2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by sixth-year head coach Tony Kemper, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished with a record of 17–14, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost to James Madison in the Sun Belt tournament quarterfinals and did not advance to postseason play.

2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	17–14 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tony Kemper (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jenna Burdette Rudy Evans Sydnei McCaskill
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison †	13	–	5		.722			27	–	8		.771
Texas State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Georgia Southern	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			22	–	13		.629
Troy	12	–	6		.667			17	–	13		.567
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			22	–	21		.512
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Coastal Carolina	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Arkansas State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	21		.364
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
South Alabama	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2023 Sun Belt tournament winner As of November 6, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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In their 2021–22 season, the Thundering Herd finished fifth-ranked in divisional conference play with a record of 15–13 overall and 10–8 in C-USA play. They lost to Rice in the second round of the C-USA tournament and did not advance to postseason play.

In March 2022, Marshall, as well as C-USA members Old Dominion and Southern Miss, announced that they would be joining the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2022 to compete as full-time members for the 2022–23 season.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue	L 61–73	0–1	Mackey Arena (2,058) West Lafayette, IN
November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia Wesleyan	W 72–39	1–1	Cam Henderson Center (798) Huntington, WV
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		vs. UT Martin Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	W 70–57	2–1	Enmarket Arena (99) Savannah, GA
November 22, 2022* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	W 45–39	3–1	Enmarket Arena  Savannah, GA
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Norfolk State Hostilo Hoops Community Classic	L 43–48	3–2	Enmarket Arena (143) Savannah, GA
November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	L 72–77	3–3	Cam Henderson Center (637) Huntington, WV
December 4, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davis & Elkins	W 104–43	4–3	Cam Henderson Center (966) Huntington, WV
December 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 72–47	5–3	Cam Henderson Center (747) Huntington, WV
December 14, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 68–77	5–4	Yuengling Center (5,573) Tampa, FL
December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 61–53	6–4	Cam Henderson Center (608) Huntington, WV
December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 60–56	7–4	Cam Henderson Center (496) Huntington, WV
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 63–61 OT	8–4 (1–0)	Mitchell Center (230) Mobile, AL
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 59–52	9–4 (2–0)	Holmes Convocation Center (572) Boone, NC
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 67–74	9–5 (2–1)	Cam Henderson Center (653) Huntington, WV
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 80–83	9–6 (2–2)	Cam Henderson Center (678) Huntington, WV
January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 61–65	9–7 (2–3)	HTC Center (504) Conway, SC
January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 56–63	9–8 (2–4)	Chartway Arena (2,695) Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 77–87	9–9 (2–5)	Cam Henderson Center (954) Huntington, WV
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 53–52	10–9 (3–5)	Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, WV
January 26, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 61–59	11–9 (4–5)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,420) Monroe, LA
January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 71–59	12–9 (5–5)	First National Bank Arena (1,117) Jonesboro, AR
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 72–64	13–9 (6–5)	Cam Henderson Center (645) Huntington, WV
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 50–45	14–9 (7–5)	Cam Henderson Center (1,186) Huntington, WV
February 9, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 65–60	15–9 (8–5)	Cam Henderson Center (1,195) Huntington, WV
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 60–64	15–10 (8–6)	Cam Henderson Center (922) Huntington, WV
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 61–63	15–11 (8–7)	Hanner Fieldhouse (713) Statesboro, GA
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 54–55	15–12 (8–8)	GSU Convocation Center (579) Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 63–66	15–13 (8–9)	Cam Henderson Center (799) Huntington, WV
February 24, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	W 71–58	16–13 (9–9)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,280) Harrisonburg, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 1, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Coastal Carolina Second Round	W 60–53	17–13	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
March 3, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) James Madison Quarterfinals	L 43–62	17–14	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

• Source: Marshall University Athletics

See also

• 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team