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🏀 Finishing Strong
⚽️ A New Era
⚾️ Local Legend
​🦁 And much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Finishing Strong. Now that’s how you finish a year.

The ODU women’s hoops team closed out the 2025 portion of its schedule with a dominant 89-68 victory over Indiana State on Monday in the third-place game of the Cherokee Invitational in North Carolina.

The Monarchs had four scorers reach double-figures in the win, led by En’Dya Buford with 19. Buford averaged 19.5 ppg in the two games at the Invitational.

Simaru Fields finished with 14, Riley Stack set a new career high with 16 points, and Nevaeh Scott scored a season high 13.

The largest lead of the night was 28 points and Indiana State never led. Old Dominion scored 40 points in the paint to ISU’s 24.

🏀 The Full Recap

🔼 A New Era. ODU women’s soccer is not only entering a new year, but also a new era.

This week, ODU announced its fourth women's soccer head coach in program history with the hiring of Will Roberts announced by Athletics Director Dr. Wood Selig. Roberts is coming to the 757 from ULM where he spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the Warhawks.

In his three seasons as the head coach of the Warhawks he has compiled an overall record of 31-13-15. This past season with ULM, Roberts earned Sun Belt Coach of the Year honors and led his team past ODU in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Semifinal, 3-2, taking the Warhawks to their first Sun Belt Conference Championship game after winning the SBC Regular Season Championship for the first time in ULM’s history with an overall record of 13-3-4 (6-0-4 SBC).

⚽️ More On The New Leader Of the Monarchs

🔼 A Local Legend. When he was seven years old, Michael Cuddyer’s parents took him to the Old Dominion Baseball Clinic, an event that four decades ago drew big-time Major League Baseball stars to the area to mentor young players.

On Friday, Jan. 16, he returns to ODU to accept the 48^th annual Bud Metheny Award, named for the former ODU baseball and basketball head coach, director of athletics, and former New York Yankee.

It is given annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to baseball in Hampton Roads. He will receive the award at the Step Up To the Plate Fundraiser for ODU Baseball at the Priority Club at S.B. Ballard Stadium at 6 p.m.

Each ODU player will also be introduced, and ODU Head Coach Chris Finwood will speak about the season. Proceeds will benefit ODU’s revenue sharing program to help recruit players, said John Vellines, athletic development officer for the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation.

⚾️ More On The Event

🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA

Heading into the holiday break, which current Monarch has the highest scoring average this season between both programs?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

🗓️ ON THE DOCKET

Sunday, December 28th
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Maryland @ 6pm

Wednesday, December 31st
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. App State @ 2pm

Thursday, January 1st
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ 2pm

Saturday, January 3rd
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia State @ 1pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ 3:30pm

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: KC Shaw (16.0 ppg)

🦁 Have a great holiday season!