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
F 0 Hamilton, TalequiaTalequia Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Cincinnati Huntington, West Virginia
G/F 1 Scott, LeahLeah Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Iowa Western CC Detroit
G 2 Fraley, LoganLogan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Boyd County HS Ashland, Kentucky
G/F 3 Arkorful, AmaAma Arkorful 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Warren Central HS Vicksburg, Mississippi
G/F 4 Brooks, KhadaijiaKhadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bristol Eastern HS Bristol, Connecticut
G 5 Akers, McKenzieMcKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Princeton Senior HS Princeton, West Virginia
G 11 Porter, TaylorTaylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Murray State Fort Gay, West Virginia
G/F 14 Gore, ShaynaShayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Logan HS Logan, West Virginia
G 15 Drive, TanaTana Drive 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, Texas
G 20 Victrum, NorrishaNorrisha Victrum 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Columbia HS Columbia, South Carolina
F 21 Romero, ChelseyChelsey Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kecoughtan HS Hampton, Virginia
G 22 Evans, KianaKiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Huntington HS Huntington, West Virginia
G 23 Chambers, EnjonaeEnjonae Chambers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Conway HS Conaway, Arkansas
G/F 33 Morris, MadisonMadison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Huntington, West Virginia
C 34 Lester, HopeHope Lester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 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

Roster

Rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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.

See also

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

References

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