2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	21–12 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Matt Daniel (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Tony Kemper
Assistant coach	Devrinn Paul
Assistant coach	Caronica Randle
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
WKU	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Marshall	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
UAB	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Rice	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
UTSA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
FIU	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161


† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represents the Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Matt Daniel, play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

Roster

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Hamilton, TalequiaTalequia Hamilton	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cincinnati	Huntington, West Virginia
2.5 !G/F	1	Scott, LeahLeah Scott	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Iowa Western CC	Detroit
1.5 !G	2	Fraley, LoganLogan Fraley	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Boyd County HS	Ashland, Kentucky
2.5 !G/F	3	Arkorful, AmaAma Arkorful	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Warren Central HS	Vicksburg, Mississippi
2.5 !G/F	4	Brooks, KhadaijiaKhadaijia Brooks	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bristol Eastern HS	Bristol, Connecticut
1.5 !G	5	Akers, McKenzieMcKenzie Akers	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Princeton Senior HS	Princeton, West Virginia
1.5 !G	11	Porter, TaylorTaylor Porter	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.5 !RS So	Murray State	Fort Gay, West Virginia
2.5 !G/F	14	Gore, ShaynaShayna Gore	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Logan HS	Logan, West Virginia
1.5 !G	15	Drive, TanaTana Drive	60 !5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)	1.0 !Fr	MacArthur HS	Irving, Texas
1.5 !G	20	Victrum, NorrishaNorrisha Victrum	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	4.0 !Sr	Columbia HS	Columbia, South Carolina
3.5 !F	21	Romero, ChelseyChelsey Romero	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Kecoughtan HS	Hampton, Virginia
1.5 !G	22	Evans, KianaKiana Evans	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Huntington HS	Huntington, West Virginia
1.5 !G	23	Chambers, EnjonaeEnjonae Chambers	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Conway HS	Conaway, Arkansas
2.5 !G/F	33	Morris, MadisonMadison Morris	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Spring Valley HS	Huntington, West Virginia
5.0 !C	34	Lester, HopeHope Lester	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	West Side HS	Hanover, West Virginia

Head coach

Matt Daniel (Harding)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Kemper (Fort Hays State)
Devrinn Paul (Kentucky State)
Caronica Randle (Central Arkansas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 6:00 PM	Kentucky Christian	W 113–36		Cam Henderson Center (872) Huntington, West Virginia
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 PM	at Morehead State Morehead State Classic	W 104–101	1–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,676) Morehead, Kentucky
11/15/2015* 1:00 PM	Brescia Morehead State Classic	W 92–40	2–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
11/18/2015* 6:00 PM	Rhode Island	W 72–62	3–0	Cam Henderson Center (631) Huntington, West Virginia
11/22/2015* 1:00 PM	NJIT	W 63–50	4–0	Cam Henderson Center (384) Huntington, West Virginia
11/27/2015* 4:00 PM	Cornell	W 73–47	5–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,683) Huntington, West Virginia
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM	Alabama A&M	W 81–45	6–0	Cam Henderson Center (443) Huntington, West Virginia
12/13/2015* 4:00 PM	vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 60–66	6–1	Charleston Civic Center (3,173) Charleston, West Virginia
12/17/2015* 12:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)	W 81–73	7–1	Cam Henderson Center (289) Huntington, West Virginia
12/20/2015* 1:00 PM	Norfolk State	W 81–67	8–1	Cam Henderson Center (323) Huntington, West Virginia
12/22/2015* 12:00 PM	West Virginia Tech	W 83–39	9–1	Cam Henderson Center (501) Huntington, West Virginia
12/28/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	W 61–55	10–1	SIU Arena (400) Carbondale, Illinois
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016 3:00 PM	at WKU	L 52–81	10–2 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,413) Bowling Green, Kentucky
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	L 73–84	10–3 (0–2)	FAU Arena (483) Boca Raton, Florida
01/09/2016 2:00 PM	at FIU	W 65–58	11–3 (1–2)	FIU Arena (302) Miami
01/14/2016 6:00 PM	North Texas	L 63–71	11–4 (1–3)	Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, West Virginia
01/16/2016 1:00 PM	Rice	W 81–52	12–4 (2–3)	Cam Henderson Center (414) Huntington, West Virginia
01/21/2016 6:00 PM	Charlotte	L 61–64	12–5 (2–4)	Cam Henderson Center (474) Huntington, West Virginia
01/24/2016 1:00 PM	Old Dominion	W 80–62	13–5 (3–4)	Cam Henderson Center (652) Huntington, West Virginia
01/28/2016 7:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 54–65	13–6 (3–5)	Murphy Center (3,958) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
01/30/2016 3:00 PM	at UAB	W 64–61	14–6 (4–5)	Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL
02/04/2016 6:00 PM	UTEP	W 79–64	15–6 (5–5)	Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, West Virginia
02/06/2016 1:00 PM	UTSA	W 80–76	16–6 (6–5)	Cam Henderson Center (812) Huntington, West Virginia
02/14/2016 1:00 PM, ASN	WKU	L 76–80	16–7 (6–6)	Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, West Virginia
02/18/2016 7:00 PM	at Charlotte	L 77–87	16–8 (6–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (909) Charlotte, North Carolina
02/20/2016 4:00 PM	at Old Dominion	L 55–77	16–9 (6–8)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487) Norfolk, Virginia
02/25/2016 11:30 AM	UAB	W 73–65	17–9 (7–8)	Cam Henderson Center (1,855) Huntington, West Virginia
02/27/2016 1:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	L 73–79	17–10 (7–9)	Cam Henderson Center (876) Huntington, West Virginia
03/03/2016 7:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech	W 54–52	18–10 (8–9)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,803) Ruston, Louisiana
03/05/2016 5:00 PM	at Southern Miss	W 63–53	19–10 (9–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,514) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 8:30 PM, ASN	vs. FIU Second Round	W 76–44	20–10	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016 8:30 PM, ASN	vs. WKU Quarterfinals	W 66–63	21–10	Bartow Arena (499) Birmingham, AL
03/11/2016 1:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals	L 41–69	21–11	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/17/2016 7:00 PM	at Ohio First Round	L 68–76	21–12	Convocation Center (1,172) Athens, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.herdzone.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/mars-w-baskbl-sched.html

Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

Venues	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (1969–1981) Cam Henderson Center (1981–present)

Rivalries	West Virginia

Culture & lore	History Marco the Buffalo

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References