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Revision as of 06:39, 8 April 2024

Marshall Thundering Herd
2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
UniversityMarshall University
First season1969–70
All-time record618–637
Head coachVacant
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationHuntington, West Virginia
ArenaCam Henderson Center
(capacity: 9,048)
NicknameThundering Herd
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1997, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2024
Conference division season champions
2005

The Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represents Marshall University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Thundering Herd's only two NCAA tournament appearances were with an automatic-bid in the 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament with a #15 seed in the Midwest region and in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament with a #13 seed in the Portland 3 region.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Marshall has been to the NCAA tournament twice. Their combined record is 0–2.[2]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
1997 #15 First Round #2 Colorado L 49–69
2024 #13 First Round #4 Virginia Tech L 49–92

WNIT results

Marshall has been to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) one time. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2016 First Round Ohio L 68–76

WBI results

Marshall has been to the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2015 First Round
Quarterfinals
Northern Kentucky
Mercer
W 81–79
L 71–73
2019 First Round
Quarterfinals
Davidson
Appalachian State
W 67–64
L 71–83

Head coaches

Tenure Coach Record Pct.
1969–1981 Donna Lawson 138–134 .507
1981–1992 Judy Southard 178–130 .578
1992–1997 Sarah Evans-Moore 74–67 .525
1997–2001 Juliene Simpson 30–81 .270
2001–2012 Royce Chadwick 161–169 .488
2012–2017 Matt Daniel 71–85 .455
2017–2023 Tony Kemper 79–90 .467
2023–2024 Kim Caldwell 26–7 .788

Individual achievements

All-Americans

  • Karen Pelphrey - W. Basketball News Service (1986 Third Team), Amer. Women Sports Fed. (1986 First Team, 1985 Second Team, 1884 Second Team)

Conference Players of the Year

Year Player Conference
2024 Abby Beeman Sun Belt
1986 Karen Pelphrey Southern

Conference Coach of the Year

Year Player Conference
2024 Kim Caldwell Sun Belt
1991 Judy Southard Southern
1987 Judy Southard Southern
1986 Judy Southard Southern

References

  1. ^ Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016-17recordbook1-3-17.pdf Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]