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Monarch Brew 2/23: Breakin' Out
Clayton Has Monster Performance To Lead Women's Hoops Past Coastal
Monarch Brew Crew
February 23, 2026
Good Morning, ODU Fam. You know it’s a good time when the fire hat gets busted out!
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!
🏀 Breakin’ Out
⚾️ Spring Cleanin’
🏊 Hardware Haul
🦁 And much more!
🏀 SEE YOU TONIGHT!
The ODU Basketball squads are entering the final week of the regular season and there’s no better place to get the inside scoop than at the weekly Keeping Up With the Joneses Coaches Show, which is back on the air TONIGHT!
This is the penultimate episode of this season. Tonight’s show will be live at Recovery Sports Grill from 6-7pm and air on ESPN 94.1 from 7-8pm. With men’s hoops on the road, Coach DeLisha Milton-Jones will join Matt Hatfield, along with Baseball Coach Chris Finwood and Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig.
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Breakin’ Out. This time of year, breakout stars pop up all over the court.
Let us introduce Mariah Clayton, who posted career-highs in points (28) and rebounds (10) to lead the ODU women’s hoops team to a critical 73-60 road victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Conway.
Jaylen Ponder joined the fun with nine points and a career-best 15 rebounds, while Simaru Fields (11) and Nevaeh Scott (10) each finished in double-figures for the Monarchs.
The Silver and Blue grabbed 60 rebounds to the Chants’ 39 for a +21-rebounding margin for the visitors.
🔼 Spring Cleanin’. You know what’s part of spring cleaning? A little sweeping.
That’s what the ODU baseball team did this past weekend, rolling to its first sweep of the 2026 season, picking up victories of 5-4, 8-5 and 5-4 over visiting Niagara this past weekend in Norfolk.
Zach Leite paced the offensive attack with five hits, four runs scored and seven RBIs in the three games.
ODU’s bullpen was terrific all weekend long, allowing just three earned runs in 12 innings of work.
🔼 Hardware Haul. In his final race with the ODU swimming program, Bryce Mortimer left his mark.
For the second straight year, the Richmond, Va., native picked up a gold, winning the 200 breaststroke on the final night of the Atlantic Sun Championships. Junior sensation Zachary Redding had quite a week, bringing home three top-three finishes for the Monarchs.
🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA
Of the 73 points scored by ODU in Saturday’s win at Coastal Carolina, how many of those came off the bench for the Monarchs?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!
Monday, February 23rd
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Dorado Beach Collegiate (Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico)
⛳️ Women’s Golf at UNF Collegiate (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Tuesday, February 24th
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Marshall @ 7pm
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Dorado Beach Collegiate (Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico)
⛳️ Women’s Golf at UNF Collegiate (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Wednesday, February 25th
⚾️ Baseball at Norfolk State @ 3pm
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Gardner-Webb @ 4pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball at JMU @ 5pm
Friday, February 27th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Charlotte @ 2pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at William & Mary @ 5pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball at App State @ 6:30pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Georgia State @ 7pm
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 60
🦁 Have a great start to your week!