Good Morning Monarchs! How many watts does it take to light the scoreboard at the ODU soccer complex in Norfolk?

Only one, apparently.

We’ve got all the details on big time wins for women’s soccer and field hockey, while our hoops squad continue their prep for the upcoming seasons.

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

⚽️ Say Watts?!?
🏑 Seven Up
🏀 The Grind Never Stops
👑 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Say Watts. “Big time players make big time plays in big time games.”

Mark down Megan Watts as a big time player as the senior captain scored her fourth goal of the season at a critical time and the nation’s leading defense did the rest as ODU women’s soccer picked up a HUGE 1-0 win over Appalachian State on Friday.

Junior Emily Bredek made a season-high nine saves en route to tying a single-season program record with her ninth shutout of the season.

The Monarchs entered the match leading the country with a 0.31 goals against average, which now sits at 0.29 after the 10th shutout of the season for the Blue & Gray.

With three regular season Sun Belt games left, ODU currently sits atop the conference standings with 16 points and have an unbeaten streak of five or more for the second time this season.

📝: How It Went Down - ODU 1, App State 0

🔼 Seven Up. Who let the ODU field hockey team get hot?

In the beginning of September, the Monarchs lost three straight games to three straight top-10 opponents by a total of four goals.

Since that stretch, the Blue & Gray have been lights out.

This weekend was no different as ODU poured in 10 goals in en route to wins over Villanova (6-5) and Richmond (4-0) to extend their win streak to seven.

Senior Marlon de Bruijne and sophomore Sacha de Gier each had three goals on the weekend to lead the potent offensive attack. de Bruijne also added two assists for the Monarchs.

📝: How It Went Down - ODU 6, Villanova 5
📝: How It Went Down - ODU 4, Richmond 0

🔼 Three’s Company. What a weekend for the Monarchs!

Not one, not two, but THREE double pairings for the Blue & Gray reached the semifinals at the ITA Atlantic Regionals hosted in Lynchburg.

All three will continue their quest on Monday on the campus of Liberty!

Follow along here!

🏀 THE GRIND NEVER STOPS

Just over 20 days away from the full return of ODU men’s and women’s hoops and our squads are workin’!

🦁 SUPPORT YOUR MONARCHS

Support your Monarchs and get 🔥🔥 gear? That’s a no brainer.

ODU has partnered with AthletesThreads.com to give fans the opportunity to purchase specialized Monarch gear to support the student-athletes NIL fund.

👑 PORT OF CALL

This Saturday, October 21st is Port Day for the ODU vs. App State football game! The Port of Virginia is one of the busiest in the nation, receiving over 2,200 commercial ships last year. Come out to support the Maritime Industry this Saturday.

🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

Nine Is Fine. As we mentioned above, junior Emily Bredek picked up her ninth shutout of the season on Friday with a 1-0 victory over App State.

Bredek made a career-high nine saves in the win over the Mountaineers.

The Huntington Beach, Calif. native tied Kasey Perry (2021) and one other former keeper to reach nine shutouts in a single-season.

Who was the first Monarch keeper to tally nine shutouts in a season?

Think you got it?

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

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP

Monday, October 16
🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Lynchburg, Va.)
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Phoenix Collegiate (Burlington, N.C.)

Tuesday, October 17
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Phoenix Collegiate (Burlington, N.C.)

Wednesday, October 18
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at James Madison @ 7pm

Thursday, October 19
🏐 Volleyball vs. Louisiana @ 6:30pm
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Texas State @ 8pm
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Lynchburg, Va.)

Friday, October 20
🏐 Volleyball vs. Louisiana @ 6:30pm
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Quinnipiac @ 2pm
⛵️ Swimming vs. Towson
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Lynchburg, Va.)

Saturday, October 21
🏈 Football vs. Appalachian State @ 7pm l NFL Network
⛵️ Sailing vs. Opening Atlantic Coast Championship (St. Mary’s, Md.)
🚣 Rowing at Head of the Charles (Boston, Mass.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA Regionals (Lynchburg, Va.)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Lauren Tupman in 2008.

Tupman, who was a senior in 2008, anchored a defensive unit that helped ODU to a 14-4-2 season. The Monarchs dropped a tough PK decision to Hofstra in the CAA quarterfinals that year.

🦁 Let’s Get This Week Started!