Good Morning ODU Fam. Opportunities to not only learn from, but also work along side some of the nation’s finest, you take advantage of it every single time.

That’s exactly what the ODU football fellas have done this month.

We’ll recap it all and much more in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🇺🇸 Among The Elite
⛳️ Making A Statement
😁 Young At Heart
​⭐ And much, much more!

🇺🇸 AMONG THE ELITE

There’s no greater example of selflessness and playing for a purpose bigger than yourself than the Armed Forces.

This month, our Monarchs got a first hand look and opportunity to be side by side with some of the nation’s elite, spending the day with navy pilots, seeing them at work and then working out along with them!

🎟 SECURE YOUR SEAT

New season tickets are on sale NOW!

Don’t miss out and secure your seats before it’s too late!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Sideline Addition. A new face will roam the sidelines for the ODU women’s hoops squad this upcoming season.

Late last week, Coach Milton-Jones announced the addition of Josh Pace to her staff as an assistant coach for the upcoming season.

Pace was most recently the head women’s basketball coach at NCAA Division II Western New Mexico University for the past four seasons. He led the Lady Mustangs to a 10-win season in 2022-23, the first time in six years the program posted double-digit wins. In 2023-24, the team had their best start in eight years as they began the season 6-0. Pace’s team earned a 3.0 GPA or better in all four seasons he was there.

Prior to his time in Silver City, New Mexico, Pace spent four years as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, to include two seasons on Milton-Jones’ staff during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.

A four-year letterwinner at Syracuse, he helped the Orange capture the 2003 National Championship his sophomore year. As a senior in 2004-05, he was awarded the Big East Conference’s Sportsmanship Award, was named an All-Big East Honorable Mention and earned a spot on the Big East All-Tournament Team.

🏀: More On The Newest Monarch

🔼 Making A Statement. Two of ODU’s own competed against the state’s best this past week.

Lucia Gonzalez and Carley Rudolf of the ODU women’s golf team both battled their way to top-25 finished at the Second Women’s Open of Virginia in Midlothian, Va.

Gonzalez, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, started the Open with a one-under par 71 and followed with rounds of 74 and 76 to finished tied for 12th at five-over 221.

Rudolf, a Virginia Beach, Virginia native, carded a pair of 73s for her first two trips around the course. She then turned in a 79 in Wednesday’s final round to tie for 21st with a nine-over 225.

Created by the Virginia State Golf Association and Middle Atlantic PGA, the Women’s Open of Virginia was introduced in 2023 and marked the first time that female amateurs and professionals played together for a championship in the Commonwealth.

The three-day, 54-hole stroke-play tournament is open to all female golfers regardless of membership or residency status and amateurs are eligible to receive World Amateur Golf Ranking points in the event.

👑 JOIN THE TEAM

Our friends at Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists has been serving Hampton Roads for over 100 years and is proud to be the team physicians for ODU Athletics.

With 4 convenient locations, 24 physicians, eight orthopaedic specialties, and 4 walk-in clinics—Atlantic Orthopaedics Specialists is the largest, most comprehensive orthoapedic practice in our region.

😁 YOUNG AT HEART

While the temperatures have risen quickly, so is the fun around campus
as area youth have descended upon the fields in Norfolk for fun in the sun
with camp week with the ODU baseball squad.

🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA

Which ODU squad will open up the 2024-25 official athletic calendar this August?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email and see if you had the right answer!

📬 SHARE THE BREW

Do you know a friend or family member who is a Monarch fan?

Simply forward them this email and they can sign up to receive the brew by clicking the link below to subscribe. The Brew is sent every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and is completely free!

📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

See ya’ll in August!

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The reigning Sun Belt Champs, ODU Women’s Soccer.

While the official schedule isn’t out yet, the Lady Monarchs will open their 2024 slate in mid-August.

🦁 Let’s get this week started!