The Old Dominion's women's basketball program is back.
Playing in their most significant home game in more than a decade, the Monarchs upended Rice, 66-59, in a gut-wrenching overtime game Thursday night and moved into a first-place tie with the Owls.
The victory ended Rice's 30-game Conference USA winning streak and gave ODU (21-3, 11-1 C-USA) a share of the conference lead. Rice (16-7, 11-1) also has a share of first, but Thursday's victory gives ODU the tiebreaker.
ODU has a storied past that included three national championships, but is just two years removed from an 8-23 season.