Feb. 9, 2011
NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion women's basketball team returns home Thursday to take on Colonial Athletic Association foe Northeastern at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
Fans are reminded that tip time is set for 5:30 p.m. and the game will be followed by ODU wrestling taking on No. 6 Virginia Tech at 8:30 p.m. All fans can get a ticket for $10 that includes admission to both events and a voucher for a free hot dog and soda.
The women's basketball game can be heard on ESPN Radio 94.1 with Tony Mercurio on the play-by-play and Susan Montgomery providing color analysis.
Old Dominion (15-7, 9-2 CAA) is coming off a 67-58 setback at James Madison on Sunday. Junior Tia Lewis, who is just seven points shy of becoming the 29th all-time Lady Monarch to reach the 1,000-point scoring plateau, led ODU with 18 points.
Northeastern (8-14, 3-8 CAA) has dropped three consecutive games, but did pick up a 24-point road win at Georgia State on January 20. The Huskies are led by Kashaia Cannon's 12.5 points per game, which ranks ninth in the CAA.
Northeastern is second in the CAA in three-point field goals made (148), whileODU is second in the nation in defending the three, holding its opponents to just23.4% shooting from beyond the arc.
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