# 2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, and played their home games at the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, as a member of Conference USA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at George Washington | L 37–55 | 0–1 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 3, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | William & Mary Rivalry | W 70–47 | 1–1 | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | VCU | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| December 11, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | North Dakota | Canceled | Canceled | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | USC Upstate | W 73–39 | 3–1 | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | Postponed | Postponed | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | | at Delaware State | Canceled | Canceled | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| C-USA regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | FIU | L 85–92 | 3–2 (0–1) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at FIU | L 80–81 | 3–3 (0–2) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 8, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 71–56 | 4–3 (1–2) | FAU Arena (177) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 77–72 | 5–3 (2–2) | FAU Arena (180) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 15, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | Rice | L 66–77 | 5–4 (2–3) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Rice | L 59–67 | 5–5 (2–4) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | Postponed | Postponed | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | Postponed | Postponed | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| January 29, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | Postponed | Postponed | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | Postponed | Postponed | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 80–70 | 6–5 (3–4) | Cam Henderson Center (381) Huntington, WV |
| February 6, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (3–5) | Cam Henderson Center (410) Huntington, WV |
| February 10, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | Charlotte | L 95–102 $^{2OT}$ | 6–7 (3–6) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| February 13, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (3–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| February 19, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | UAB | L 61–74 | 6–9 (3–8) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | UAB | W 70–47 | 7–9 (4–8) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at Middle Tennessee | W 74–57 | 8–9 (5–8) | Murphy Center (1,159) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 27, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at Middle Tennessee | L 70–74 | 8–10 (5–9) | Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN |
| March 4, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | W 55–53 | 9–10 (6–9) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| March 5, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | at Western Kentucky | W 57–55 | 10–10 (7–9) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| C-USA Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 5:00 p.m. | (6E) | vs. (7E) Western Kentucky First Round | W 83–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 10, 2021 12:30 p.m. | (6E) | vs. (3W) North Texas Second Round | W 71–66 | 12–10 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 11, 2021 12:30 p.m. | (6E) | vs. (2E) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 90–89 $^{2OT}$ | 13–10 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 12, 2021 6:30 p.m. | (6E) | vs. (1W) Rice Semifinals | L 60–62 | 13–11 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
* Source: Old Dominion Athletics