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Old Dominion Monarchs
2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
UniversityOld Dominion University
First season1969–70
All-time record1060–427
Head coachDeLisha Milton-Jones (5th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationNorfolk, Virginia
ArenaChartway Arena
(capacity: 8,472[1])
NicknameMonarchs (2013–present)
Lady Monarchs (1969–2012)
ColorsSlate blue, silver, and light blue[2]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1985
NCAA tournament runner-up
1997
NCAA tournament Final Four
1983, 1985, 1997
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2002
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
AIAW tournament champions
1979, 1980
AIAW tournament Final Four
1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW tournament appearances
1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990
CAA: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference regular season champions
Sun Belt: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
CAA: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

The Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team (formerly the Lady Monarchs) represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

The ODU Monarchs women's basketball team contributed to the initial rise in popularity of women's intercollegiate basketball in the United States in the 1970s. Women's college basketball was organized under the auspices of the AIAW in the early 1970s, at a time when competitive power was distributed among small colleges that had established a niche (such as Immaculata, Delta State, West Chester State, Wayland Baptist and Stephen F. Austin).

ODU won two AIAW national championships in 1979 and 1980 in dominating fashion with star players, Nancy Lieberman and Anne Donovan. Led by Medina Dixon and Tracy Claxton, ODU won the NCAA Division 1 championship in 1985, defeating the University of Georgia 70–65.

ODU along with UCLA and Tennessee, among others, led the rise to prominence of large schools with national reputations to the top intercollegiate level, before the NCAA began sponsoring sports for women.

Rivalries

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Old Dominion (in white) game in 1971
Old Dominion–James Madison: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting ODU wins ODU losses Win %
77 1969–70 (won 66–39) February 28, 2013 (lost 61–77) 52 25 .675
Old Dominion–VCU: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting ODU wins ODU losses Win %
79 1969–70 (won 49–36) November 21, 2021 (lost 48–71) 60 19 .759
Old Dominion–Virginia: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting ODU wins ODU losses Win %
35 1973–74 (lost 40–46) November 24, 2019 (lost 53–56) 19 16 .543
Old Dominion–Virginia Tech: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting ODU wins ODU losses Win %
33 1972–73 (won 31–29) November 25, 2014 (won 69–62) 25 8 .758
Old Dominion–William & Mary: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting ODU wins ODU losses Win %
68 1969–70 (won 62–22) December 5, 2021 (won 68–55) 61 7 .897

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1982 #1 First round
Sweet Sixteen
#8 St. Peter's
#4 Kansas State
W 75–42
L 67–76
1983 #2 First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#7 St. John's
#3 Maryland
#5 Penn State
#1 Louisiana Tech
W 86–63
W 74–57
W 74–60
L 55–71
1984 #1 First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#8 Penn State
#4 NC State
#3 Cheyney State
W 87–65
W 73-71 (OT)
L 71–80
1985 #1 First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#8 Syracuse
#4 NC State
#2 Ohio State
#2 NE Louisiana
#2 Georgia
W 88–63
W 77–67
W 72–68
W 57–47
W 70–65
1987 #5 Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#4 North Carolina
#1 Auburn
W 76–58
L 61–77
1988 #6 Second round #3 Rutgers L 78–88
1989 #6 First round
Second round
#11 Villanova
#3 Ole Miss
W 66–41
L 58–74
1990 #8 First round
Second round
#9 St. Joseph's
#1 Tennessee
W 91–69
L 68–87
1992 #10 First round #7 North Carolina L 54–60
1993 #7 First round
Second round
#10 Tennessee Tech
#2 Iowa
W 77–60
L 56–82
1994 #6 First round
Second round
#11 St. Joseph's
#3 North Carolina
W 56–55
L 52–63
1995 #8 First round #9 FIU L 76–81
1996 #2 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Holy Cross
#10 Toledo
#3 Virginia
W 83–56
W 72–66
L 60–72
1997 #1 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#16 Liberty
#8 Purdue
#4 LSU
#3 Florida
#1 Stanford
#3 Tennessee
W 102–52
W 69–65
W 62–49
W 53–51
W 83–82
L 59–68
1998 #1 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#16 St. Francis (PA)
#9 Nebraska
#4 NC State
W 92–39
W 75–60
L 54–55
1999 #2 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Tennessee Tech
#10 Maine
#3 Duke
W 74–48
W 72–62
L 63–76
2000 #4 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Green Bay
#12 SMU
#1 Louisiana Tech
W 94–85
W 96–76
L 74–86
2001 #11 First round #6 Washington L 65–67
2002 #7 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#10 Georgia
#2 Purdue
#3 Kansas State
#1 Connecticut
W 68–54
W 74-70 (OT)
W 82–62
L 64–85
2003 #12 First round #5 Boston College L 72–73
2004 #8 First round #9 Marquette L 64–67
2005 #11 First round #6 Virginia L 57–79
2006 #10 First round #7 George Washington L 72–87
2007 #7 First round #10 Florida State L 75–85
2008 #5 First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Liberty
#4 Virginia
#1 Connecticut
W 82–62
W 88-85 (OT)
L 63–78

AIAW Division I

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The Lady Monarchs made three appearances in the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 11–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1979 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship
Kansas State
Maryland
UCLA
Louisiana Tech
W, 96–75
W, 69–51
W, 87–82
W, 75–65
1980 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship
BYU
Rutgers
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
W, 88–66
W, 84–62
W, 73–59
W, 68–53
1981 Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place game
Stephen F. Austin
Long Beach State
Tennessee
USC
W, 60–54
W, 76–60
L, 65–68
W, 68–65

Home venues

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Old Dominion play their home games at Chartway Arena. In the past, the team played at the Old Dominion University Fieldhouse from 1970 to 2002.

Notable players

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Coaches

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Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1969–1982)
1969–70 Mary Jackson 16–2
1970–71 Mary Jackson 8–7
1971–72 Mary Jackson 12–7
1972–73 Mary Jackson 7–9
1973–74 Debbie Wilson 7–7
1974–75 Pam Parsons 13–9
1975–76 Pam Parsons 15–11
1976–77 Pam Parsons 23–9 NWIT Semifinals
1977–78 Marianne Stanley 30–4 NWIT Champions
1978–79 Marianne Stanley 35–1 AIAW Champions
1979–80 Marianne Stanley 37–1 AIAW Champions
1980–81 Marianne Stanley 28–7 AIAW 3rd Place
1981–82 Marianne Stanley 22–6 NCAA Sweet 16
Sun Belt Conference (1982–1991)
1982–83 Marianne Stanley 29–6 1st NCAA Final Four
1983–84 Marianne Stanley 24–5 1st NCAA Elite Eight
1984–85 Marianne Stanley 31–3 6–0 1st NCAA Champions
1985–86 Marianne Stanley 15–13 5–1 2nd
1986–87 Marianne Stanley 18–13 5–1 2nd NCAA Sweet 16
1987–88 Wendy Larry 17–12 6–0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1988–89 Wendy Larry 23–9 5–1 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1989–90 Wendy Larry 21–10 4–2 2nd NCAA 2nd Round
1990–91 Wendy Larry 5–21 2–4 5th
Colonial Athletic Association (1991–2013)
1991–92 Wendy Larry 20–11 9–5 3rd NCAA 1st Round
1992–93 Wendy Larry 22–8 14–0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1993–94 Wendy Larry 25–6 14–0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1994–95 Wendy Larry 27–6 13–1 T-1st NCAA 1st Round
1995–96 Wendy Larry 29–3 16–0 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1996–97 Wendy Larry 34–2 16–0 1st NCAA Runner-up
1997–98 Wendy Larry 29–3 16–0 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1998–99 Wendy Larry 28–4 16–0 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1999–00 Wendy Larry 29–5 16–0 1st NCAA Sweet 16
2000–01 Wendy Larry 21–9 15–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
2001–02 Wendy Larry 28–6 18–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2002–03 Wendy Larry 21–11 15–3 T-1st NCAA 1st Round
2003–04 Wendy Larry 25–7 17–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
2004–05 Wendy Larry 22–9 15–3 2nd NCAA 1st Round
2005–06 Wendy Larry 22–9 17–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
2006–07 Wendy Larry 24–9 17–1 1st NCAA 1st Round
2007–08 Wendy Larry 31–5 17–1 1st NCAA Sweet 16
2008–09 Wendy Larry 17–13 11–7 4th
2009–10 Wendy Larry 19–14 14–4 1st WNIT 2nd Round
2010–11 Wendy Larry 20–11 14–4 T-2nd WNIT 1st Round
2011–12 Karen Barefoot 11–21 7–11 T-8th
2012–13 Karen Barefoot 19–12 10–8 T-4th WNIT 1st Round
Conference USA (2013–2022)
2013–14 Karen Barefoot 18–16 9–7 T-6th WNIT 2nd Round
2014–15 Karen Barefoot 21–13 11–7 T-4th WNIT 2nd Round
2015–16 Karen Barefoot 17–17 10–8 5th
2016–17 Karen Barefoot 17–14 11–7 6th
2017–18 Nikki McCray-Penson 8–23 6–10 T-10th
2018–19 Nikki McCray-Penson 21–11 10–6 T-5th WNIT 1st Round
2019–20 Nikki McCray-Penson 24–6 14–4 T-2nd
2020–21 DeLisha Milton-Jones 13–11 7–9 6th East
2021–22 DeLisha Milton-Jones 24–10 12–6 3rd East WNIT 2nd Round
Sun Belt Conference (2022–Present)
2022–23 DeLisha Milton-Jones 22–12 12–6 T-4th
2023–24 DeLisha Milton-Jones 22–10 12–6 4th WNIT 2nd Round
Total: 1166–502 (.699)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics,[3] Sun Belt Conference,[4] Colonial Athletic Association[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Old Dominion Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). ODUSports.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Old Dominion University Athletic Department Branding Guidelines (PDF). July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ "Colonial Athletic Association 2020-21 Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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