Friday, February 15, 2013

ODU volunteer assistant Sara Jones passes away


Old Dominion volunteer assistant coach Sara Jones lost her heroic battle with cancer Friday at 7:57 a.m. She was 40 years old.

Jones had overcome multiple bouts with the disease and become an inspirational presence at practices and games the past two seasons for Lady Monarchs coach and long-time friend Karen Barefoot, who described Jones as "her hero."

Old Dominion will release a full story with quotes from Barefoot later today. LadySwish will share some thoughts as well. On Sunday at 2 p.m., the Lady Monarchs will host Northeastern in the 11th annual Hoops for the Cure game to raise cancer awareness.

1 comment:

  1. Sara Jones' energy, positive attitude, optimism, inspiration and perspective... no wonder Coach Barefoot had her a part of the ODU team. My sincere condolences to her family, Coach Barefoot and her team.

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