2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record21–12 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Matt Daniel (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Kemper
  • Devrinn Paul
  • Caronica Randle
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP162 .889  295  .853
WKU153 .833  277  .794
Middle Tennessee153 .833  249  .727
Charlotte126 .667  1912  .613
Old Dominion108 .556  1717  .500
Marshall99 .500  2112  .636
Louisiana Tech99 .500  1416  .467
UAB711 .389  1516  .484
Southern Miss711 .389  1416  .467
Rice711 .389  922  .290
Florida Atlantic612 .333  1416  .467
UTSA612 .333  1019  .345
North Texas513 .278  1119  .367
FIU216 .111  526  .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Talequia Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrCincinnati Huntington, West Virginia
G/F 1 Leah Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrIowa Western CC Detroit
G 2 Logan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBoyd County HS Ashland, Kentucky
G/F 3 Ama Arkorful 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWarren Central HS Vicksburg, Mississippi
G/F 4 Khadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBristol Eastern HS Bristol, Connecticut
G 5 McKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPrinceton Senior HS Princeton, West Virginia
G 11 Taylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoMurray State Fort Gay, West Virginia
G/F 14 Shayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLogan HS Logan, West Virginia
G 15 Tana Drive 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) FrMacArthur HS Irving, Texas
G 20 Norrisha Victrum 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrColumbia HS Columbia, South Carolina
F 21 Chelsey Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrKecoughtan HS Hampton, Virginia
G 22 Kiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHuntington HS Huntington, West Virginia
G 23 Enjonae Chambers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrConway HS Conaway, Arkansas
G/F 33 Madison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSpring Valley HS Huntington, West Virginia
C 34 Hope Lester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWest 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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