Happy Wednesday ODU Fam. On a weekend that we celebrated our country’s history, a pair of Monarchs got their own opportunity to earn their stripes.

We’ve got all the details and much more in today’s edition of the Brew!

🇺🇸 Earning Their Stripes
⚾️ C-ya In Charlottesville
🏆 Opportunity Knocks
👑 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Earning Their Stripes. When you get a chance to compete against the best in the country, you’re doing something right.

Two of ODU’s own are doing exactly that this weekend as ODU stars Myah Conway and LeeAnne Lowery are headed to Colorado Springs to compete in the Women’s National Team Open Program.
 
The program will be held Feb. 23-25 at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center and is open to current and recently graduated college-age athletes born between 1999-2005. WNTOP is used for consideration for selection to both the U.S. National Team as well as the Women's Collegiate National Team.

🇺🇸: More On The Big Opportunity for the Duo

🔼 C-ya In Charlottesville. Nothing better than a little in-state rivalry.

ODU’s baseball squad gets its first big test of the early 2024 slate as the undefeated Monarchs (3-0) travel to Charlottesville to battle nationally-ranked and perennial national power, UVA, at Davenport Field.

First pitch is set for 2:30 this afternoon.

⚾️: Previewing Today’s Showdown

🔼 Opportunity Knocks. Today kicks off a busy week on the deck for the ODU men’s swimming squad in the Smoky Mountain State.

The Monarchs hit the water today for the first day of the Atlantic Sun Championships, which runs through Saturday, Feb. 24th in Knoxville, Tenn.

ODU is one of six teams competing for the title, alongside Bellarmine, Queens College, FAU, Gardner-Webb and SMU.

🏊: Championship Central

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)

⏪ 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…

🔼 Double Dippin’. The train kept on rolling along!

What a weekend the ODU men’s tennis team had!

It began with an absolute thriller in a 4-3 win over rival VCU and capped it off with a Sunday sweep of Penn State as the Monarchs improved to 9-1 on the season.

🎾: The VCU Recap
🎾: The Penn State Recap

🤔 MONARCH TRIVIA

In her three seasons at ODU, Myah Conway has built up quick a resume.

This past fall, she became the first Monarch to eclipse 1,000 career kills and she earned her second straight First Team All-Sun Belt honor.

Where do her 1,014 career kills rank nationally among returners for this upcoming fall season?

Got a guess?

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

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Wednesday, February 21
🏊 Men’s Swimming at ASun Conference Championships (Knoxville, Tenn.)
🥍 Lacrosse vs. VCU @ 2pm
⚾️ Baseball at #11 Virginia @ 2:30pm

Thursday, February 22
🏊 Men’s Swimming at ASun Conference Championships (Knoxville, Tenn.)
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Appalachian State @ 6:30pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Appalachian State @ 7pm

Friday, February 23
🏊 Men’s Swimming at ASun Conference Championships (Knoxville, Tenn.)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 3pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Blue Gray Tournament (Montgomery, Ala.)

Saturday, February 24
🏊 Men’s Swimming at ASun Conference Championships (Knoxville, Tenn.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Blue Gray Tournament (Montgomery, Ala.)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Rutgers @ 2pm
⛵️ Sailing at USF Women’s Team Race
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Georgia State @ 4:30pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Coastal Carolina @ 7pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 23rd.

This past fall, Conway became the first Monarch in program history with over 450 kills in a season and now sits at 1,014 in her 84 career matches.

🦁 Let’s have a great day, y’all!