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, WV G/F 1 Scott, LeahLeah Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Iowa Western CC Detroit, MI G 2 Fraley, LoganLogan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Boyd County HS Ashland, KY G/F 3 Arkorful, AmaAma Arkorful 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Warren Central HS Vicksburg, MS G/F 5 Brooks, KhadaijiaKhadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bristol Eastern HS Bristol, CT G 5 Akers, McKenzieMcKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Princeton Senior HS Princeton, WV G 11 Porter, TaylorTaylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Murray State Fort Gay, WV G/F 14 Gore, ShaynaShayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Logan HS Logan, WV G 15 Drive, TanaTana Drive 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, TX G 20 Victrum, NorrishaNorrisha Victrum 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Columbia HS Columbia, SC F 21 Romero, ChelseyChelsey Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kecoughtan HS Hampton, VA G 22 Evans, KianaKiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Huntington HS Huntington, WV G 23 Chambers, EnjonaeEnjonae Chambers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Conway HS Conaway, AR G/F 33 Morris, MadisonMadison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Huntington, WV C 34 Lester, HopeHope Lester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr West Side HS Hanover, WV	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	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, WV
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, KY
11/15/2015* 1:00 PM		Brescia Morehead State Classic	W 92–40	2–0	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
11/18/2015* 6:00 PM		Rhode Island	W 72–62	3–0	Cam Henderson Center (631) Huntington, WV
11/22/2015* 1:00 PM		NJIT	W 63–50	4–0	Cam Henderson Center (384) Huntington, WV
11/27/2015* 4:00 PM		Cornell	W 73–47	5–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,683) Huntington, WV
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM		Alabama A&M	W 81–45	6–0	Cam Henderson Center (443) Huntington, WV
12/13/2015* 4:00 PM		vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 60–66	6–1	Charleston Civic Center (3,173) Charleston, WV
12/17/2015* 12:00 PM		Saint Francis (PA)	W 81–73	7–1	Cam Henderson Center (289) Huntington, WV
12/20/2015* 1:00 PM		Norfolk State	W 81–67	8–1	Cam Henderson Center (323) Huntington, WV
12/22/2015* 12:00 PM		West Virginia Tech	W 83–39	9–1	Cam Henderson Center (501) Huntington, WV
12/28/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	W 61–55	10–1	SIU Arena (400) Carbondale, IL
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, KY
01/07/2016 7:00 PM		at Florida Atlantic	L 73–84	10–3 (0–2)	FAU Arena (483) Boca Raton, FL
01/09/2016 2:00 PM		at FIU	W 65–58	11–3 (1–2)	FIU Arena (302) Miami, FL
01/14/2016 6:00 PM		North Texas	L 63–71	11–4 (1–3)	Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, WV
01/16/2016 1:00 PM		Rice	W 81–52	12–4 (2–3)	Cam Henderson Center (414) Huntington, WV
01/21/2016 6:00 PM		Charlotte	L 61–64	12–5 (2–4)	Cam Henderson Center (474) Huntington, WV
01/24/2016 1:00 PM		Old Dominion	W 80–62	13–5 (3–4)	Cam Henderson Center (652) Huntington, WV
01/28/2016 7:30 PM		at Middle Tennessee	L 54–65	13–6 (3–5)	Murphy Center (3,958) Murfreesboro, TN
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, WV
02/06/2016 1:00 PM		UTSA	W 80–76	16–6 (6–5)	Cam Henderson Center (812) Huntington, WV
02/14/2016 1:00 PM, ASN		WKU	L 76–80	16–7 (6–6)	Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, WV
02/18/2016 7:00 PM		at Charlotte	L 77–87	16–8 (6–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (909) Charlotte, NC
02/20/2016 4:00 PM		at Old Dominion	L 55–77	16–9 (6–8)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487) Norfolk, VA
02/25/2016 11:30 AM		UAB	W 73–65	17–9 (7–8)	Cam Henderson Center (1,855) Huntington, WV
02/27/2016 1:00 PM		Middle Tennessee	L 73–79	17–10 (7–9)	Cam Henderson Center (876) Huntington, WV
03/03/2016 7:30 PM		at Louisiana Tech	W 54–52	18–10 (8–9)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,803) Ruston, LA
03/05/2016 5:00 PM		at Southern Miss	W 63–53	19–10 (9–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,514) Hattiesburg, MS
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, OH
*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

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