CAA & NCAA Tournaments

The only problem with playing sports in a small conference is the fact that when the boys go on the road, students and fans are often left to watch internet streams to keep up with the team.

When the Monarch basketball team made it to the CAA Tournament, it was only shown on the Comcast sports network. Not all televisions on campus have this channel. Luckily for the students of ODU who use Twitter, The Mace and Crown used its press capabilities to travel to Richmond, VA and report the game for ODU. It kept the public up to date with the score and important plays so that even students at work or on the move could keep up with the Monarchs as they headed towards the championship game.

The Mace was able to Tweet during the championship game and let fans from all over the country know when the Monarchs took the trophy and a guaranteed spot in the NCAA basketball tournament.

When they traveled to New Orleans to play the first two rounds of the NCAA, the Mace was able to cover the game and provide information with blogs. Although the NCAA prevents the media from providing minute-by-minute updates, fans were able to Tweet the game from their personal accounts for everyone who had not been able to travel down to New Orleans.

This is just one of the several ways that social networking can be helpful to society.