TGIF Monarchs. Sometimes, you just need to get home.

After over two weeks of being on the road, the ODU women’s hoops team returned home last night and boy, did it feel good!

We’ve got all the details from the big conference win and we’ll get you set for the weekend ahead!

What all do we have stirring in today’s edition of the Brew? Check it out!

🏀 Mountain Topped
🎾 Sofia The Great
🦁 Finding His Place
👑 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Mountain Topped. For much of the non-conference season, the ODU women’s hoops squad found themselves ranked among the best defensive teams in the country.

On Thursday night, the Lady Monarchs returned to that form in decisive fashion, picking up a crucial 68-49 victory over Sun Belt rival, Appalachian State.

ODU held App State to just 30.4-percent from the field and 18.2-percent from long range, while also forcing 22 turnovers on the evening.

En’Dya Buford led another balanced offensive attack with 14 points, while Kaye Clark added 12 for the Monarchs.

🔢: Inside the Boxscore

🔼 Sofia The Great. After earning All-Conference accolades last spring, Sofia Johnson is ready to keep making waves in her third season with the ODU women’s tennis squad.

One week in, she’s already on her way.

In ODU’s season opener against ACC power Florida State, Johnson picked up two wins, which garnered her Sun Belt Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week accolades.

🏆: More On Johnson’s Award-Winning Performance

🔼 Get By With A Little Help From My Friends. Any time we can pull from the Beatles, we have to, right?

On the court, the season isn’t what Chaunce Jenkins had hoped, but no matter what, he wouldn’t trade his time at ODU for anything.

Harry Minium sat down this week to talk to Jenkins’ about his connection with ODU, the community and a few special friends.

✍️: Max With Minium: Finding His Place

🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

Thursday night, ODU got back to its defensive prowess and limited the Mountaineers of App State to just 49 points on the night.

In ODU’s 18 games this season, how many times have the Lady Monarchs held the opposition to 50 points or less?

Got a guess?

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

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP2

Friday, January 26
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Wisconsin @ 6:30pm

Saturday, January 27
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia State @ 1pm
🏊 Swimming vs. American @ 1pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Iowa State @ 3pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ 7pm

Sunday, January 28
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Drake @ 12pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. UCLA/Oklahoma State @ TBA (Ames, Iowa)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Eight.

Thursday night’s 68-49 victory over App State marked the eighth time in the first 18 games that ODU held the opposition to 50 or less.

The lowest came on November 28 when the Lady Monarchs held Elon to just 29 points.

🦁 Let’s have a great weekend, y’all!