NCAA Tournament 2000

Old Dominion Lady Monarchs
RECORD: 29-5 COACH: Wendy Larry | SEASON RESULTS

OUTLOOK

First round: Defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay, 94-85

Second round: Defeated SMU, 96-76

Sweet 16: Lost to Louisiana Tech, 86-74

Despite their perfect 16-0 run through the Colonial Athletic Association, the Lady Monarchs don't appear to be as solid as in recent seasons. In four marquee non-conference matchups, Old Dominion got blown out 109-66 to UConn in mid-November, suffered a 58-point rout to Tennessee and losses to UCLA and Rutgers. The biggest question mark for Old Dominion is the health of junior Lucienne Berthieu, who missed the last five games of the regular season with a shoulder injury suffered Feb. 18. Berthieu leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game. The Rennes, France, native also averages 9.0 rebounds.

PROBABLE STARTERS

F - Hamchetou Maiga (6-1, Jr., 13.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg)
F - Kim Giddens (6-0, Fr., 6.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
G - Natalie Diaz (5-11, Sr., 11.8 ppg, 4.5 apg)
G - Okeisha Howard (5-5, Fr., 9.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
G - Alli Spence (5-5, Fr., 6.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg)

NOTABLE

NCAA Tournament titles: One
Final Four appearances: Three
Best finish: 1985 National Champions
NCAA Tournament appearances: 17
NCAA Tournament Record: 27-15
Last NCAA appearance: 1999, lost to Duke, 76-63, in regional semifinals

RANKINGS
Final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 ranking: No. 13.
Final The Associated Press poll ranking: No. 14.
Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 9.

NO. PLAYER                   POS    HT    YR    
 3  Sharron Francis       G     5-8     SO
 5  Okeisha Howard        G     5-5     FR
14  Alli Spence           G     5-5     FR
24  Mandy Olley           G     6-0     JR
25  Hamchetou Maiga      F-G    6-1     JR
31  Natalie Diaz          G     5-11    SR
40  Kim Giddens           F     6-0     FR
41  Nicole Bellinghausen  F     6-1     SR
44  Lucienne Berthieu    F-C    6-2     JR
55  Tiffany Thompson     F-C    6-3     SO


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