Old Dominion beat Quinnipiac 15-5 Saturday in a doubleheader opener but lost 6-5 in extra innings to conclude the first series at the under-construction Ellmer FamilyBaseballComplex. The Monarchs went 2-1 in the series ... .
Junior guard BreeRobinson scored 30 points, setting her career high in the third quarter, and the Dukes (20-8, 11-4 Sun Belt) took control with a burst shortly before halftime and rolled to an 87-53 victory over ODU (15-12, 6-8).
Valentine is ODU’s all-time leading scorer with 2,204 points and eighth-leading rebounder with 949 ... The guy is ODU’s leading scorer for more than 30 years ... Playing for longtime ODU head ...
The game was the first played at ODU since May 12, 2024 ... With stadium construction in progress, ODU set up temporary seating behind the left-field bleachers ... Saturday as they, like ODU, want to avoid playing Sunday amid a bleak forecast.
ODU opens the 2026 season Friday with a three-game home series against Quinnipiac in a stadium that will evolve right before its patrons’ eyes ...The project began last year, forcing ODU to play its home ...
ODU led 56-39 after a short jumper by LJ Thomas with 17.23 left in the game. From there, the Thundering Herd (16-9, 8-4 Sun Belt) couldn’t miss, and ODU (8-18, 4-9) couldn’t keep up ... ODU guard Robert Davis Jr.
The Monarchs (15-11, 6-7) had won two straight and three of four, but couldn’t find their touch. They shot 33% from the field. Simaru Fields led ODU with 14 points and En’Dya Buford added 12, but went 2 of 14 from the field ... More women ... .
Caelum Swanton-Rodger scored 14 points Saturday, and ODU turned in perhaps its best performance of a rocky season in a 78-72 nonconference victory over Ohio at ChartwayArena...Shaw led ODU with 17 ... COURTESY/BRUCE BUTLER/ODU.