WHO: ODU (3-0) at Richmond (1-2)
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 12 - 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Richmond, Va. | Robins Center
ALL-TIME: ODU Leads Richmond, 23-7
LIVE STATS: Click Here!
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: ESPN Sports Radio 94.1
SOCIAL MEDIA: X, Facebook, Instagram
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s basketball heads up I-64 to face the Richmond Spiders at the Robins Center on Thursday, November 12 at 6 p.m.
ODU’s game against the Spiders will be streamed to ESPN+ and live stats will be available.
LAST MEETING:
Old Dominion defeated Richmond, 73-51 in the inaugural Anne Donovan Classic game on December 19, 2019 to improve the Monarchs’ record against the Spiders to 23-7.
ABOUT ODU:
Old Dominion is 3-0 for the first time since the 2023-24 season after defeating Tennessee State, 88-78 on Sunday, Nov. 8. ODU defeated Central Michigan (62-58) in its first game of the season on the road in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. ODU faces its second road test of the year on Thursday night.
ODU has four scorers averaging double-digit points per game contribution. Newcomer Trinity Vance leads all Monarch scorers with 16.3 points per game. She has made 11-three pointers on 40.7% efficiency, averages 3.7 rebounds, and is shooting 38.6% from the field. She scored a career high 26 points in the win against the Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Her 11 made deep balls, 3.67 deep balls per game, and 27 attempts from behind the arc are tied for eighth best, 13th best, and 17th best in the nation, respectively.
Shadasia Brackens is averaging 14 points, 10 rebounds, and a block a game. She secured a career high 15 rebounds against Tennessee State last time out and tacked on 13 points in the winning effort. With two double-doubles through three games played, the Fairfield, Texas native is tied for first in the country and her 30 rebounds are tied for 35th in the country.
Mia Davis ranks third on the team with an average of 12 points per game followed by Dalanna Carter’s average of 11.3 ppg. Carter scored a career high 16 points last time out. The Beach City, Texas native has taken 19 free throw attempts to rank 49th in Division I.
A Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team selection, Riley Stack is coming off her best game of the season where she scored 19 points, grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, and made four blocks. She has made nine blocks through three games and her average of 3.0 per game ranks tied for 11th in the nation.
ABOUT RICHMOND:
The Spiders opened the 2026-27 regular season with a road victory at Charlotte on Monday, Nov. 2, 83-71. Richmond has been defeated in back-to-back home games, they fell to Princeton (65-57) on Friday, Nov. 6 and then lost to Rice (73-60) at the Robins Center on Sunday, Nov. 8. Alisa Kresge is in her first season as the head coach of Richmond after spending the previous eight seasons at Vermont and tallying a record of 145-89 with the Catamounts.
Richmond has two players averaging 15+ points a game, Ally Sweeney leads the team with 19.0 ppg followed by Aneisha Scott’s 17.7 ppg. Sweeney is shooting 53.3% from behind the arc with eight made three pointers while Scott is averaging 7.0 rebounds per contest. Josie Fontana is the Spiders’ leading rebounder with 28 total rebounds and 9.3 boards per game.
UR has a -3.0-scoring margin with 200 points scored to 209 points against. As a team Richmond shoots 42.5% from the field and 30% from behind the arc. They grab an average of 35.3 rebounds per game and allow opponents to reign in 32.7 boards.
UP NEXT:
Old Dominion returns to Chartway Arena to host Virginia on Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m.
SEASON SPONSOR
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is proud to serve as the Season Sponsor of Old Dominion University’s 2026–27 Women’s Basketball Season. As the Commonwealth’s public health agency, VDH is committed to protecting and promoting the health and well-being of all Virginians. VDH works to build healthier communities and improve quality of life across Virginia. Together, VDH and Old Dominion University celebrate the power of teamwork, community, and a shared commitment to a healthier Virginia.