-79 (3/10/83) at ODU
Streak: L4

About the Blazers
The Blazers have dropped eight-straight contests, dating back to Jan. 15. Their last victory came on Jan. 9 when they took down Southern Miss, 84-65 on the road. Statistically, the UAB team has the second-best free throw percentage (74.9) in the league.

Individually, junior Margaret Whitley leads the Blazers offensively, averaging 21.6 ppg, which ranks third in the league in scoring. The Illinois native also has two 30+ point games this season. Additionally, Whitley paces UAB in steals (16) and assists (53). Across the league, Whitley has drained 61 triples this season, which paces the C-USA. On the defensive side, Zakyia Weathersby leads not only the Blazer squad but also the league in rebounding, averaging 11.7 rpg. 

 
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