TGIF Monarchs. The time has come…. it’s SHOWTIME!

We’re hunting a trophy in Pensacola and we’ve got plenty of other Monarch squads in action. This is truly March Madness!

We’ll preview it all and much more! Check it out!

🏆 Tourney Time
🎾 Four Of A Kind
👑 And much, much more!

🏀 TOURNEY TIME

That’s right. The time has come.

Tournament time is here.

The fourth-seeded ODU women’s hoops team is set to kick off action in the 2024 Sun Belt Tournament later today when they take on Louisiana-Monroe at 3 pm at the Pensacola Bay Center.

Follow along with all the action at Sun Belt Championship Central. 

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Four Of A Kind. We’re just over a month into the 2024 tennis season and the ODU women’s tennis squad has already piled up a list of accolades longer than a CVS receipt.

That list grew longer this week as freshman Ulyana Romanova was named Sun Belt Player of the Week.
 
This marks the fourth time an ODU player has won the weekly honor. Sofia Johnson won it in consecutive weeks, while Allison Isaacs won it once.
 
Romanova, moving up a spot in the lineup due to injuries and illness, went 2-0 in singles and had the clinching win in a 4-3 victory over No. 47 VCU on February 28.
 
Against No. 33 Princeton on March 1, she won the only singles point with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Madeleine Jessup.

🎾: The Full Recap of Romanova’s Award-Winning Week

🏀 ONE OF US

“One of us.”

That’s been used several hundred times over the past week to describe the newest head coach of ODU men’s basketball, Mike Jones.

It marks the second time in program history that ODU has hired an alumnus to coach its men's basketball team as Jones becomes the 14^th head coach in program history.

An Old Dominion alumnus, Jones played for the Monarchs from 1991-95 and was a part of two tournament championship teams and one of the greatest wins in ODU history, He returns to ODU after spending this season as an assistant coach at Maryland.

He is the second ODU alumnus to be head coach of his alma mater, joining Oliver Purnell, who Jones played for his first three seasons at ODU. He also is the third African American head coach in program history, along with Purnell and the late Jeff Capel.

🏀: The Full Mike Jones Resume
✍️: Max With Minium: We Got The Right Guy
🎥: Mike Jones Press Conference

The Dueling Pianos is back at Apex Entertainment in Virginia Beach! This show will take place on Friday, March 1st and tickets are still available! Enjoy three hours of music, fun and food!

To purchase tickets, visit: Area (centeredgeonline.com)

🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

The ODU women’s hoops team opens up its quest for a conference championship later today in Pensacola.

When was the last time the Lady Monarchs won a conference tournament title?

Think you got it?

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

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🔼 Save The Date. It’s never too early to start planning.

Well, now, you know which weekends to block off and when to schedule some road trips as the full 2024 ODU Football schedule was released last weekend.

Early September home games against East Carolina and Virginia Tech highlight a big time start for the Monarchs who are looking for their third bowl game in the past four seasons.

🗓: The Full 2024 Schedule Release

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Friday, March 8
⚾️ Baseball vs. Northeastern @ 2pm (DH)
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. ULM @ 3pm (Pensacola, Fla.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Liberty @ 3pm

Satuday, March 9
⛵️ Sailing at Navy Women’s Race (Annapolis, Md.)
⛵️ Sailing at John Jackson Team Race (Alexandria, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Marshall @ 10am

Sunday, March 10
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Sun Belt Semifinals @ 11:30am (Pensacola, Fla.)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Northeastern @ 1pm
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Rider @ 12pm
⛵️ Sailing at Navy Women’s Race (Annapolis, Md.)
⛵️ Sailing at John Jackson Team Race (Alexandria, Va.)

Monday, March 11
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Sun Belt Championship @ 1pm (Pensacola, Fla.)
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Briar's Creek Invitational
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Donald Ross Collegiate Classic

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2007-08.

The Lady Monarchs last captured a title in 2007-08, when they steamrolled through the CAA to a 31-5 mark and 17-1 ledger in the league.

🦁 Let’s have a great weekend!