Women’s Basketball Travels to App State and James Madison to Begin Sun Belt Play

Story Links Game 1 – Old Dominion (8-5) at Appalachian State (4-7) Game 2 – Old Dominion (8-5) at James Madison (10-2) Game Info – Thursday, Dec.

29 at 6:30 p.m.                          Saturday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. Locations – Holmes Convocation Center (Boone, N.C.)

                        Atlantic Union Bank Center (Harrisonburg, Va.) Watch – ESPN+ (Game 1 | Game 2) Listen – ODU Sports Radio Network Live Stats

– Game 1 | Game 2 Social Media – Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Game Notes – ODU   BOONE, N.C. – Old Dominion women's basketball is on the road to start Sun Belt

conference play, starting with a 6:30 p.m. game at App State this Thursday. James Madison will then host ODU for a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday.   Both games will be streamed on

ESPN+, and fans can also hear Matthew Hatfield call the action on the ODU Sports Radio Network. Live stats will also be available.   The Series ODU is 2-0 when playing App State.

The two programs first played each other on Nov. 30, 1988, with ODU securing an 85-65 win at home. ODU then won 85-49 at App State on Dec. 18 last year. Iggy Allen and Ajah Wayne

paced the offense with 23 and 21 points, respectively while Brianna Jackson contributed 10 points. The Monarchs built an early 32-10 lead after shooting 14-for-16 (.875) in the

first quarter.   The Monarchs are ahead 52-25 in the all-time series versus JMU, but the Dukes have won the past five meetings and seven of the last eight. The two teams last

squared off during the 2012-13 season when they were both members of the Colonial Athletic Association. ODU dropped its Feb. 12 home game to the Dukes 68-56, then came up short

77-61 on Feb. 28 in Harrisonburg. Jackie Cook led the Monarchs in the loss with 13 points, Shae Kelley finished with 10 points, and Mairi Buchan and Ashley Betz-White added nine

points each.   About ODU The Monarchs (8-5) were listed at No. 23 in the most recent edition of CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 poll and are currently 154th in the NCAA's

NET rankings. ODU wrapped up its non-conference slate at the Sun Coast Challenge, where the team suffered an 83-47 setback to Mississippi State on Dec. 19 before falling to New

Mexico 74-57 on Dec. 20.   ODU has two players averaging double-digit scoring: Amari Young is netting 10.5 points per game and Jordan McLaughlin is at an even 10.0 points per

outing. Not far behind them are Makayla Dickens (9.5 ppg) and Kaye Clark (9.2 ppg). Dickens has made a team-high 21 three-pointers, and Clark is next with 16. Young leads the team