Milwaukee ? Wendy Larry sees Old Dominion as the party crasher at the big ball.

Upset with a seventh seed that has served as motivation through the first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Old Dominion will play undefeated Connecticut tonight with a berth in the Final Four at stake.

The Monarchs are pressure free, figuring no one expected them to be among the final eight.

Conversely, the top-seeded Huskies have faced high expectations the entire season. Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma has even been asked which team he wants to the play in San Antonio, in the Final Four.

A great position to be in, right? Maybe not.

“Party crashers usually get beat up or arrested, don’t they? At least they did where I come from,” Auriemma joked Sunday.

Connecticut, which has won 36 straight games, beat Old Dominion (28-5), 84-70, in December.

The Monarchs outrebounded the Huskies 48-42 in that game and limited Connecticut to 1-for-12 shooting from 3-point range.

That defensive effort did little but give Old Dominion the distinction of being one of six teams to lose to UConn by 20 points or less.

Larry expects rebounding to be a key again today, and believes Lucienne Berthieu could be the difference.

Berthieu scored 17 points against the Huskies in the first game, including 15 in the second half. At the time, she was still recovering from knee surgery that sidelined her last season.