Women's Basketball

Old Dominion University

5215 Hampton Blvd - Norfolk, VA - 23529
Team Office: Tel: (757) 683-3401 Fax: (757) 683-3119
Team website: odusports.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1930 as a branch of William and Mary College, Old Dominion became an independent institution in 1962. It offers over 80 Bachelor degrees, over 40 Masters, and 15 PhDs including those in Ecology, Oceanography, and International Relations. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. Other majors offered include Audiology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Dental Hygiene, Criminology, International Relations, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Old Dominion in the third tier among national institutions.

The campus is located in Norfolk (pop.234k) about 150 miles south of Washington D.C. and situated between the Lafayette and Elizabeth rivers.

School website
www.odu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

20,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 970-1170

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$13,000
Out-of-State: ~$24,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Health Sciences - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Entering her 21st season at Old Dominion in 2007-08 is head coach Wendy Larry. Larry, who joined Old Dominion in 1987-88, has been instrumental in building the women's program from the very beginning. Considered among the elite head coaches at the D1 level, Larry's teams have reached 18 NCAA tourneys. Larry has achieved eight COTY honors. Old Dominion has also earned thee national championships (1979, 1980 and1985). During her tenure, the Monarchs assembled what was known as The Streak, consisting of 113 consecutive regular and post season conference victories from 1995-2001. The last time the Monarchs won less than 20 games in one season was 1990-91. Prior to her arrival at her alma mater, Larry was head coach at nearby Virginia Wesleyan for two seasons and Arizona for three. In 2006-07, the Lady Monarchs finished at 24-9, but lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to Florida State.

Team Name	Monarchs
Colors	Slate Blue and Silver
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	857-269 (.761)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	24-9	22-9	19-8	124-38 (.765)
Conference	24-9	17-1	15-3	79-5 (.940)
Conf. Finish	1	1	2	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	n/a	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Wendy Larry
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Old Dominion	1987-88
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	518-189 (.732)
Record at Old Dominion	469-158 (.748)
Coaching Awards	USBWA COTY, CAA COTY 6x, WBCA Dist COTY

Asst. Coaches	Nikita Lowery Dawkins, Karen Barefoot, Marie Christian

Recruiting Coordinator

Nikita Lowery Dawkins, (757) 683-3401,

Conference and Schedule

Old Dominion plays in the Colonial Athletic Association (www.caasports.com) which is comprised of twelve teams from seven states, stretching from Massachusetts to Georgia. The CAA is generally considered one of the better mid-major conferences. Currently, Old Dominion plays a 18 game schedule with conference play usually starting in January with games often played on Thursday or Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. The season concludes with the CAA tourney which takes . . . (explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

U. Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, Towson, George Mason, Georgia State, Northeastern, James Madison, U. North Carolina-Wilmington, Virginia Commonwealth, and William and Mary.

Facilities

Scope Colliseum
Capacity 9,8--, Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Old Dominion was ranked #15 in scoring offense at 74.3 ppg.