FRISCO, Texas
Nearly half a year ago, when Conference USA women’s basketball coaches convened here for media day, they tabbed Old Dominion to finish 11th in the 14-team league.
It was a laughable prediction to those of us who know how hard and well Nikki McCray-Penson has toiled to rebuild this program. I knew she’d have a winning season, and that she might even break the 20-win mark.
Turns out, McCray is right on schedule in rebuilding ODU’s once proud women’s basketball program into a championship contender.
ODU won 21 games, finished fifth in the conference and lost, 74-60, to a bigger, more talented and more experienced Western Kentucky team Thursday in the conference quarterfinals.