2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were 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
Record21–12 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Kemper
  • Devrinn Paul
  • Caronica Randle
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
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

Roster

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2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Talequia Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Cincinnati Huntington, West Virginia
G/F 1 Leah Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Iowa Western CC Detroit
G 2 Logan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Boyd County HS Ashland, Kentucky
G/F 3 Ama Arkorful 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Warren Central HS Vicksburg, Mississippi
G/F 4 Khadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bristol Eastern HS Bristol, Connecticut
G 5 McKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Princeton Senior HS Princeton, West Virginia
G 11 Taylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Murray State Fort Gay, West Virginia
G/F 14 Shayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Logan HS Logan, West Virginia
G 15 Tana Drive 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, Texas
G 20 Norrisha Victrum 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Columbia HS Columbia, South Carolina
F 21 Chelsey Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kecoughtan HS Hampton, Virginia
G 22 Kiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Huntington HS Huntington, West Virginia
G 23 Enjonae Chambers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Conway HS Conaway, Arkansas
G/F 33 Madison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Huntington, West Virginia
C 34 Hope Lester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr West Side HS Hanover, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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

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References

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  1. ^ "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2015.