Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball

{{Infobox college basketball team

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women's basketball

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|current = 2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

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|university = Old Dominion University

|firstseason = 1969–70; {{time ago|1969}}

|record = 1166–502

|conference = Sun Belt

|division =

|location = Norfolk, Virginia

|coach = DeLisha Milton-Jones

|tenure = 5th

|arena = Chartway Arena

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|nickname = Monarchs (2013–present)
Lady Monarchs (1969–2012)

|NCAAchampion2 =

|NCAAchampion = 1985

|NCAArunnerup = 1997

|NCAAfinalfour = 1983, 1985, 1997

|NCAAeliteeight = 1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2002

|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008

|NCAAtourneys = 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

| AIAWchampion = 1979, 1980

| AIAWrunnerup =

| AIAWfinalfour = 1979, 1980, 1981

| AIAWeliteeight = 1979, 1980, 1981

| AIAWsweetsixteen = 1979, 1980, 1981

| AIAWtourneys = 1979, 1980, 1981

|conference_tournament = 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_season = 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

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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 I championship in their 1984–85 season, defeating the University of Georgia 70–65.

Old Dominion, along with UCLA and Tennessee, 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

File:Old dominion women basketball team 1936.jpg

File:Old dominion women basketball game 1971.jpg

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+ Old Dominion–James Madison: All-Time Record

!Games played

!First meeting

!Last meeting

!ODU wins

!ODU losses

!Win %

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|77

|1969–70 (won 66–39)

|February 28, 2013 (lost 61–77)

|52

|25

|{{Winning percentage|52|25}}

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+ Old Dominion–VCU: All-Time Record

!Games played

!First meeting

!Last meeting

!ODU wins

!ODU losses

!Win %

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|79

|1969–70 (won 49–36)

|November 21, 2021 (lost 48–71)

|60

|19

|{{Winning percentage|60|19}}

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+ Old Dominion–Virginia: All-Time Record

!Games played

!First meeting

!Last meeting

!ODU wins

!ODU losses

!Win %

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|35

|1973–74 (lost 40–46)

|November 24, 2019 (lost 53–56)

|19

|16

|{{Winning percentage|19|16}}

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+ Old Dominion–Virginia Tech: All-Time Record

!Games played

!First meeting

!Last meeting

!ODU wins

!ODU losses

!Win %

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|33

|1972–73 (won 31–29)

|November 25, 2014 (won 69–62)

|25

|8

|{{Winning percentage|25|8}}

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+ Old Dominion–William & Mary: All-Time Record

!Games played

!First meeting

!Last meeting

!ODU wins

!ODU losses

!Win %

style="text-align:center;"

|68

|1969–70 (won 62–22)

|December 5, 2021 (won 68–55)

|61

|7

|{{Winning percentage|61|7}}

Postseason results

=NCAA Division I=

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Old Dominion Monarchs\|Year\|Seed\|Round\|Opponent\|Result}}
rowspan=1 \| 1982	#1	First round Sweet Sixteen	#8 St. Peter's #4 Kansas State	W 75–42 L 67–76
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1987	#5	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#4 North Carolina #1 Auburn	W 76–58 L 61–77
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1988	#6	Second round	#3 Rutgers	L 78–88
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1989	#6	First round Second round	#11 Villanova #3 Ole Miss	W 66–41 L 58–74
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1990	#8	First round Second round	#9 St. Joseph's #1 Tennessee	W 91–69 L 68–87
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1992	#10	First round	#7 North Carolina	L 54–60
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1993	#7	First round Second round	#10 Tennessee Tech #2 Iowa	W 77–60 L 56–82
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1994	#6	First round Second round	#11 St. Joseph's #3 North Carolina	W 56–55 L 52–63
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1995	#8	First round	#9 FIU	L 76–81
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1996	#2	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Holy Cross #10 Toledo #3 Virginia	W 83–56 W 72–66 L 60–72
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1999	#2	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Tennessee Tech #10 Maine #3 Duke	W 74–48 W 72–62 L 63–76
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2001	#11	First round	#6 Washington	L 65–67
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 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
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2003	#12	First round	#5 Boston College	L 72–73
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2004	#8	First round	#9 Marquette	L 64–67
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2005	#11	First round	#6 Virginia	L 57–79
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2006	#10	First round	#7 George Washington	L 72–87
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2007	#7	First round	#10 Florida State	L 75–85
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2008	#5	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Liberty #4 Virginia #1 Connecticut	W 82–62 W 88-85 (OT) L 63–78
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=AIAW Division I=

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

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Old Dominion Lady Monarchs|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

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| 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

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| 1980

| First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship

| BYU
Rutgers
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee

| W, 88–66
W, 84–62
W, 73–59
W, 68–53

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| 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

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

Lucienne Berthieu
Medina Dixon
Anne Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018),coach and player at 6'8"
Adrienne Goodson
T. J. Jordan
Nancy Lieberman (born 1958), WNBA Hall of Fame basketball player, general manager, and coach, Olympic silver medal
Clarisse Machanguana
Hamchétou Maïga
Inge Nissen
Ticha Penicheiro
Mery Andrade
Nyree Roberts
Rhonda Rompola
Kim Aston
Jackie Kenney
TJ Jones
Kelly Lyons
Celeste Hill

Coaches

Mary Jackson (1969–1973)
Debbie Wilson (1973–1974)
Pam Parsons (1974–1977)
Marianne Stanley (1977–1987)
Wendy Larry (1987–2011)
Karen Barefoot (2011–2017)
Nikki McCray-Penson (2017–2020)
DeLisha Milton-Jones (2020–present)

Seasons

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team= Old Dominion Monarchs |Year|Coach|Overall|Conference|Standing|Postseason }}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =Independent

| conference=no

| startyear =1969

| endyear =1982}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1969–70

| name = Mary Jackson

| overall = 16–2

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1970–71

| name = Mary Jackson

| overall = 8–7

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1971–72

| name = Mary Jackson

| overall = 12–7

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1972–73

| name = Mary Jackson

| overall = 7–9

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1973–74

| name = Debbie Wilson

| overall = 7–7

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1974–75

| name = Pam Parsons

| overall = 13–9

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1975–76

| name = Pam Parsons

| overall = 15–11

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1976–77

| name = Pam Parsons

| overall = 23–9

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = NWIT Semifinals

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = postseason

| season = 1977–78

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 30–4

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = NWIT Champions

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = national

| season = 1978–79

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 35–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = AIAW Champions

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = national

| season = 1979–80

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 37–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = AIAW Champions

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 1980–81

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 28–7

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = AIAW 3rd Place

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1981–82

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 22–6

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Sun Belt Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 1982

| endyear = 1991

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1982–83

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 29–6

| conference =

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1983–84

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 24–5

| conference =

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = national

| season = 1984–85

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 31–3

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Champions

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1985–86

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 15–13

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1986–87

| name = Marianne Stanley

| overall = 18–13

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1987–88

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 17–12

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1988–89

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 23–9

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1989–90

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 21–10

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 1990–91

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 5–21

| conference = 2–4

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Colonial Athletic Association

| conference= no

| startyear = 1991

| endyear = 2013

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1991–92

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 20–11

| conference = 9–5

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1992–93

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 22–8

| conference = 14–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1993–94

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 25–6

| conference = 14–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1994–95

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 27–6

| conference = 13–1

| confstanding = T-1st

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1995–96

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 29–3

| conference = 16–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1996–97

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 34–2

| conference = 16–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Runner-up

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1997–98

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 29–3

| conference = 16–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1998–99

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 28–4

| conference = 16–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 1999–00

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 29–5

| conference = 16–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2000–01

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 21–9

| conference = 15–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2001–02

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 28–6

| conference = 18–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2002–03

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 21–11

| conference = 15–3

| confstanding = T-1st

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2003–04

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 25–7

| conference = 17–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2004–05

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 22–9

| conference = 15–3

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2005–06

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 22–9

| conference = 17–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2006–07

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 24–9

| conference = 17–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2007–08

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 31–5

| conference = 17–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2008–09

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 17–13

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2009–10

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 19–14

| conference = 14–4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = WNIT 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2010–11

| name = Wendy Larry

| overall = 20–11

| conference = 14–4

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason = WNIT 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2011–12

| name = Karen Barefoot

| overall = 11–21

| conference = 7–11

| confstanding = T-8th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2012–13

| name = Karen Barefoot

| overall = 19–12

| conference = 10–8

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason = WNIT 1st Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Conference USA

| conference= no

| startyear = 2013

| endyear = 2022

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2013–14

| name = Karen Barefoot

| overall = 18–16

| conference = 9–7

| confstanding = T-6th

| postseason = WNIT 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2014–15

| name = Karen Barefoot

| overall = 21–13

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason = WNIT 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2015–16

| name = Karen Barefoot

| overall = 17–17

| conference = 10–8

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2016–17

| name = Karen Barefoot

| overall = 17–14

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2017–18

| name = Nikki McCray-Penson

| overall = 8–23

| conference = 6–10

| confstanding = T-10th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2018–19

| name = Nikki McCray-Penson

| overall = 21–11

| conference = 10–6

| confstanding = T-5th

| postseason = WNIT 1st Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2019–20

| name = Nikki McCray-Penson

| overall = 24–6

| conference = 14–4

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2020–21

| name = DeLisha Milton-Jones

| overall = 13–11

| conference = 7–9

| confstanding = 6th East

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2021–22

| name = DeLisha Milton-Jones

| overall = 24–10

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = 3rd East

| postseason = WNIT 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Sun Belt Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 2022

| endyear =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2022–23

| name = DeLisha Milton-Jones

| overall = 22–12

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| season = 2023–24

| name = DeLisha Milton-Jones

| overall = 22–10

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = WNIT 2nd Round

}}

{{CBB yearly record end

| overall = 1166–502 ({{Winning percentage|1166|502}})

}}

Source: Old Dominion Athletics,{{Cite web |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/odusports.com/documents/2023/12/28/WBB_Media_Guide_23-24.pdf |access-date=2024-02-10}} Sun Belt Conference,{{Cite web |title=2018-19 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Media Guide|url=https://indd.adobe.com/view/4cfc9008-d8e3-4c99-9374-da01bab103ce |access-date=2024-02-10}} Colonial Athletic Association{{Cite web |title=Colonial Athletic Association 2020-21 Record Book|url=https://static.caasports.com/custompages/Recordbook/2020-21/2020-21%20Record%20Book%20(complete).pdf |access-date=2024-02-10}}

References

External links

{{official website}}

Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball

Rivalries

Postseason results

=NCAA Division I=

=AIAW Division I=

Home venues

Notable players

Coaches

Seasons

See also

References

External links