ODU women earn split in tourney, rout Indiana State

En’Dya Buford scored 19 points and Riley Stack added 16 points and eight rebounds as the Old Dominion women’s basketball team bounced back from a loss to No. 14 Mississippi on Sunday with an 89-68 victory over Indiana State on Monday in the Cherokee (North Carolina) Invitational.

The two-day tournament was at Harrah’s Cherokee Resort in western North Carolina.

Simaru Fields contributed 14 points and Nevaeh Scott had 13 for the Monarchs (8-5), who outrebounded the Sycamores 61-40.

Tierney Kelsey paced Indiana State (4-7) with 21 points.

ODU jumped out to an 18-9 lead after the first quarter and extended the margin to 44-29 at the half. The Monarchs maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half.

Buford added five rebounds and four assists, two steals and a block.

ODU fell 86-57 to Ole Miss on Sunday night.

The Monarchs are off until Jan. 1, when they will host Georgia Southern at 2 p.m.

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