BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs advanced to the Conference USA Women’s Basketball Tournament semifinals for the second straight year after defeating Charlotte, 57-54, on Thursday afternoon at Bartow Arena. After the third win of the season over the 49ers, ODU improved 16-16 overall.
Jennie Simms led all scorers with 24 points, to go along with her eight rebounds and six assists. Ije Ajemba dominated the glass and pulled in 21 rebounds, tying the C-USA Championship single game record that was set by Kim Brown (UAB) against Southern Miss on Feb. 27, 1998. She also tied the record for defensive rebounds with 14, set by Brown in 1998 and again by Valeriy Berezhynska (Rice) in 2007.