NORFOLK, VA (Jan. 26) - The Old Dominion women's basketball team defeated the Hofstra Pride 81-49 this afternoon on a Superbowl Sunday showdown at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

The Lady Monarchs improve to 10-6 overall and 7-0 in the CAA having won their last 33 straight conference games. Old Dominion has been in the win column in six of its last seven games. The Pride fall to 4-12 on the year and 1-6 in the CAA, dropping their fourth straight contest.

The Lady Monarchs broke open the game at the 12:35 mark as two free throws by Okeisha Howard tied the game at 10-10. From that point, Old Dominion proceeded on a 22-3 run to end the half and enter the locker rooms with a 32-13 lead. The 13 points scored by the Pride was the lowest point total at intermission by an ODU opponent this season with the previous low of 18 against Virginia Tech (33-18) on December 21st and N.C. State (35-18) on December 30th. During the final 12:35, Hofstra connected on just one field goal and went 1-for-6 at the free throw line.

It took Hofstra just five minutes to match their first half output, coming within 22 points with the score at 48-26 with 14:51 remaining. However, ODU would build a 30-point lead, 56-26, after a Howard free throw at 12:46. The rest of game would continue in the Lady Monarch's favor as their advantage grew to as much as 40 down the stretch.

The home team shot 75 percent (18-24) in the second period en route to the 32-point victory. The 32-point win was the largest victory in "The Ted" for the Lady Monarchs this season. Hofstra shot 27.8 percent from the field for the game and was 0-for-18 from beyond the arc.

Howard led all scorers with 17 points to go along with five assists. Junior forward Monique Coker and sophomore guard Shareese Grant  both added 14 points.As a team, the Lady Monarchs had eight blocked shots and eight steals and owned a 46-37 rebounding advantage.

The Pride had two members in double figures. Junior guard Staceyann Claxton had a team-high 13 points along with six assists and seven steals. She was 5-of-16 from the field and shot .500 from three-point land. Hofstra's leading scorer, senior guard Jen Brickey, had 12 points.

Hofstra is next in action when it entertains Drexel at Hofstra Arena on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in another CAA contest.