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@HerdWBB Faces Owls Saturday Evening in Boca
2/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
GAME 27: MARSHALL (16-10, 8-7 C-USA) at Florida Atlantic (12-14, 6-9 C-USA)
Saturday, Feb. 28 | 5 p.m. ET
Boca Raton, Fla. | FAU Arena (5,000)
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BOCA RATON, Fla. - Marshall women's basketball (16-10, 8-7) will continue its South Florida swing with a visit to Florida Atlantic (12-14, 6-9) for a 5 p.m. ET tip at FAU Arena on Saturday.
In addition to live tweets from @HerdWBB, live stats and video will be available through HerdZone.com.
SCOUTING THE OWLS
Florida Atlantic (12-14, 6-9) is coming into Saturday's game having dropped five of its last six contests. The Owls are paced by Shaneese Bailey's 16.5 points and 33 steals, while Ali Gorrell's 6.5 rebounds and 60 assists are also team-highs. Sasha Cedeno and Melinda Myers have 13 blocks apiece. Malia Kency leads the squad with 49 3-pointers made.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Sharpshooter AJ Johnson has 62 3-pointers on the season, just seven shy of Shay Weaver's single-season school record of 69 set during the 2012-13 season ... Due to Norrisha Victrum's right knee injury on Thursday, Johnson set a career-high with 39 minutes played versus the Panthers ... Ashley Lambert also recorded a career-high three steals against FIU ... The Herd's .484 field goal percentage at FIU was the highest mark in a league game since a .512 mark on Feb. 17, 2011 vs. UAB in a 58-57 win ... The 31 field goals made were the most in a C-USA game since the program posted that many in an 85-83 win over ECU on Jan. 18, 2009 ... Marshall's 12 steals at FIU were the most in a C-USA game since posting 13 versus East Carolina in a 66-52 loss on Feb. 12, 2014.
A HERD WIN WOULD...
Give Marshall its 17th win of the season and ninth league victory. Both totals are the best in Matt Daniel's two-plus years as head coach.
Give the Herd a 3-1 lead in the all-time series between the two schools
SPREADING THE WEALTH...
Five players have led Marshall in scoring through 26 games this season. They are Leah Scott, AJ Johnson, Norrisha Victrum, Chukwuka Ezeigbo and McKenzie Akers.
DEFENSIVE STANCE
The Herd is near the top of Conference USA in several defensive categories: field goal percentage defense (1st, .371), 3-point percentage defense (2nd, .285), defensive rebounds (3rd, 27.0) and scoring defense (3rd, 59.7).
BLOCK PARTY
The Herd's tandem of senior center Chukwuka Ezeigbo (Trenton, N.J.) and sophomore forward Chelsey Romero (Hampton, Va.) are blocking their way into the Marshall record book. Ezeigbo ranks No. 4 with 115 career blocks, and needs four to reach Modupe Ishola's 119 from 2003-07. Romero has 79 at No. 7.
MARSHALL IS UNBEATEN WHEN...
Leading or tied at half (13-0)
Leading or tied with five minutes remaining (13-0)
THREE-BALLING
AJ Johnson (Silver Spring, Md.) and Norrisha Victrum (Columbia, S.C.) are nearing the top of the Marshall record book in career made 3-pointers. Both rank in the top 10, with Johnson at No. 6 (107) and Victrum rounding out the group (86).
HOME SWEET HENDERSON CENTER
Since its inaugural season in 1981-82, the Herd is 277-167 (.624) at Cam Henderson Center. This season, the Herd is 8-3 in the friendly confines.
