The Mace & Crown

People notice them at basketball games doing the “Ice Cream and Cake” dance.  They notice them at halftime of football games doing a routine with the band.  But these ladies are college athletes with a purpose. Old Dominion’s dance team head coach Dawn Adams said they’re all about “promoting school spirit for the various sports [...]

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Fifth year guard and NBA prospect Kent Bazemore was  back-to-back CAA Defensive Player of the Year, as well as 2012 CAA first-team. Bazemore led a career that was filled with accomplishments and optimism, but he encountered some legal trouble last Wednesday night. Bazemore was arrested by Virginia Beach Police five minutes prior to tip-off against [...]

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Redshirt senior shortstop Josh Wright has experienced a lot of success in his career as a Monarch.  In 2009, Wright led Old Dominion University with 11 homeruns and made the CAA All-rookie team. In 2011, he was named First Team All-CAA shortstop and won CAA player of the week three times.  This year, Wright started [...]

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Columbia wrapped up four singles match victories over Old Dominion to claim a day that included weather inclinations and scheduled conflicting priorities Saturday afternoon at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. Before the game, both coaches agreed to start singles match play rather than the usual doubles opener worth one point due to Columbia having to catch [...]

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An over-hit shot by Spencer Clark clinched a 7-6, 6-4 straight set win for Alfredo Rodriguez leading the Barquisimeto, Venezuela native as he pumped his fists in triumph. Old Dominion (8-8, 1-2 CAA) retrieved its third straight win defeating Cornell 4-3 Friday evening at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. “First of all, it was a tough [...]

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A ninth inning grand slam by Chris Baker sparked a short lived rally that proved to be not enough as Old Dominion failed to tack on four more runs in a 9-5 loss at the hands of Hofstra Friday evening at Bud Metheny Complex. Taking a 9-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth, Baker’s [...]

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Mercer late run too much for Monarchs to handle Written By: Matthew McCracken Sports Editor Five minutes prior to tip-off in the CIT Quarterfinals against the Mercer Bears, Monarchs’ head coach Blaine Taylor was informed his star senior guard Kent Bazemore was not allowed to play due to a possible conduct issue. “I don’t have [...]

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Men’s Basketball defeats Coastal Carolina by two in first round of CIT Written By: Jake Ullrich Assistant Sports Editor It wasn’t exactly the line Richard Ross was averaging this season for the Monarchs, but the redshirt freshman stole the show Tuesday night in the Monarchs 68-66 first round victory over the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina. [...]

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The Monarchs walked off the court Sunday night the second best team. Poor shooting and turnovers plagued the Monarchs, but ultimately the Dragons staggering defense and impressive play led to a 68-51 defeat for Old Dominion. The team shot a miserable 33.3 percent from the field and an even worse 16.7 percent from three. Kent [...]

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After scoring 88 points in a game, Old Dominion went ice cold in the first half of the semi-finals against Drexel scoring 17 points in the first half.  Drexel, the No. 1 seed, portrayed balanced basketball playing inside out.   The post play of Samme Givens and Daryl McCoy and shooting of Frantz Massenat, Damion Lee, [...]

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