Who knew that Nikki McCray-Penson had such a great set of pipes?
The Old Dominion University women's basketball coach stunned a Chartway Arena crowd of 2,069, and her players and assistant coaches, by taking a microphone and singing the national anthem prior to ODU's final home game Wednesday night against UAB.
The Monarchs lost, 64-61, in overtime when UAB's Lea Kerstein came in for her only play of the game and buried a 3-pointer with just .4 seconds left.
While the loss put a damper on ODU's Senior Night, and ended the Monarchs' home winning streak at 16, McCray's performance was as memorable as it was surprising.