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Monarch Brew 4/10: The Home Stretch
Big Home Weekend Ahead for Several Monarch Squads
Monarch Brew Crew
April 10, 2024
Happy Wednesday Monarchs. Nothing beats sitting outside, enjoying the weather and cheering on your favorite squads, right?
Well, clear all those weekend plans because we’ve got a jam-packed home docket for you this weekend!
We’ve got all the details for you and much more in today’s Brew! Check it out below!
📊 Poll Position
🏠 The Home Stretch
⛳️ Connect Four
👑 And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Poll Position. With less than two weeks until the Sun Belt Championships, the Monarch tennis squads continued to hold steady in the latest ITA National Rankings.
Both teams sit atop the conference standings with the men’s team holding a #50 national ranking, while the women’s squad sits at #70.
🔼 The Home Stretch. With the weather turning the corner and the temps picking up, it’s a perfect time to get out and cheer on your Monarchs.
And this weekend, we’ve got plenty of action for you!
Tomorrow kicks off a jammed pack weekend when the men’s tennis team hosts former rival UNC Wilmington at 1pm.
Friday, the women’s tennis looks to stay unbeaten in conference play when Coastal Carolina comes to town, while Friday night the baseball boys kick off a HUGE three-game set against in-state rival JMU at 6 pm.
On Saturday, the football team hits the field for the Priority Charity Bowl at 2 pm at Ballard Stadium.
🔼 Connect Four. The tune up is complete. Now, the prize is the only focus.
ODU’s men’s golf squad completed its regular season slate with its third straight top-five finish, this time, finishing fourth at the Irish Creek Collegiate in Kannapolis, N.C.
Junior Jacob Gunther led the charge with a top-10 finish, taking ninth place with his even finish at 201, going 68-71-71 for the week.
🎟 SECURE YOUR SEAT
NEW SEASON TICKET DEPOSITS NOW AVAILABLE!
You won’t want to miss any of the action in 2024!
Secure your seat today and don’t miss a second of the thrills and excitement of the upcoming Monarch football season.
🏀 MIKE ON THE MIC
He’s been on the job for just over a month, but this isn’t his first rodeo in Norfolk.
Coach Jones recently hit the media circuit with three different interviews talking about his first few weeks on the job, what it means to him to be leading his alma mater and so much more!
We’ve got all the interviews for you to check out!
🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA
Entering today’s road showdown at #9 East Carolina, how many pitching categories do the Monarchs rank in the top-25 nationally in?
Got a guess?
Scroll down to the bottom of this email and see if you had the right answer!
🦁 ROARIN’ WITH PRIDE
Who doesn’t love showing off their 757 and ODU Pride?
The Pride of ODU Collective hit its six-month anniversary recently and to celebrate, the group unleashed some brand new updates.
The collective has launched a new membership called The 757 Club. A monthly subscription service, it provides exclusive content for ODU fans for $7.57 a month.
The collective raises money and helps to facilitate deals that will compensate ODU student-athletes for their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), such as personal appearances, social media promotions or launching an entrepreneurial effort.
The collective already has negotiated NIL deals with more than 30 ODU student-athletes.
👑 JOIN THE TEAM
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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.
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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?
Wednesday, April 10
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Virginia Tech @ 1pm
⚾️ Baseball at East Carolina @ 6pm
Thursday, April 11
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UNC Wilmington @ 1pm
Friday, April 12
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Coastal Carolina @ 2pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. James Madison @ 6pm
🚣 Rowing at GW Invitational (Washington, D.C.)
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 3.
The Monarchs rank 14th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.84), 20th in walks allowed per nine innings (3.44), and 21st in WHIP (1.31). The team is also second in the SBC with a 4.36 ERA. Opposing teams are batting just .242 against ODU pitchers.
🦁 Enjoy your Wednesday, y’all!