Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball

Old Dominion Monarchs
women's basketball
Old Dominion Monarchs; women's basketball
	2024–25 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
University	Old Dominion University
First season	1969–70; 56 years ago
All-time record	1166–502
Head coach	DeLisha Milton-Jones (5th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Arena	Chartway Arena ; (capacity: 8,472)
Nickname	Monarchs (2013–present) ; Lady Monarchs (1969–2012)
Colors	Slate blue, silver, and light blue;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament champions
	1985
Runner-up	1997
Other NCAA tournament results
Runner-up	1997
Final Four	1983, 1985, 1997
Elite Eight	1983, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2002
Sweet Sixteen	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008
Appearances	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
AIAW tournament champions
	1979, 1980
Final Four	1979, 1980, 1981
Other AIAW tournament results
Final Four	1979, 1980, 1981
Elite Eight	1979, 1980, 1981
Sweet Sixteen	1979, 1980, 1981
Appearances	1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	Sun Belt: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990; CAA: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference regular-season champions
	Sun Belt: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989; CAA: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

The Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team (formerly the Lady Monarchs) represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

The ODU Monarchs women's basketball team contributed to the initial rise in popularity of women's intercollegiate basketball in the United States in the 1970s. Women's college basketball was organized under the auspices of the AIAW in the early 1970s, at a time when competitive power was distributed among small colleges that had established a niche (such as Immaculata, Delta State, West Chester State, Wayland Baptist and Stephen F. Austin).

ODU won two AIAW national championships in 1979 and 1980 in dominating fashion with star players, Nancy Lieberman and Anne Donovan. Led by Medina Dixon and Tracy Claxton, ODU won the NCAA Division I championship in their 1984–85 season, defeating the University of Georgia 70–65.

Old Dominion, along with UCLA and Tennessee, led the rise to prominence of large schools with national reputations to the top intercollegiate level, before the NCAA began sponsoring sports for women.