NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s basketball head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones is welcoming 13 transfers to the Monarchs’ 2026-27 roster. The second incoming student-athlete is Delaney Snyder, a 6-foot-5-inch Virginia native is joining the Silver and Blue from Cincinnati.
“Snyder is a 6-foot-4-inch post player that comes in with valuable experience playing in the Big 12,” said Jones. “She is a rim-running big that has major potential through the work she will put in this summer. She has great shooting touch from the perimeter and we expect a big summer for Delaney to help her grow in every aspect of the game this season.”
Delaney Snyder | Center/Forward | Richmond, Va. | TPLS Christian Academy (Cincinnati)
Snyder is a native of Richmond, Virginia who spent the past three seasons with the Bearcats. In her freshman season, she made 17 appearances and finished the season averaging 1.1 points and 0.5 rebounds per game. She had a season high five points and two rebounds against Lindenwood in an 81-62 victory. Snyder scored two points against Siena, three against West Virginia, and matched her season high of five points against Iowa State.
The Virginia native saw an increased role in her second season in the Queen City, with Snyder making 29 appearances and seven starts for the Bearcats. Across the season, she averaged 10.6 minutes of floor time per game and averaged 2.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while making 16 blocks. She set a new career high of seven points against BYU in a 72-63 win over the Cougars and matched that number two more times in back-to-back games against Texas Tech and Utah. The 6-foot-5-inch center registered blocks in 11 separate games and swatted away a career high four shots against West Virginia while also swiping two steals. Snyder’s career high of seven rebounds was set against Arizona State and Marshall. She finished the season with 87 rebounds, 16 blocks, and 63 points in 307 minutes of action.
Last season, Snyder made 21 appearances and logged 119 minutes of action on the court. She matched her career high of seven points and reigned in four rebounds against Georgetown (Ky.) in a 100-61 win. Snyder scored six points against West Virginia. In her first two seasons, she averaged 53.5% shooting from the free-throw line and im,proved that number to 77.8% in her junior campaign. Snyder grabbed a season high five rebounds against Ball State and registered a block against TCU.
The Richmond, Virginia native attended TPLS Christian Academy in Laurel, Virginia and played club ball with FBC Havoc in Richmond. Snyder was a dual-sport athlete in high school and played volleyball. Her aunt, Sarah DiNardo, played collegiate basketball for Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.
