With scoring from many sources, the Old Dominion women dominated the first half Wednesday night and went on to defeat struggling Louisiana 72-61 in Lafayette.

Simaru Fields scored 12 points, Mariah Clayton 11, Riley Stack 10, Dalanna Carter nine, Kelsey Thompson eight and Nakiyah Allen seven to provide the bulk of ODU’s offense. Stack had eight rebounds and two steals.

The Monarchs (14-10, 6-6 Sun Belt) overcame a big game by the Ragin’ Cajuns’ Mikaylah Manley, who had 27 points and six rebounds. She was the only player in double figures for Louisiana (2-21, 1-12).

ODU scored 11 unanswered points bridging the first and second quarters to go ahead 29-13, and it was 39-23 at the half. ODU led by double digits in the great majority of the second half.

Shenandoah 67, Virginia Wesleyan 60: Despite Brianna Long’s 32 points and 12 rebounds for VWU, the Hornets (15-5, 7-4 ODAC) defeated the Marlins (11-9, 5-6) in Winchester.

Also for Virginia Wesleyan, Sydney Turner had 10 points and five rebounds, and Keira Bagwell had eight points, four rebounds and three steals.

Shenandoah’s Brynna Nesselrodt was 5 for 9 from 3-point range and scored 22 points. Addisyn Banks had 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and three blocks.

A 12-2 run to start the second quarter gave Shenandoah a 27-14 lead. VWU pulled to 54-50 with 6:44 left in the game but got no closer.

Tuesday

Meredith 55, Regent 40: The Avenging Angels (3-14) outplayed the Royals (3-14) in Raleigh, North Carolina, though Kennedy Shipman scored a game-high 19 points and Mikaylah Telfer grabbed 12 rebounds and had five steals.

Grassfield High graduate Amara Groth set a Regent freshman record by reaching 24 3-pointers for the season. She had two against Meredith, which was led by Molly Zuburg’s 16 points.

Men

Wednesday

Virginia Wesleyan 90, Shenandoah 55: The Marlins (14-5, 9-1) maintained first place in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference by dominating the Hornets (11-10, 4-7) at TowneBank Arena.

VWU enjoyed exceptional offensive balance. Malcolm Velmar scored 14 points, Amari Moorer 13, TJ East 12 and Khai Seargeant 12. East snagged nine rebounds, and Moorer had eight rebounds and six assists. Omari DeVeaux had nine points, five assists and three rebounds.

Shenandoah’s John Allen hit 5 of 6 shots and had 14 points and eight rebounds. Ellis Wright, from Western Branch High, had six points.

Apprentice 79, Mid-Atlantic Christian 71: The Builders (12-7, 4-2 New South Athletic Conference) went to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and won by outscoring the Mustangs 53-41 in the second half. MACU fell to 7-10, 3-1.

Jahlil Hope had 23 points for Apprentice, which is ranked sixth in U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. Jabari Brackett scored 17, Wayne Hedgepath had 10 points and Devon Brown had eight points, 13 rebounds and two steals. The Builders outrebounded the Mustangs 38-25.

The Williams twins led MACU. Tyus scored 17 and Terrence 16.

Tuesday

Mary Baldwin 85, Regent 78: Despite a career-high 16 points by senior Joshua Vogt, the Royals (3-17) lost to the Fighting Squirrels (9-10) in Staunton. Regent trailed throughout the second half from margins between two and 13 points.

Also for Regent, Grant Worley had 11 points and fellow Grassfield High alum Chauncey Gilliam had 10 points and 10 rebounds.Mary Baldwin’s Jamal Ukaegbu had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Raymond Benton had 19 points.

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