OLD DOMINION 2019-2020 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS THE ANNE DONOVAN CLASSIC DEC. 19-21 || RICHMOND, HAMPTON & MOUNT ST. MARY’S N8 Campbell W, 59-44 CHARTWAY ARENA || NORFOLK, VA N14 at Auburn W, 89-77 OLD DOMINION MONARCHS N20 Winthrop # W, 68-44 Head Coach: Nikki McCray-Penson (3rd season) Record at ODU: 36-36 N24 at Virginia L, 56-53 OT Monarch Record: 7-2 (0-0 C-USA) N29 vs. Cal Poly ^ W, 61-55 Last Game: L, 62-49 at VCU Ranking: N/A N30 vs. Idaho ^ W, 67-55 VS D5 at William & Mary W, 69-58 RICHMOND SPIDERS (Dec. 19 at 5 PM) D8 UMES W, 48-39 Head Coach: Aaron Roussell (First season) D15 at VCU L, 62-49 Record at Richmond: 6-4 D19 Richmond + 5:O0 PM Spider Record: 6-4 (0-0 A-10) Last Game: L, 70-68 vs. Furman D20 Hampton + 5:00 PM Ranking: N/A D21 Mount St. Mary’s + 2:00 PM HAMPTON PIRATES (Dec.20 at 5 PM) J2 at Middle Tennessee * 3:00 PM Head Coach: David Six (11th season) J4 at UAB * 3:00 PM Record at Hampton: 193-256 J11 Charlotte * 2:00 PM Pirate Record: 2-4 (0-0 Big South) Last Game: L, 83-59 vs. Liberty J16 WKU * 6:30 PM Ranking: N/A J18 Marshall * 2:00 PM MOUNT ST. MARY’S MOUNTAINEERS (Dec. 21 at 2 PM) J23 at FIU * 7:00 PM Head Coach: Maria Marchesano (3rd season) J25 at FAU * 2:00 PM Record at the Mount: 28-41 Mountaineer Record: 4-5 (0-0 NEC) J30 Southern Miss * 6:30 PM Last Game: L, 78-76 at UMES F1 LA Tech * 2:00 PM Ranking: N/A F6 at UTSA * 8:00 PM F8 at UTEP * 2:00 PM F13 Rice * 6:30 PM MEDIA INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY F15 North Texas * 2:00 PM STREAM || C-USA TV All-Time vs. Richmond: ODU leads 22-7 F20 at Charlotte * 7:00 PM RADIO || ESPN RADIO 94.1 All-Time vs. Hampton: ODU leads 6-1 F22 C-USA Game * TBA PxP || DOUG RIPLEY All-Time vs. Mount St. Mary’s: First Meeting COLOR || SUSAN MONTGOMERY F26 C-USA Game * TBA F29 C-USA Game * TBA M5 C-USA Game * TBA OLD DOMINION PROBABLE LINEUP M7 C-USA Game * TBA POS # PLAYER PPG NOTES M11-14 C-USA Championship % TBA G 1 Mariah Adams 5.7 Has made two consecutive starts ^ ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) G 3 Ajah Wayne 10.9 Nearly halfway to 1,000 points # Eduation Day G 5 Victoria Morris 11.2 Eight-straight games with at least one three pointer scored + Anne Donovan Classic G 23 Amari Young 10.1 Leading the team in rebounding, averaging 7.3 * Conference USA game F 25 Ashley Scott 0.2 Recorded a season-high 9 rebounds against VCU % C-USA Tournament held at The Star in Frisco, Texas BENCH G 0 Vanessa Blagmon 0.0 Played in 5 minutes at VCU to notch her first career min. SOCIAL MEDIA F 2 Jordan Bailey 1.0 Has not played since Cal Poly Twitter: @ODUWBB | #Monarchs | #Empower G 4 Aziah Hudson 5.2 A key player off the bench, scoring a season-high 9 at VCU Facebook: ODU Women’s Basketball G 11 Taylor Edwards 8.9 Avergaing the most points off the bench, led team at VCU Instagram: @oduwbasketball G 12 Amaya Register 4.0 Played 10 minutes at VCU after sitting out against UMES ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS C 14 Dejah Carter 0.4 Averaging 4.6 minutes off the bench Women’s Basketball Contact: Rebecca Gaona Email: [email protected] F 31 Marie Reichert 6.1 .611 field goal percentage, averaging 19.7 minutes per game Phone: 908-907-5515 (C) | 757-683-3395 (O) F 20 Maggie Robinson -- Out for season with torn ACL G 24 Mackenzie Smith -- Out for season with torn ACL PAGE 1 Old Dominion Women’s Basketball 2019-20 Game Notes 2019-20 ROSTER QUICK FACTS # NUMERICAL POS HT YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) [PREV COLLEGE] GENERAL INFORMATION 0 Vanessa Blagmon G 5-8 RSo. Atlanta, Ga. (Norcross) [USF] 1 Mariah Adams G 6-0 So. Little Rock, Ark. (eSTEM) Location: Norfolk, Va. (23529) 2 Jordan Bailey F 6-1 Fr. Colbert, Ga. (Madison County) Nickname: Monarchs 3 Ajah Wayne G 5-10 So. Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) Founded: 1930 4 Aziah Hudson G 5-6 So. Baldwin, N.Y. (Baldwin) (as Norfolk Division of William & Mary) 5 Victoria Morris G 5-8 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (North College Hill) 11 Taylor Edwards G 5-9 Sr. Porstmouth, Va. (Woodrow Wilson) Enrollment: 24,375 12 Amaya Register G 5-4 So. Conyers, Ga. (Wesleyan) School Colors: Slate Blue (PMS 540) 14 Dejah Carter F 6-3 Jr. Chesterfield, Va. (Cosby) Silver (PMS 877) 20 Maggie Robinson F 6-0 Sr. Mobile, Ala. (W.P. Davidson) [Shelton State CC] 23 Amari Young F 5-11 So. North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta) Light Blue (PMS 283) 24 Mackenzie Smith G 5-6 Fr. Camillus, N.Y. (West Genesee) Home Court: Ted Constant Center (8,472) 25 Ashley Scott C 6-3 Sr. Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright Prep) [Shelton State CC] Surface: Wood 31 Marie Reichert F 6-2 Fr. Kassel, Germany (Albert-Schweitzer-Schule) Conference: Conference USA # ALPHABETICAL POS HT YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) [PREV COLLEGE] President: John R. Broderick 1 Mariah Adams G 6-0 So. Little Rock, Ark. (eSTEM) Athletic Director: Dr. Wood Selig 2 Jordan Bailey F 6-1 Fr. Colbert, Ga. (Madison County) A.D. Office Phone: 757-683-3369 0 Vanessa Blagmon G 5-8 RSo. Atlanta, Ga. (Norcross) [USF] 14 Dejah Carter F 6-3 Jr. Chesterfield, Va. (Cosby) Sr. Women’s Administrator: Carolyn Crutchfield 11 Taylor Edwards G 5-9 Sr. Porstmouth, Va. (Woodrow Wilson) Athletic Department Phone: 757-683-3375 4 Aziah Hudson G 5-6 So. Baldwin, N.Y. (Baldwin) Ticket Office Phone: 757-683-4444 5 Victoria Morris G 5-8 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (North College Hill) 12 Amaya Register G 5-4 So. Conyers, Ga. (Wesleyan) Ticket Office Website: YNotTix.com 31 Marie Reichert F 6-2 Fr. Kassel, Germany (Albert-Schweitzer-Schule) Athletics Website: www.ODUSports.com 20 Maggie Robinson F 6-0 Sr. Mobile, Ala. (W.P. Davidson) [Shelton State CC] 25 Ashley Scott C 6-3 Sr. Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright Prep) [Shelton State CC] HISTORY 24 Mackenzie Smith G 5-6 Fr. Camillus, N.Y. (West Genesee) 3 Ajah Wayne G 5-10 So. Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) First Year: 1969-70 23 Amari Young F 5-11 So. North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta) All-Time Record: 1066-455 (.700) / 50 years NCAA Appearances / Last: 25 / 2008 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Nikki McCray-Penson (3rd season, Tennessee ‘95) Associate Head Coach: Keith Freeman (2nd season, Huntington College ‘86) COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach: Scepter Brownlee (2nd season, San Francisco ‘04) Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator: Brittany Young (3rd season, Francis Marion ‘08) Head Coach: Nikki McCray (Tennessee ‘95) Director Of Operations: Ashley Morris (3rd season, Temple ‘08) Record at ODU: 36-36 (.500) / 3rd season Career Record: 36-36 (.500) / 3rd season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Mariah Adams: muh-RY-uh Associate H.C.: Keith Freeman (2nd season) Ajah Wayne: Asia Assistant: Scepter Brownlee (2ndseason) Aziah Hudson: Asia Assistant: Brittany Young (3rd season) Amaya Register: uh-MY-yuh Dejah Carter: DAY-zhuh Office Phone: 757-683-3401 Marie Reichert: Rye-Shert Director of Operations: Ashley Morris Vanessa Blagmon: Blagg-Men Strength & Conditioning: Kelsey Wolfe Scepter Brownlee: SEP-ter Video Coordinator: Kyle Weakland SUPPORT STAFF Athletic Trainer: Andilynn Beadles Video Coordinator: Kyle Weakland Sport Administrator: Ken Brown Strength & Conditioning: Kelsey Wolfe Athletic Trainer: Andilynn Beadles Managers: Isaiah Fernandez, Kel Darling 2018-19 SEASON IN REVIEW 2018-19 Record: 21-11 SQUAD BREAKDOWN 2018-19 C-USA Record: 10-6 (5th) 2019 C-USA Tournament: Second Round (1-1) NEWCOMERS (4) BY STATE Vanessa Blagmon Alabama (3): Robinson, Scott, Wayne Postseason: WNIT (First Round) Marie Reichert Georgia (3): Bailey, Blagmon, Register Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 Mackenzie Smith Virginia (2): Carter, Edwards Jordan Bailey New York (2): Hudson, Smith Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Arkansas (1): Adams Newcomers: 4 (3 freshman, 1 transfer) BY CLASS Ohio (1): Morris Senior (3): Edwards, Scott, Robinson South Carolina (1): Young Junior (3): Blagmon, Carter, Morris Germany (1): Reichert ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Sophomore (5): Adams, Hudson, Register, Contact: Rebecca Gaona Wayne, Young BY HEIGHT Office Phone: (757) 683-3395 Freshman (3): Bailey, Reichert, Smith 5-4........ Amaya Register 5-6........ Aziah Hudson, Mackenzie Smith Cell Phone: (908) 907-5515 BY POSITION 5-8........ Vanessa Blagmon, Victoria Morris Email: [email protected] Guard (8): Adams, Blagmon, Edwards, Hud- 5-9........ Taylor Edwards son, Morris, Register, Smith, Wayne 5-10...... Ajah Wayne Office Fax: (757) 683-3119 Forward (5): Bailey, Carter, Reichert, 5-11....... Amari Young Press Row Phone: 757-683-5596 Robinson, Young 6-0....... Mariah Adams, Maggie Robinson Center (1): Scott 6-1........ Jordan Bailey 6-2........ Marie Reichert 6-3........ Ashley Scott, Dejah Carter PAGE 2 Old Dominion Women’s Basketball 2019-20 Game Notes 2019-20 RADIO/BROADCAST CHART 0 1 2 3 VANESSA BLAGMON | G | RSO. | 5-8 MARIAH ADAMS | G | SO. | 6-0 JORDAN BAILEY | F | FR. | 6-1 AJAH WAYNE | G/F | SO. | 5-10 Atlanta, Ga. | USF | Norcross Little Rock, Ark. | ESTEM Colbert, Ga. | Madison County Birmingham, Ala. | Ramsay 4 5 11 12 AZIAH HUDSON | G | SO. | 5-6 VICTORIA MORRIS | G | JR. | 5-8 TAYLOR EDWARDS | G | SR.