Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

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Marshall Thundering Herd
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University Marshall University
First season1969–70
All-time record618–637
Head coach Kim Caldwell (1st season)
Conference Sun Belt
Location Huntington, West Virginia
Arena Cam Henderson Center
(Capacity: 9,048)
Nickname Thundering Herd
ColorsKelly green and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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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 and currently led by head coach Kim Stephens. 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.

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Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Marshall has been to the NCAA tournament twice. Their combined record is 02. [2]

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult/Score
1997 #15First Round#2 ColoradoL 49–69
2024 #13First Round#4 Virginia TechL 49–92

WNIT results

Marshall has been to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) one time. Their combined record is 01.

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
2016 First RoundOhioL 68–76

WBI results

Marshall has been to the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) two times. Their combined record is 22.

YearRoundOpponentResult/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

TenureCoachRecordPct.
1969–1981Donna Lawson138–134.507
1981–1992Judy Southard178–130.578
1992–1997Sarah Evans-Moore74–67.525
1997–2001 Juliene Simpson 30–81.270
2001–2012Royce Chadwick161–169.488
2012–2017Matt Daniel71–85.455
2017–2023Tony Kemper79–90.467
2023–present Kim Caldwell 26–7.788

Individual achievements

All-Americans

Conference Players of the Year

YearPlayerConference
2024Abby BeemanSun Belt
1986Karen PelphreySouthern

Conference Coach of the Year

YearPlayerConference
2024 Kim Caldwell Sun Belt
1991Judy SouthardSouthern
1987Judy SouthardSouthern
1986Judy SouthardSouthern

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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 ]