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1 L A D Y M O N A R C H G a m e D a y N o t e s LADY MONARCH SCHEDULE November WBCA PRESEASON CLASSIC 14 Fri. at #20 Colorado L, Sat. vs. #22 Auburn L, Fri. at William & Mary * W, Tue. #7 PENN STATE W, Sun. CHARLOTTE W, December.. 3 Wed. at #19/23 Virginia Tech L, Sun. #12/13 NORTH CAROLINA..W, Mon. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL W, Thu. GEORGIA TECH W, Sun. at Rutgers L, January... 4 Sun. at #5 Tennessee L, Fri. at James Madison * W, Sun. at Delaware * W, Thu. TOWSON * W, Sun. at Hofstra * L, Thu. at Va. Commonwealth *......W, Sun. GEORGE MASON * W, Thu. UNC-WILMINGTON W, February 1 Sun. DREXEL * W, Thu. at Towson * W, Sun. at Drexel * W, Thu. HOFSTRA * W, UNC-Wilmington W, Fri. DELAWARE * W, Sun. VA. COMMONWEALTH *...W, Thu. JAMES MADISON * W, Sun. at George Mason * W, March. 4 Thu. WILLIAM & MARY * :00 p.m Wed.-Sat CAA Tournament Hosted By Old Dominion University - Norfolk, VA 14 Thu. vs. #7/10 Seed :30 p.m. MEET THE LADY MONARCHS END OF REGULAR SEASON RECORD 22-6 Overall, 17-1 Colonial Athletic Association POSSIBLE STARTING LINE-UP: Pos. No. Name: Cl: Ht: Stats: MISC: F 04 Myriah Spence Sr ppg 4.4 rpg F 23 Monique Coker Sr ppg 9.6 rpg All-CAA First Team G 01 Max Nhassengo Sr ppg 5.3 rpg Defensive Player of the Year G 03 Lawona Davis So ppg 4.1 rpg G 24 Shareese Grant Jr ppg 1.9 rpg Second Team All-CAA OFF THE BENCH: Pos. No. Name: Cl: Ht: Stats: G 12 Melea Caldwell Jr ppg 0.2 ppg G 15 Shantel Wilson Fr-r ppg 2.0 rpg G 32 Marianthi Koukouvinou Sr ppg 0.8 rpg C 34 Cassie Calwell Sr ppg 0.6 rpg C 55 Angela Brown Fr ppg 1.4 rpg F 02 Paula Muxiri So ppg 2.6 rpg F 14 Tish Lyons Fr ppg 2.8 rpg F 45 Sherida Triggs Fr ppg 2.6 rpg Quick Bits: The Lady Monarchs are looking for Lucky 13...Old Dominion begins its quest for its 13th straight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women s Basketball Championship on Thursday night when they take on the winner of the #8 Drexel/#9 William & Mary match-up at 7:30 p.m...the Lady Monarchs, who have either won or shared the regular season title the last 12 consecutive years, are winners of 11 straight dating back to its lone CAA loss of the year, a two-point setback at Hofstra on January 18th...Old Dominion has also won 14 straight home contests...the Lady Monarchs have won all 35 tournament games they have appeared in since joining the CAA back in the season...old Dominion the last 119 straight CAA homes and and in CAA action during the regular season and including tournament games...old Dominion has played host to the CAA Tournament seven times, including the last three years. TRACKING THE LADY MONARCHS TV: Saturday s CAA Championship game will broadcast on Comcast SportsNet Mid- Atlantic, Comcast Sportsnet - Philadelphia, FOX-New York, Fox SportsNet South, and KTVS- TV (Albuquerque, NM) Radio: For the 13th-straight season ESPN Radio (1310 am) will be broadcasting all the Lady Monarch contests. Eleven-time sportscaster of the Year Tony Mercurio will call all the action with former Lady Monarch Jan Trombly adding color commentary at all home games. Internet: The official Old Dominion athletics website at carries the most up-to-date information on the Lady Monarchs. Bios, game stories, stats, and box scores can be found along with game notes the morning of the scheduled contest. The live ESPN Radio (1310 am) broadcast of all the Lady Monarchs games can be heard over the web at * Denote Colonial Athletic Association Game Coaches Show: Head coach Wendy Larry will join Tony Mercurio live on ESPN Radio (1310 am) on Monday s from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. throughout the season to review the previous week s games and give an insight into the upcoming Lady Monarch match-ups.

2 L a d y M o n a r c h Q u i c k F a c t s R a n d o m F a c t s & F i g u r e s GENERAL Name of School: Old Dominion University City, Zip: Norfolk, Va Founded: (as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary) Enrollment: ,500 Nickname: Lady Monarchs School Colors:....Slate Blue, Sky Blue, & Silver Arena Name:..Ted Constant Convocation Center Capacity: ,500 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association President: Dr. Roseann Runte Athletic Director: Dr. Jim Jarrett HISTORY First Year of Basketball: Overall All-Time Record: (.751)/34 yrs. NCAA Appearances/Last: /2003 COACHING STAFF Head Coach:...Wendy Larry (Old Dominion '77) Record at ODU: (16 yrs) Overall Record: (19 yrs) Assistant Coaches: Susan Montgomery (Valdosta State '83) Nikita Lowry (Ohio State 89) Juliet McGee Schweiter (Bucknell '93) Office Phone: TEAM INFORMATION Record: Conference Record: 15-3/CAA Champions Post Season: NCAA First Round Final Ranking: N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost: /2 Starters Retuning/Lost: /2 SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director: Carol Hudson Assistant Director (WBB Contact): Kimberly Zivkovich Graduate Assistant: Bobby Parks SID Office Phone: (757) SID Fax: (757) Zivkovich Direct Line: (757) Zivkovich Home Phone: (757) Zivkovich kzivkovi@odu.edu ODU Website: Press Row Phone: (757) SID Address:.....Athletic Admin. Bldg. Rm Norfolk, VA SCORING Overall CAA ODU scores points ODU scores points ODU scores points ODU scores points ODU scores points ODU scores points ODU scores 100 or more points Opponent scores less than Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points DOUBLE FIGURES Overall CAA One scores in double figures Two score in double figures Three score in double figures Four score in double figures Five or more score in double figures No Opponent scores in double figures One Opponent scores in double figures Two Opponents score in double figures Three Opponents score in double figures Four Opponents score in double figures Five Opponents score in double figures FIELD GOALS Overall CAA ODU shoots less than 30% ODU shoots between 30-39% ODU shoots between 40-49% ODU shoots over 50% Opponent shoots less than 30% Opponent shoots between 30-39% Opponent shoots between 40-49% Opponent shoots over 50% ASSISTS Overall CAA ODU has 15 or more assists Opponent has 15 or more assists REBOUNDS Overall CAA ODU outrebounds the opponent Opponent outrebounds ODU Same number of rebounds MISCELLANEOUS Overall CAA Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing in the afternoon Playing at night Playing on TV Playing at home Playing on the road Playing at neutral site Playing against the Top Playing against the Top Double-Doubles: Monique Coker (15) *10 pts., 10 reb. vs. Auburn 11/15/03 *26 pts., 11 reb. vs. Penn State 11/25/03 *14 pts., 12 reb. vs. Charlotte 11/30/03 *18 pts., 10 reb. at Va. Tech 12/3/03 *17 pts., 17 reb. vs. Florida International 12/15/03 *11 pts., 11 reb. vs. Georgia Tech 12/18/03 *10 pts., 12 reb. at Delaware 1/11/04 (note: Also had 10 Turnovers) *12 pts., 12 reb. at Hofstra 1/18/04 *16 pts., 14 reb. vs. George Mason 1/25/04 *10 pts., 11 reb. vs. UNC-Wilmington 1/29/04 *28 pts., 17 reb. at Towson 2/5/04 *12 pts., 12 reb. at UNC-Wilmington 2/15/04 *15 pts., 11 reb. vs. James Madison 2/26/04 *26 pts., 10 reb. at George Mason 2/29/04 *16 pts., 13 reb. vs. William & Mary 3/4/04 Tish Lyons *12 pts., 12 reb. vs. Hofstra 2/12/04 Max Nhassengo (1) *16 pts., 10 reb. vs. Drexel 2/1/04 Myriah Spence (1) *16 pts., 10 reb. vs. Delaware 2/20/04 20 or More Points: Monique Coker (5) *26 pts. vs Penn State 11/25/03 *21 pts. at James Madison 1/9/04 *28 pts. at Towson 2/5/04 *20 pts. vs. Virginia Commonwealth 2/22/04 *26 pts. at George Mason 2/29/04 Lawona Davis (1) *23 pts vs. James Madison 2/26/04 Shareese Grant (3) *22 pts. at William & Mary 11/21/03 *21 pts. at Va Tech 12/3/03 *26 pts. vs. Georgia Tech 12/18/03 Max Nhassengo (5) *20 pts. at Delaware 1/11/04 *25 pts. vs. Towson 1/15/04 *27 pts. vs. Hofstra 2/12/04 *22 pts. vs. Delaware 2/20/04 *22 pts. vs. Virginia Commonwealth 2/22/04 Myriah Spence (1) *25 pts. at Drexel 2/8/04 10 or More Rebounds: Monique Coker (15) *10 reb. vs. Auburn 11/15/03 *11 reb. vs. Penn State 11/25/03 *12 reb. vs. Charlotte 11/30/03 *10 reb. at Va. Tech 12/3/03 *17 reb. vs. Florida International 12/15/03 *11 reb. vs. Georgia Tech 12/18/03 *12 reb. at Delaware 1/11/04 *12 reb. at Hofstra 1/18/04 *14 reb. vs. George Mason 1/25/04 *11 reb. vs. UNC-Wilmington 1/29/04 *17 reb. at Towson 2/5/04 *12 reb. at UNC-Wilmington 2/15/04 *11 reb. vs. James Madison 2/26/04 *17 reb. at George Mason 2/29/04 *13 reb. vs. William & Mary 3/4/04 Tish Lyons (1) *12 vs. Hofstra 2/12/04 Max Nhassengo (1) *10 vs. Drexel 2/1/04 Myriah Spence (1) *10 reb. vs. Delaware 2/20/04 5 or More Assists: Monique Coker (3) *5 at Va. Tech 12/3/03 *5 vs. North Carolina 12/7/03 *6 at Hofstra 1/18/04 Lawona Davis (3) *5 vs. North Carolina 12/7/03 *5 at Delaware 1/11/04 *5 vs. Drexel 2/1/04 Shareese Grant (9) *6 vs. Charlotte 11/30/03 *8 at Hofstra 1/18/04 *9 at Va. Commonwealth 1/22/04 *7 vs. George Mason 1/25/04 *5 vs. UNC-Wilmington 1/29/04 *6 at Drexel 2/8/04 *5 vs. Delaware 2/20/04 *7 vs. Virginia Commonwealth 2/22/04 *9 vs. James Madison 2/26/04 Max Nhassengo (3) *5 vs. Penn State 11/25/03 *5 vs. James Madison 1/9/03 *5 vs. Delaware 2/20/04 Shantel Wilson (5) *5 vs. Towson 1/15/04 *6 vs. George Mason 1/25/04 *5 at Towson 2/5/04 *6 vs. Hofstra 2/12/04 *7 vs. Virginia Commonwealth 2/24/04 Games In Double Figure Scoring: Coker (25), Davis (6), Grant (21), Lyons (4) Muxiri (1), Nhassengo (21), Spence (16), Triggs (1) Games In Double Figure Rebounding: Coker (15), Lyons (1), Nhassengo (1), Spence (1) Leading Scorer: Coker (9), Davis (2) Grant (9), Nhassengo (6), Spence (2), Triggs (1) Leading Rebounder: Coker (19), Davis (4), Lyons (1), Nhassengo (3), Spence (3), Triggs (1) G a m e D a y N o t e s

3 L A D Y M O N A R C H S A N D T H E C A A ALL-TIME CAA RECORD Regular Season: CAA Tournament: : : : : : : : : : : : : : 17-1 Totals: Overall Record: ALL-TIME CAA HOME RECORD Regular Season: CAA Tournament: Streak: ODU FIELDHOUSE : : : : : : : : : : : TED CONSTANT CONVOCATION CENTER : : Totals: ALL-TIME SERIES WITH THE CAA DELAWARE: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last UD Win: 4-1 2/20/04 W, /14/03 L, DREXEL: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last DU Win: 6-0 2/8/04 W, N/A GEORGE MASON: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last GMU Win: /29/04 W, N/A HOFSTRA: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last HU Win: 6-1 2/12/04 W, /18/04 L, JAMES MADISON: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last JMU Win: /26/04 W, /9/03 L, (OT) UNC-WILMINGTON: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last UNC-W Win: /15/04 W, N/A TOWSON: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last TU Win: 6-0 2/5/04 W, N/A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last VCU Win: /22/04 W, /6/02 L, WILLIAM & MARY: All-Time Series: Last Meeting: Last WM Win: /4/04 W, W, COLONIAL DOMINANCE: Old Dominion has captured 12-straight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) titles since joining the league from the Sun Belt Conference during the season. The Lady Monarchs are in the NCAA record books for capturing the most consecutive conference championships. In league play, Old Dominion holds a overall record, which includes eights seasons of undefeated play. The Lady Monarchs hold a record at home and a road record. The lone CAA loss on Old Dominion s homecourt was back at the ODU Fieldhouse, the former Lady Monarch homecourt from , against Richmond, now of the Atlantic- 10, with a defeat on February 19, Four schools in the league have yet to beat the Lady Monarchs - Drexel (6-0), George Mason (33-0), UNC-Wilmington (30-0), and Towson (6-0). Overall Home Record: G a m e D a y N o t e s

4 O D U I N T H E C A A S Quarterfinals: (3) ODU 55, (6) American 52 Semifinals: (3) ODU 78, (2) Richmond 52 Finals: (3) ODU 80, (1) East Carolina Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 75, (8) UNC-Wilmington 42 Semifinals: (1) ODU 85, (5) East Carolina 67 Finals: (1) ODU 65, (7) William & Mary Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 87, (8) East Carolina 45 Semifinals: (1) ODU 88, (4) William & Mary 66 Finals: (1) ODU 78, (2) George Mason Quarterfinals: (2) ODU 73, (7) UNC-Wilmington 44 Semifinals: (2) ODU 96, (6) William & Mary 37 Finals: (2) ODU 63, (1) James Madison Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 92, (8) Richmond 61 Semifinals: (1) ODU 86, (4) American 66 Finals: (1) ODU 84, (2) James Madison Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 101, (9) William & Mary 35 Semifinals: (1) ODU 86, (4) James Madison 48 Finals: (1) ODU 83, (6) East Carolina Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 60, (8) East Carolina 39 Semifinals: (1) ODU 86, (4) Va. Commonwealth 61 Finals: (1) ODU 82, (2) American Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 73, (8) James Madison 45 Semifinals: (1) ODU 58, (5) Va. Commonwealth 45 Finals: (1) ODU 73, (6) East Carolina Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 66, (8) George Mason 61 Semifinals: (1) ODU 89, (4) East Carolina 60 Finals: (1) ODU 92, (3) UNC-Wilmington Semifinals: (1) ODU 62, (5) William & Mary 49 Finals: (1) ODU 66, (2) James Madison Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 73, (9) William & Mary 52 Semifinals: (1) ODU 68, (5) George Mason 63 (OT) Finals: (1) ODU 76, (6) UNC-Wilmington Quarterfinals: (1) ODU 88, (8) Hofstra 46 Semifinals: (1) ODU 71, (4) James Madison 55 Finals: (1) ODU 66, (2) Delaware 58 CAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1992: Celeste Hill Pam Huntley - MVP 1993: Deanna Vander Plas Celeste Hill Pam Huntley - MVP 1994: Celeste Hill - MVP Deanna Vander Plas Lateefah Robinson Sarah Willyerd 1995: Clarisse Machanguana Nyree Roberts Ticha Penicheiro - MVP 1996: Mery Andrade Clarisse Machanguana - MVP Ticha Penicheiro Nyree Roberts 1997: Mery Andrade Clarisse Machanguana - MVP Nyree Roberts Ticha Penicheiro 1998: Mery Andrade Natalie Diaz Aubrey Eblin Ticha Penicheiro - MVP Nyree Roberts 1999: Mery Andrade Natalie Diaz - MVP Hamchetou Maiga 2000: Natalie Diaz - MVP Sharron Francis Kim Giddens Okeisha Howard Hamchetou Maiga 2001: Monique Coker - MVP Tiffany Thompson 2002: Lucienne Berthieu Monique Coker Okeisha Howard - MVP Hamchetou Maiga 2003: Monique Coker Okeisha Howard Shareese Grant - MVP Corrina Turner G a m e D a y N o t e s

5 O D U C A A A W A R D W I N N E R S COACH-OF-THE-YEAR 1993 Wendy Larry 1995 Wendy Larry 1996 Wendy Larry 1997 Wendy Larry 1999 Wendy Larry 2002 Wendy Larry PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR 1992 Celeste Hill 1993 Celeste Hill 1994 Celeste Hill 1995 Clarisse Machanguana 1996 Ticha Penicheiro 1997 Ticha Penicheiro 1998 Nyree Roberts 1999 Mery Andrade/ Lucienne Berthieu 2000 Lucienne Berthieu 2001 Hamchetou Maiga 2002 Lucienne Berthieu ALL-CAA TEAM (First Team Unless Noted) 1992 Celeste Hill 1993 Celeste Hill Pam Huntley 1994 Celeste Hill Shonda Deberry 1995 Clarisse Machanguana Ticha Penicheiro 1996 Clarisse Machanguana Ticha Penicheiro Mery Andrade (2nd Team) 1997 Mery Andrade Clarisse Machanguana Ticha Penicheiro Nyree Roberts 1998 Mery Andrade Ticha Penicheiro Nyree Roberts 1999 Mery Andrade Lucienne Berthieu 2000 Lucienne Berthieu Natalie Diaz Hamchetou Maiga 2001 Okeisha Howard Hamchetou Maiga 2002 Lucienne Berthieu Hamchetou Maiga Okeisha Howard (2nd team) 2003 Okeisha Howard Monique Coker (2nd team) 2004 Monique Coker Max Nhassengo Shareese Grant (2nd Team) ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR 1995 Ticha Penicheiro 1996 Mery Andrade 1999 Lucienne Berthieu 2000 Alli Spence ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 1994 Esther Benjamin Angie Liston 1995 Clarisse Machanguana Ticha Penicheiro 1996 Mery Andrade 2000 Okeisha Howard Alli Spence 2001 Monique Coker Myriah Spence 2002 Shareese Grant DEFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR 1999 Mery Andrade 2004 Max Nhassengo ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM 1992 Pam Huntley 1994 Celeste Hill Esther Benjamin 1995 Esther Benjamin 1996 Mery Andrade Ticha Penicheiro 1997 Mery Andrade Clarisse Machanguana Ticha Penicheiro 1998 Mery Andrade Ticha Penicheiro Nyree Roberts 2000 Natalie Diaz Hamchetou Maiga 2001 Sharron Francis Hamchetou Maiga 2002 Sharron Francis Hamchetou Maiga 2003 Shareese Grant DEAN EHLERS LEADERSHIP AWARD 1996 Shonda Deberry 1997 Clarisse Machanguana G a m e D a y N o t e s

6 L a d y M o n a r c h s a n d t h e O p p o n e n t Last Year s Quarterfinals March Ted Constant Convocation Center * Norfolk,VA HOFSTRA: : Last Year s Semifinals March Ted Constant Convocation Center * Norfolk,VA JAMES MADISON: : Last Year s Finals March Ted Constant Convocation Center * Norfolk,VA DELAWARE: : HOFSTRA Scott Agugua Brickey Smolarek Hall-Gregory Claxton Rodgers Magee Team 3 Totals Percentages: FG-.286 FT Point FG-.421 (Scott 0-2, Brickey 3-7, Smolarek 4-6, Hall-Gregory 0-2, Claxton 1-2) Turnovers- 18 (Smolarek 4) Steals- 12 (Smolarek 3) Blocks - 1 (Rodgers) Coker Giddens Turner Howard Grant Nhassengo Muxiri Davis Spence Koukouvinou Calwell Team 3 Totals Percentages: FG-.611 FT Point FG-.571 (Howard 2-3, Spence 2-3, Calwell 0-1) Turnovers- 19 (Howard 4) Steals- 12 (Grant 3, Nhassengo 3) Blocks- 5 (Coker, Giddens, Turner, Muxiri, Spence) HOF ODU GAME NOTES: * Redshirt freshman Corrina Turner who poured in 12 points as one of four Lady Monarchs in double figures reached double digits for the fourth time in her last five games. * Senior point guard Okeisha Howard led the squad with 17 points reaching double figures for the 17th straight contest and reached double digits in 27 of the year s 29 games to date. * The Lady Monarchs scored 41 points by the half, the seventh time in they had reached the 40-point mark after the first 20 minutes of play. * Old Dominion held the Pride to just 28.6 percent from the floor. Over the course of the last eight games, no Lady Monarch opponent had shot 35 percent or better. * Hofstra was held to just 46 points. It was the ninth time in the campaign that the Lady Monarchs held their opponent to 50 points or under in a single game. * The Lady Monarchs shot a blistering 61.1 percent from the field connecting on 33-of-54 for a seasonhigh. Their previous high was 60.9 percent which also occurred in match-up with the Pride back on February 16th at Hofstra Arena in Hempstead, NY. That game snapped Old Dominion s three-game losing streak. * The 42-point margin of victory was the Lady Monarchs largest of Their previous high was 36 in a win against Hampton Roads rival Hampton in the third game of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas on November 30th, JAMES MADISON Liburd Price Brooks Cichowicz Morgan LeRose Alexander Culbertson Dobbins Whitaker Team 3 Totals Percentages: FG-.311 FT Point FG-.250 (Liburd 0-1, Price 0-3, Cichowicz 0-1, Morgan 4-8, LeRose 0-1, Culbertson 0-2) Turnovers- 17 (Price 7) Steals- 6 (Price 4) Blocks - 3 (Dobbins 2) Coker Giddens Turner Howard Grant Nhassengo Muxiri Spence Team 3 Totals Percentages: FG-.400 FT Point FG-.000 (Spence 0-2) Turnovers- 13 (Turner 3) Steals- 12 (Coker 4) Blocks- 5(Turner 3) JMU ODU GAME NOTES: * Senior forward Kim Giddens set a CAA Tournament record with 20 rebounds. A Lady Monarch has recorded 20 or more rebounds in a single game on 33 occasions with the last being current WNBA Sacramento Monarch Hamchetou Tanty Maiga ( ) with 20 against SMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. * The 13 turnovers committed by the Lady Monarchs were the fewest by the team of the campaign. The previous low was 15 against Rutgers back on 1/31/02. * The victory improves Old Dominion s winning streak to nine games, the most consecutive wins by the team this season. * Old Dominion returns to the CAA Tournament Finals for the 12th straight year. It will become the first ever meeting between Delaware and Old Dominion in the conference tournament. * The victory gave Old Dominion its 20th victory of the season. Old Dominion has had 20 or more wins in a season the last 12 years and 21 times in school history. * Junior forward Monique Coker collected her eighth double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds. *The Lady Monarchs did not connect on a single three-point field goal against James Madison going 0-for-2 from beyond the arc. Both attempts from downtown were in the first half of play. Old Dominion failed to hit a three-pointer in three games last season. DELAWARE Sailer Malcolm Cole Trapp Timmins Warren Young Howell Team 2 Totals Percentages: FG-.391 FT Point FG-.333 (Sailer 0-2, Trapp 2-2, Timmins 0-2) Turnovers- 15 (Trapp 5) Steals- 11 (Malcolm 4) Blocks - 5 (Malcolm 2, Young 2) Coker Giddens Turner Howard Grant Nhassengo Muxiri Spence Koukouvinou Calwell Team 3 Totals Percentages: FG-.509 FT Point FG-.250 (Howard 0-3, Grant 1-1) Turnovers- 17 (Nhassengo 4) Steals- 7 (Grant) Blocks- 6 (Turner 5) DEL ODU GAME NOTES: * Old Dominion captured its NCAA record 12th straight conference title with a win over second seeded Delaware. * Sophomore guard Shareese Grant was named the tournament s Most Valuable Player. Fellow Lady Monarchs named to the squad were senior guard Okeisha Howard, junior forward Monique Coker, and redshirt freshman center Corrina Turner. Howard and Coker were named All-Tournament for the third time in their careers. Delaware s Allison Trapp and Tiara Malcolm along with James Madison s Shanna Price were also named to the team. * The Lady Monarchs shot a season-best 91.7 from the charity stripe hitting 11-of-12 including all six attempts in the second half. * The opening half was a see-saw battle with five ties, five lead changes, and neither team enjoying more than a five point lead. Delaware took control of the game at the tip for a 7-2 lead, but the five points would be largest Blue Hen lead of the game. Old Dominion took it sfirst lead of the game on a Max Nhassengo lay-up with 11:58, 12-11, but Delaware would come back to tie the score at three minutes later. * The lead went back and forth over the course of the final three minutes before Shareese Grant hit a jumper with less than a minute remaining to give ODU a edge entering intermission. * ODU would not relinquish the lead in the second half. The Lady Monarchs built a 10-point lead, its largest of the game, midway through the second half. However, the Blue Hens would go on a 10-2 run pulling within two, 49-47, with 7:33 remaining. * Allison Trapp hit a three to bring her squad within one, 51-50, with five minutes to go, but Delaware would only hit one more field goal the rest of the way. Old Dominion closed out the game on a 11-4 run. G a m e D a y N o t e s

7 WAY TO GO WENDY: Head coach Wendy Larry reached two milestones in the final two games of the season. Larry picked up her 400th win at the helm of the ODU program on March 26th in a victory over George Mason at the Patriot Center. In 17 seasons with the Lady Monarchs, Larry holds a mark. Additionally, Larry reached her 450th career win in the regular season finale, a victory over William & Mary. In 20 seasons as a head coach, which includes stints at nearby Virginia Wesleyan and Arizona, she holds a overall mark. Here s a look at her milestone wins: Career: 50: 12/19/87 at West Virginia W, : 1/18/90 at James Madison W, : 2/5/95 at William & Mary W, : 1/12/96 William & Mary W, : 2/15/98 Nebraska W, : 3/7/02 William & Mary W, /4/04 William & Mary W, At Old Dominion: 100: 2/19/93 at Richmond W, : 1/5/97 at East Carolina W, : 2/20/99 East Carolina W, : 3/4/04 at George Mason W, TWELVE IS JUST AS SWEET: Old Dominion claimed the top spot at the 2004 CAA Women s Basketball Tournament with a victory over Virginia Commonwealth back on February 22nd, marking the 12th straight year the Lady Monarchs have either won or shared the conference s top spot. In its 13-year history in the CAA, Old Dominion has not entered the conference tournament as the top seed just once. That was back in , the Lady Monarchs first season in the CAA when they entered post-season play at a number three seed. However, the Lady Monarchs have claimed all 12 tournament titles. THE BIG 2-0: Old Dominion captured its 20th victory of the season on February 26th with a win over James Madison at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Head coach Wendy Larry has coached her squads to 15 twenty wins season, including the last 13 straight season. Since Old Dominion has been keeping women s basketball records ( ), the Lady Monarchs have collected 24 twenty win seasons. UNDEFEATED AT HOME: In an unofficial survey of all Division-I women s basketball programs, Old Dominion is among 13 teams still undefeated at home entering this week. Arizona: 14-0 Old Dominion: 14-0 Delaware St.: 11-0 SW Missouri St.: 14-0 Kansas St.: 13-0 UT-Chattanooga: 12-0 Louisiana-Monroe: 10-0 Texas: 14-0 LA Tech: 13-0 Villanova: 12-0 Liberty: 10-0 Western Illinois: 11-0 Notre Dame: 13-0 HOME SWEET HOME: The Ted Constant Convocation Center has really become home to the Lady Monarchs as Old Dominion is 14-0 on their home court, including two wins over Top 25 teams (Penn State & North Carolina). Old Dominion has won 22 of its last 23 games at the Constant Center, with that lone setback coming in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Boston College, Overall, Old Dominion is 28-4 all-time at the Constant Center, which had its inaugural season last year. The Lady Monarchs have not suffered a setback at The Ted during the regular season since a loss to Rutgers back on January 31, More impressive is that Old Dominion has not lost a conference home game in the last 119 tries, dating back to when the Lady Monarchs played in the old Old Dominion Field House ( ). Old Dominion s last CAA loss on its homecourt was against Richmond in a defeat to former conference member Richmond. AND FOR THE ROAD: Old Dominion failed to pick up a non-conference road win in the season and but moved above.500 on the season away from the friendly confines of the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk with a victory at Trask Coliseum on February 15th. Old Dominion is 8-6 on the road this year with all eight road victories against CAA teams. However, looking back at Old Dominion s road trips in non-conference play, the Lady Monarchs played against teams either ranked or receiving votes at the time of play (Colorado, Auburn, Va. Tech, Rutgers, Tennessee). CAA WEEKLY AWARDS Player of the Week 12/1 - Monique Coker: Coker netted a career-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Lady Monarchs to an upset victory over seventh-ranked Penn State, 75-68, giving ODU its first win over a Top 10 team since defeated Connecticut in February of Coker the again led the attack collected her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 boards in additional to a career-high seven blocks and five steals, in the Lady Monarchs win over Charlotte. With her first bucket against the 49ers, Coker became the 23rd Lady Monarch to score 1,000 career points. On the week, Coker averaged 20.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in 77 minutes, blocked nine shots, and recorded six steals. Co-Player of the Week 12/8 - Monique Coker: Coker earned her second Colonial Athletic Association weekly honor as she was named CAA Co-Player of the Week along with Towson's Kacy O'Brien. Coker averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest as ODU went 1-1 against two Top 25 opponents. In the Lady Monarchs' loss at #19 Virginia Tech, Coker posted her fourth double-double of the season with 18 points (7-for-12, 58.3% FG shooting) and 10 rebounds. Coker narrowly missed another double-double with a team-high 17 points and nine boards in ODU's upset win over #12 North Carolina. It was the Lady Monarchs' second win over a Top 25 opponent this season. Coker added 10 assists, five steals and three blocks in the two games. Additionally, the senior, who scored her 1,000th career point last week, moved into 22nd place on the all-time ODU scoring list with her 1,048th career point. Player of the Week 12/22 - Shareese Grant: The 5-10 Virginia Beach native averaged 22.5 points in two Old Dominion victories including a career-high 26-point performance in ODU's victory over ACC-rival Georgia Tech. Playing all but one minute against the Yellow Jackets, Grant went 9-for-14 (64.3%) from the field, including 2-for-2 from behind the arc, and sunk all six of her free throws for a game-high and career-best 26 points. Defensively, Grant took five charges in the game and helped ODU score 25 points off the Yellow Jackets' season-high 22 turnovers. Grant also led all ODU scores with 19 points in the Lady Monarchs' win over Florida International. The junior shot 5-of-9 (55.6%) from the floor and converted 9-of-10 attempts from the free throw line. On the week, Grant shot nearly 61% from the field scoring 45 points in two games. Player of the Week 2/16 - Max Nhassengo: Nhassengo poured in a career-high 27 points as the Lady Monarchs avenged their lone conference loss of the season, beating Hofstra, , in a match-up of the league's top two teams. Nhassengo connected on 11-of-18 (61.1%) shots from the field and converted 5-of-6 (83.3%) free throw opportunities to surpass her previous career-high of 25 points, which was set earlier this season. The senior guard added six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win. Nhassengo then netted 14 points shooting 50% from the field (6-for-12) as one of four Lady Monarchs in double-figures in a victory over UNC- Wilmington. She added four rebounds and two steals as ODU completed the regular-season sweep of the Seahawks. On the week, Nhassengo averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, shot 56.6% (17-for-30) from the field and recorded five steals and three assists. Player of the Week 3/1 - Monique Coker: Coker posted back-to-back double-doubles to earn her third CAA Player of the Week award. Coker picked up her 13th and 14th double-doubles of the season averaging 18.5 points and 14.0 rebounds in wins over James Madison and George Mason. Against the Duke Coker was one of four Lady Monarchs in double figures with 15 points, as ODU notched its 20th victory of the season and improved to 13-0 at home. The senior added 11 rebounds and tied her career-high with five steals. The 6-1 Bronx, NY native followed with her fourth straight double-double over the Patriots with a team-high 22 points and career-high 17 rebounds. In addition, Coker shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the foul line and tied her career-high with seven assists as the Lady Monarchs improved to 33-0 all-time against George Mason. G a m e D a y N o t e s

8 HOME IS WHERE WE LL BE: The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs will play five of its last six games at home in Norfolk at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Lady Monarchs have a chance to make it seven of their last eight if they advance all the way through to Saturday afternoon s CAA Championship game. TO BE THE BEST, YOU MUST PLAY THE BEST: Seven of Old Dominion s opponents in the season have been ranked at the time of play (Colorado, Auburn, Penn State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Rutgers, & Tennessee). Also all ten non-conference opponents advanced to the post-season last year reaching either the NCAA or WNIT Tournaments. Tennessee was last year s national runner-up while Auburn captured the 2003 WNIT title. Colorado, a WBCA Preseason Classic opponent, reached the Sweet 16 while Penn State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, and Rutgers all advanced to the second round. Charlotte appeared in their first ever NCAA Tournament and Georgia Tech also made a first round appearance. Florida International participated in the WNIT. Old Dominion will faced WNIT participants and fellow conference rivals, Delaware, twice. The Fightin Blue Hens have made WNIT appearances the last two season after making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in THE REVENGE FACTOR: Here s a look at Old Dominion has done the second time around against an opponent its suffered a CAA loss to: A TALE OF TWO COURTS: Old Dominion is 7-6 on the road this season, while on the other hand, the Lady Monarchs are a perfect 12-0 at home at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk. Here s a comparison of the Lady Monarchs efforts at home and on the road. HOME: ROAD: SCORING SCORING DEFENSE REBOUNDING REBOUNDING DEFENSE FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FREE THROW PERCENTAGE FINE TUNING: Wendy Larry finally found her core group of five to take the tip after using senior forward/guard Myriah Spence, Preseason CAA First Teamer Monique Coker, sophomore guard/forward Lawona Davis, junior guard/forward Max Nhassengo, and junior Shareese Grant at the point in the fourth game of the season against Penn State. The same starting line-up has been seen ever since. Head coach Wendy Larry says though, It s not who starts, but how we finish : 1/15/92 at American L, /12/92 vs. American W, /22/92 at Richmond L, /19/92 vs. Richmond L, /15/92 at James Madison L, No Rematch 2/22/92 at East Carolina L, /5/92 vs. East Carolina W, (NOTE: Richmond is the only team to ever sweep the season series from the Lady Monarchs. Old Dominion went on to defeat the Spiders, in the CAA semi-finals to earn the first of their 12 CAA titles. The second loss to Richmond this season is also the only CAA loss ever in Norfolk) : 2/19/95 at James Madison L, /11/95 vs. James Madison W, : 2/18/01 at James Madison L, /10/01 vs. James Madison W, : 2/6/03 at VCU L, No Rematch 2/9/03 at James Madison L, /14/03 vs. James Madison W, /14/03 at Delaware L, /15/03 vs. Delaware W, : 1/18/04 at Hofstra L, /12/04 vs. Hofstra W, LADY MONARCHS HIT 100: The Old Dominion women s basketball team scored 105 points against the Hofstra Pride, in the revenge game back on February 12th, marking the first time since that the Lady Monarchs have reached the century mark. The last time ODU reached 100 points was at the ODU Fieldhouse against Virginia Commonwealth as the Lady Monarchs cruised to a victory on January 4, That season was also the last time Old Dominion had multiple 100 points victories. MORE POINTS TO MAKE: The Lady Monarch tallied 53 points by the intermission of February 12th s game against Hofstra, the most points netted by this year s squad in the first 20 minutes. It was the most points scored in the first half of play by ODU since scoring 60 in the first half of the win over Virginia Commonwealth on January 4, The 105 total points scored was the most by the Lady Monarchs this season and the most since the previously mentioned VCU win. Additionally, senior Max Nhassengo reset her career-high for the third time this season scoring 27 points. TOWSON SCARES: Old Dominion and Hofstra, who were No. 1 & No. 2 in the league at the time, both had thrillers against the Towson Tigers a few short weeks ago, a squad that had not picked up a CAA win at the time of competition. Against Old Dominion, senior guard Max Nhassengo clinched the game during the final 22 seconds converting three of her four free throw attempts. The Tigers led by two, 29-27, in the closest meeting ever between the two schools. Old Dominion entered the contest averaging 39.0 points victories. The Tigers added another scare a game later against Hofstra. The Pride s freshman forward Lizanne Murphy scored the game-winning lay-up with 15 seconds remaining with junior guard Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio hitting three-of-four free throws to clinch the win. Hofstra led by as many as 12 until Towson managed a comeback, taking a lead with 36 seconds remaining. ODU S STARTING LINE-UPS: Colorado: (Davis, Coker, Brown, Nhassengo, Wilson) Auburn: (Coker, Triggs, Nhassengo Spence, Grant) William & Mary: (Coker, Triggs, Davis, Spence, Grant) Penn State, Charlotte, Va. Tech, North Carolina, FIU, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Tennessee, James Madison, Delaware, Towson, Hofstra, VCU, GMU, Drexel : (Spence, Coker, Davis, Nhassengo, Grant) IF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT BEGAN TODAY: ESPN.com s Charlie Creme is projecting the NCAA Tournament Bracket each month throughout the season. The latest one was release on February 16th. If the NCAA Tournament were being held today, its predicted the Lady Monarchs would be the seventh seed in the Mideast Region facing 10th seeded Montana in Missoula. Last month, Old Dominion was an eighth seed in the Mideast Region facing ninth seeded TCU, in Durham, NC. In his first prediction, the Lady Monarchs were a 13-seed facing a familiar opponent...rutgers...in the Mideast Region in New Mexico. His second prediction had ODU as a seven seed facing 10th seeded Richmond, a former CAA rival in Minnesota. Here s how the rest of the bracket according to Charlie Creme looks: EAST MIDEAST MIDWEST WEST 1. Connecticut 1. Duke 1. Tennessee 1. Texas 2. LSU 2. Purdue 2. Kansas St. 2. Penn State 3. Minnesota 3. Texas Tech 3. Auburn 3. Colorado 4. Georgia 4. Florida 4. Michigan St. 4. Stanford 5. Baylor 5. Houston 5. Boston College 5. DePaul 6. TCU 6. VA Tech 6. Notre Dame 6. Miami 7. La. Tech 7. Old Dominion 7. North Carolina 7. Vanderbilt 8. Geo. Washington 8. Rutgers 8. Oklahoma 8. Villanova 9. SWY. Missouri St. 9. Arizona 9. Chattanooga 9. Utah 10. Nebraska 10. Montanna 10. Ohio State 10. Maryland 11. West Virginia 11. Iowa 11. USC 11. UC-SB 12. N.C. State 12. Temple 12. Arizona State 12. Mississippi 13. Arkansas St. 13. Maine 13. Loyola 13. Miami (OH) 14. UW-Green Bay 14. Liberty 14. Niagara 14. W. Illinois 15. Northwestern St. 15. Austin Peay 15. St. Francis (PA) 15. UPenn 16. Holy Cross 16. Georgia State 16. Delaware St. 16. Jackson St. G a m e D a y N o t e s

9 SHE GOT WHAT SHE WANTED: When the media approached senior guard Max Nhassengo about the notion of possibly becoming CAA Player of the Year, Nhassengo replied, I want to be CAA Defensive Player of the Year..because its my defense that creates my offense. Her defensive definitely shined against George Mason as the Mozambique native limited Patriot leading scorer and First Team All-CAA member Jen Derevjanik to just one point at the half and 2-of-13 total from the field in ODU s victory in the first meeting. YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME: The Lady Monarchs went from the largest margin of victory in two years to suffering just their 11th conference loss in CAA history in mid-january as Old Dominion defeated Towson, 87-34, on January 15th and then fell to Hofstra, 72-74, three days later on January 18th. Against the Tigers, Old Dominion shot a then season-best 56.5 percent from the floor and was led by a then career-high 25 points from senior Max Nhassengo. The 53-point margin of victory was the largest since an win over the Towson to open the season. The Lady Monarchs then fell to Hofstra to drop to all-time versus CAA opponents. Old Dominion has now fell in at least one CAA contest in three of the last four years. However, the Lady Monarchs have only dropped more than one CAA match-up in a season twice in 13 seasons in the league. Before January 18th s loss, Hofstra was one of five teams that had yet to defeat the Lady Monarchs in the all-time series. HOT SHOTS: The Lady Monarchs were certainly hitting their shots in February 22nd s victory over Virginia Commonwealth as they hit their best field goal and free throw percentages of the year. Old Dominion shot a blistering 58.1 (36-of-62) from the floor, the fifth time this season the Lady Monarchs shot 50 percent or better. Additionally, Old Dominion hit a seasonbest 88 percent from the charity stripe (22-of-25) with three Lady Monarchs going perfect from the line and no Lady Monarch missing more than one shot. THE BENCH: Old Dominion got the most out of its bench on Superbowl Sunday afternoon in a victory over Drexel. The Lady Monarch reserves netted a season-high 32 points, replacing their previous high of 25 in the first meeting against Towson, sparked by a season-high 18 points by Sherida Triggs. Triggs netted 10 points by the half, shooting a perfect 5-of-5 in the first stanza. Fan favorite Marianthi Koukouvinou got to see an ample amount of time at the point tying her season-high with six off of two three pointers. LAWONA S 20 GIVES ODU 20: Sophomore Lawona Davis had a career night as she helped the Lady Monarchs collected its 20th win of the season. Davis poured in a career-high 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting fromthe floor on February 26th in a win over James Madison. Davis became the fifth Lady Monarchs this season to collect 20 or more points in a game. TWENTY-TWENTY: Back on February 22nd against Virginia Commonwealth, two Lady Monarchs scored 20 or more points in a single game this season. Senior guard Max Nhassengo put up 22 points, while senior Monique Coker collected 20 to account for 44.2 percent of the Old Dominion offense in its victory over the Rams. WATCH OUT FOR SPENCE: Watch out for senior Myriah Spence if she s having a shooting slump...because the next game, she ll get you. Twice, the Espanola, New Mexico native has come off an 0-for slump to put up big numbers. Spence went 0-for-8 in the first meeting with the George Mason Patriots back in January, but produced 13 points in the next game against UNC- Wilmington. Then on back on February 5th, Spence was 0-of-4 from the field at Towson, but came back to the court to net a season-high 25 points at Drexel three days later. HEAR ME ROAR: Rookie Tish Lyons recorded her first double-double of her career with 12 points and a game-high 12 boards, both career-highs for the Hampton Roads native, against Hofstra. Lyons, coming off the bench and playing 26 minutes, was also a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. The freshman became the third Lady Monarch this season to have a double digit scoring and rebounding performance. MORE ON MO: The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks managed a rare feat in their first meeting. The Seahawks held Lady Monarch leading scorer Monique Coker scoreless in the first half of play. However, Coker s scoreless first stanza turned into her 10th double-double and 22nd of her career by the end of the game. Although the 6-1 senior captain ending the game connecting on 2-of-6 from the field, she connected on all six of her free throw attempts. Coker also managed to grab a game-high 11 boards. The Delaware Fightin Blue Hens also managed the same feat as the Seahawks, keeping Coker off the scoreboard in the first half. MO S TRIPLE DOUBLE: Senior forward Monique Coker is the double-double machine for the Lady Monarchs having racked up double figures in both points and rebounds in 11 games thus far in Coker did manage the triple-double against the Blue Hens of Delaware back on January 11th, but one stat is something head coach Wendy Larry would not like her captain to repeat. Coker poured in 10 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds, but also collected 10 of ODU s 27 turnovers in the victory. NOTHING BUT NET: Redshirt freshman Shantel Wilson started the season 0-8 from the free throw line, but when she finally sank her first shot of the season from the charity stipe against Delaware, she couldn t miss. Wilson proceeded to make all four of her free throws in the game. Wilson also had impressive stats from the line against Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday as Old Dominion had its best performance from the charity stripe this season. The Washington D.C. native went 5-of-6 as the Lady Monarchs hit 88 percent from the line. MUXIRI RETURNS: Junior forward Paula Muxiri, who was academically redshirted the first seven games of the season, returned to the line-up against Florida International on December 15th. After a successful fall semester, Muxiri was cleared to play just hours before the game. In her first appearance of the season, Muxiri played 15 minutes off the bench going 2-for-4, including a three-pointer, for five points. ONE WAS FOR THE MONEY: With a lay-up and her first points of the game against Charlotte on November 30th, senior forward Monique Coker became the 23rd Lady Monarch to net 1,000 career points. Coker is beginning to make her move up the charts now, already moving up five spots on the all-time chart. All-Time Leading Scorers 15.) 1,483 - Hamchetou Maiga (98-02) 16.) 1,408 - Angela Cotman (76-80) 17.) 1,382 - Lucienne Berthieu (98-02) 18.) 1,347 - Monique Coker (2000-present) 19.) 1,291 - Kim McQuarter ( ) 20.) 1,096 - Shonda DeBerry ( ) 21.) 1,085 - Sharron Francis ( ) 22.) 1,050 - Rhonda Rompola ( ) 23.) 1,023 - Aubry Eblin ( ) LADY MONARCHS SHOOT DOWN THE PATRIOTS: Old Dominion gave George Mason its largest loss to date back on the afternoon of January 25th with a 23-point victory, The Lady Monarchs held the Patriots to a first-half season-low 18 points and also limited the CAA second best three-point shooting team to seven percent from beyond the arc. Also defensively, the Lady Monarchs held leading scorer Jen Derevjanik to one point at the half. Derevjanik, who entered the game averaging over 19 points per contest, finished the game with 10 points, but was held to 2-of-13 shooting from the field. MO HAS GMU S NUMBER: Monique Coker has had the Patriots number in their last four meetings. Coker has notched a double-double in each the last four meetings with George Mason, which included a 16-point, 14-rebound effort in the last meeting back on January 25th and 22 points and 17 rebounds, tying her career-high, in their last meeting last Sunday. G a m e D a y N o t e s