Marshall University Athletics
UT Arlington Up Next For Women's Hoops
12/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 1, 2008
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall University women's basketball team will be back on the floor Tuesday, playing host to the University of Texas at Arlington at 4 p.m.
The game will be the first game of a doubleheader with the men's team, who will take on East Tennessee State at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the women's game is free with a ticket to the men's game.
Marshall enters the game with a 4-1 record following last week's 56-51 victory over Morehead State. Junior Chantelle Handy is coming off of a career game that saw her score a career high 16 points while grabbing a team high eight rebounds. Handy was an impressive 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the win.
Angelica Harris, the most accurate shooter in Conference USA, recorded 13 points in the game and was 2-of-2 beyond the arc.
Defense was the story against the Eagles. Marshall was held to just 18 points in the first half and faced an 11-point deficit early on in the second half, but the defense would step up, creating seven turnovers over a span of four minutes en route to a game-changing 15-0 run that helped the Herd to the win.
UT Arlington is currently 2-3. The Mavericks faced Morehead State on Sunday, falling by a 70-65 score. Leading the way for USA is senior forward Erin Dixon, who is averaging a double-double per game with 17.2 PPG and 11.6 RPG.
Last season marked the first meeting between the schools and it was a memorable one. The Herd came away with a 97-91 win in triple overtime in Arlington, Texas. Kizzy Hart scored 24 while Casey Baker had 22 points. That contest also marked the first double-double for Tynikki Crook, who had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Tuesday's game marks the end of MU's five-game home stand. On Saturday, Marshall will face Seton Hall in South Orange, NJ before returning home for three games before Christmas break.
