Old Dominion Women’s Basketball Postgame Notes Old Dominion 73, Marshall 69
Old Dominion (7-7, 2-1 C-USA) -- Marshall (10-4, 2-1 C-USA)
Jan. 5, 2017 -- Norfolk, Va. -- Ted Constant Center
NEXT GAME
Saturday, Jan. 7 vs. WKU (10-5, 2-1 C-USA), 4 p.m. ET, Norfolk, Va. (Ted Constant Center)
Coverage: ESPN3, STAR 1310
STARTING LINEUPS
- ODU: #1 Jones, #5 Smith, #25 Simms, #30 Jackson, #40 Young
- MAR: #0 Hamilton, #4 Brooks, #5 Akers, #14 Gore, #22 Evans
HEAD COACH KAREN BAREFOOT NOTES
- 303-229 overall record
- 93-86 ODU record
SERIES NOTES
- ODU leads all-time series, 5-3
- Teams split regular season series, 1-1, last year (ODU won 77-55 in Norfolk)
GAME NOTES
- Attendance: 1575
- Jennie Simms scored 13 points in 1st quarter
- ODU shot 61% in the 1st quarter
- ODU led 24-19 at the end of the 1st quarter
- Marshall tied game at 24-24 early in 2nd quarter
- ODU closed the 1st half on a 20-6 run in the final 8:43
- ODU outscored Marshall 20-11 in the 2nd quarter
- ODU shot 60% in the 1st half
- ODU outrebounded Marshall 20-10 in the 1st half
- Marshall opened 2nd half with back-to-back 3PT field goals to cut lead to 44-36
- Marshall outscored ODU 16-13 in the 3rd quarter
- ODU led 57-46 at the end of the 3rd quarter
- ODU took its largest lead of the game at 64-49 with 7:19 remaining
- Marshall responded with an 11-2 run to cut lead to 66-60 with 2:32 remaining
- Marshall cut lead to 72-69 in final minute
- Marshall outscored ODU 23-16 in 4th quarter
- Marshall outscored ODU 39-29 in 2nd half
- ODU outrebounded Marshall 39-25
- Both teams shot 47% from the field
- Marshall shot 9-of-32 from 3PT
ODU TEAM NOTES
- ODU is 6-1 at home this season (won 5 straight)
- ODU has outrebounded 11 of 14 opponents this season
- ODU bench outscored opponent in seven consecutive games (ODU bench outscored Marshall, 18-9)
ODU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
#25 Jennie Simms, Sr. G (43pts, 4rebs, 2asts, 2stls)
- Ted Constant Center records with 43 points and 14 FGM (tied 3PTM with 6)
- 10th career 30+ scoring game (2nd most in ODU history; Anne Donovan leads with 12)
- 2nd career 40+ scoring game (scored 45 at FIU in 2014-15)
- Joins Inge Nissen and Anne Donovan as only players with 2 40+ scoring games in ODU career