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2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

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2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
Sun Belt regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record26–7 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenna Burdette
  • Daniel Price
  • Angel Rizor
  • Mashayla Cecil
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 17 1   .944 26 7   .788
Troy 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
James Madison 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Louisiana–Monroe 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Southern Miss 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgia State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Texas State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
South Alabama 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Kim Caldwell, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 17–1 in Sun Belt play, to finish in first place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Appalachian State, Old Dominion and James Madison to become champions. They received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed Virginia Tech in the first round.

After the season, head coach Kim Caldwell left to become the head coach at Tennessee. Marshall hired Transylvania University head coach Juli Fulks as her replacement.[1]

Previous season

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In their 2022–23 season, the Thundering Herd finished eighth-ranked in conference play with a record of 17–14 overall and 9–9 in conference play. They lost to James Madison in the conference tournament quarterfinals and did not advance to postseason play.

On March 27, former Glenville State head coach Kim Caldwell was hired to coach the Thundering Herd.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Timberlynn Yeast 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mercer County Harrodsburg, KY
G 1 Breanna Campbell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Glenville State Largo, FL
G 3 CC Mays 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Seffner Christian Tampa, FL
G 4 Abby Beeman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GS Shepherd Ridgeley, WV
G 5 Alasia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Mississippi State Murfreesboro, TN
G 10 Aislynn Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mississippi State Murfreesboro, TN
G/F 11 Jayda Allie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cabell Midland Huntington, WV
F 14 Olivia Ziolkowski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Woodrow Wilson Beckley, WV
G 15 Sydni Scott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cardinal O'Hara Prospect Park, PA
G 20 Peyton Ilderton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Logan Logan, WV
G 21 Terah Harness 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr USC Upstate New Carlisle, OH
G 22 Ashley Tudor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Radford Cincinnati, OH
F 23 Meredith Maier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Fairmont Senior Fairmont, WV
F 25 Mahogany Matthews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Ole Miss York, PA
G/F 30 Aarionna Redman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
F 87 Tamia Lawhorne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS George Mason Amityville, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 4, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
Pikeville W 127–76 
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 77–84  0–1
EagleBank Arena (706)
Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Chattanooga W 79–74  1–1
McKenzie Arena (1,283)
Chattanooga, TN
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 66–76  1–2
Truist Arena (1,194)
Highland Heights, KY
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Point Park W 121–55  2–2
Cam Henderson Center (1,147)
Huntington, WV
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State L 78–89  2–3
Nutter Center (1,157)
Fairborn, OH
November 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Morehead State L 64–67  2–4
Ellis Johnson Arena (585)
Morehead, KY
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida W 91–88  3–4
Cam Henderson Center (1,186)
Huntington, WV
December 11, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Salem W 115–56  4–4
Cam Henderson Center (932)
Huntington, WV
December 15, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 102–77  5–4
Swisher Gymnasium (215)
Jacksonville, FL
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 84–77  6–4
Schar Center (594)
Elon, NC
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest L 59–66  6–5
LJVM Coliseum (941)
Winston-Salem, NC
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 87–72  7–5
(1–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,538)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama W 90–64  8–5
(2–0)
Cam Henderson Center (999)
Huntington, WV
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 68–51  9–5
(3–0)
Cam Henderson Center (1,288)
Huntington, WV
January 11, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 90–78  10–5
(4–0)
GSU Convocation Center (1,329)
Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 72–60  11–5
(5–0)
HTC Center (859)
Conway, SC
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion W 90–60  12–5
(6–0)
Cam Henderson Center (1,098)
Huntington, WV
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 97–85  13–5
(7–0)
Cam Henderson Center (2,219)
Huntington, WV
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison W 77–70  14–5
(8–0)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,370)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 106–95  15–5
(9–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (763)
Statesboro, GA
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 81–69  16–5
(10–0)
Cam Henderson Center (2,095)
Huntington, WV
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison L 63–72  16–6
(10–1)
Cam Henderson Center (2,526)
Huntington, WV
February 7, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Louisiana W 74–42  17–6
(11–1)
Cam Henderson Center (3,024)
Huntington, WV
February 15, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 87–78  18–6
(12–1)
Holmes Center (1,179)
Boone, NC
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 89–75  19–6
(13–1)
Chartway Arena (2,556)
Norfolk, VA
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State W 85–59  20–6
(14–1)
Strahan Arena (1,064)
San Marcos, TX
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 99–90  21–6
(15–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,201)
Monroe, LA
February 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 97–69  22–6
(16–1)
Cam Henderson Center (2,554)
Huntington, WV
March 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 90–43  23–6
(17–1)
Cam Henderson Center (2,791)
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt tournament
March 8, 2024
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals
W 116–74  24–6
Pensacola Bay Center (690)
Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2024
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Old Dominion
Semifinals
W 76–70  25–6
Pensacola Bay Center (754)
Pensacola, FL
March 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (3) James Madison
Championship
W 95–92 OT 26–6
Pensacola Bay Center (785)
Pensacola, FL
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
(13 P3) at (4 P3) No. 13 Virginia Tech
First round
L 49–92  26–7
Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carey, Greg (April 12, 2024). "Marshall selects Juli Fulks as women's basketball coach". WV Metro News. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Stephens, Tim (June 9, 2023). "Hiring, homes and honeymooning: Stephens-Caldwell keeps hectic pace". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Marshall University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.