ODU Women's Basketball to Play at Kent State in Second Round of MAC-SBC Challenge

NORFOLK, Va. — The pairings for the second round of the 2023-24 MAC-SBC Basketball Challenge – a scheduling alliance between the Mid-American and Sun Belt Conferences – were announced on Monday and Old Dominion women's basketball will travel to Kent State.
 
The game between the Monarchs and the Golden Flashes is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. It will mark the third meeting between the two programs. 
 
ODU leads the all-time series 2-0. The first meeting was played on December 21, 1988 at Kent State, which resulted in a 99-74 win for the Monarchs. ODU then hosted the Golden Flashes on Dec. 16, 1989 at the Fieldhouse, defeating Kent State 89-53.
 
Kent State finished its 2022-23 campaign 21–11 overall and 12-6 in the MAC. The Flashes entered the MAC Championship as the No. 4 seed and opened the tournament with a 75-68 win against No. 5 seed Northern Illinois, but ultimately fell to eventual tournament champion Toledo in the semifinals, 68-58. They received a bid to the WNIT, but saw their season come to an end with an 84-56 loss at Syracuse in the opening round.
 
The Golden Flashes are currently 11-5 overall and 5-1 against MAC opponents. Kent State traveled to Lafayette, Louisiana on Nov. 12 for the first round of the MAC-SBC Challenge and earned a 64-55 win over the Ragin' Cajuns.
 
Former ODU Senior Athletic Director Randale L. Richmond is the Athletic Director at Kent State.
 
Most of the MAC-SBC challenge games will be streamed on an ESPN platform, while JMU's game at Ball State will be streamed on CBS Sports.
 
MAC-SBC Challenge Women's Basketball Matchups
Saturday, Feb. 10
App State at Western Michigan
Arkansas State at Akron
Georgia Southern at Northern Illinois
Georgia State at Miami (Ohio)
Louisiana at Central Michigan
Old Dominion at Kent State
South Alabama at Eastern Michigan
Southern Miss at Buffalo
Texas State at Ohio
Troy at Bowling Green
ULM at Toledo
 
Sunday, Feb. 11
James Madison at Ball State