Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, December 22
Huntington, W.Va.
1:00 PM
Marshall University
5-7
69
vs
76
Towson University
6-5
1
2
3
4
F
TOWSON
17
10
26
23
76
Marshall
19
20
14
16
69
Photo by: Rick Haye
Women’s Basketball Loses to Towson at Home
12/22/2018 4:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Next game for the Herd is Dec. 29 against Delaware State at home
Box Score (PDF)
Postgame Press Conference
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall women's basketball team lost to the Towson Tigers, 76-69, Saturday afternoon in the Cam Henderson Center.
The Thundering Herd falls to 5-7 and the Tigers improve to 6-5.
"A lot of credit to Towson," Herd head coach Tony Kemper said. "They have been on the road and they really played hard especially in the second half. We had built a nice lead and then gave it all back in a hurry.
"I'm disappointed that they out-fought us on our home floor."
Redshirt senior Taylor Porter led the Herd in scoring with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and had two steals. Senior Shayna Gore scored 13 points but struggled to find her shot hitting 4-of-16 from the floor and just 1-of-5 from three. Gore did finish the game with four assists and four steals.
Junior Ashley Saintigene tied her career-high with six blocked shots and added nine points. Junior Princess Clemons had a career-best seven points, grabbed six boards and added one block. Freshman Lorelei Roper recorded two blocks. Both teams finished the game with 10 blocked shots.
Marshall started off slowly and played well down the stretch at the end of the first quarter. The Herd trailed by five with one minute to go, and went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter with a two-point lead, 19-17, capped by a three-pointer from sophomore Kristen Mayo right at the buzzer.
The Thundering Herd doubled up the Tigers, 20-10, in the second quarter to run the lead out to 12 points at the end of the first half, 39-27.
Towson came out firing in the third quarter hitting 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the floor as the Marshall offense went cold shooting just 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from the floor. The game was tied at 53-53 going into the fourth.
The Herd struggled again offensively in the fourth quarter. Towson ended the game on a 16-4 run over the final three minutes to grab the win.
Marshall returns to the court on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m., in the Cam Henderson Center as the Delaware State Hornets come to town. It is the final non-conference game of the 2018-19 season for the Herd. Marshall begins Conference USA play on Jan. 3 at home against Old Dominion.
For all of the latest information on the Marshall women's basketball team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdWBB, Facebook at Marshall University Basketball and on www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
Postgame Press Conference
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall women's basketball team lost to the Towson Tigers, 76-69, Saturday afternoon in the Cam Henderson Center.
The Thundering Herd falls to 5-7 and the Tigers improve to 6-5.
"A lot of credit to Towson," Herd head coach Tony Kemper said. "They have been on the road and they really played hard especially in the second half. We had built a nice lead and then gave it all back in a hurry.
"I'm disappointed that they out-fought us on our home floor."
Redshirt senior Taylor Porter led the Herd in scoring with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and had two steals. Senior Shayna Gore scored 13 points but struggled to find her shot hitting 4-of-16 from the floor and just 1-of-5 from three. Gore did finish the game with four assists and four steals.
Junior Ashley Saintigene tied her career-high with six blocked shots and added nine points. Junior Princess Clemons had a career-best seven points, grabbed six boards and added one block. Freshman Lorelei Roper recorded two blocks. Both teams finished the game with 10 blocked shots.
Marshall started off slowly and played well down the stretch at the end of the first quarter. The Herd trailed by five with one minute to go, and went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter with a two-point lead, 19-17, capped by a three-pointer from sophomore Kristen Mayo right at the buzzer.
The Thundering Herd doubled up the Tigers, 20-10, in the second quarter to run the lead out to 12 points at the end of the first half, 39-27.
Towson came out firing in the third quarter hitting 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the floor as the Marshall offense went cold shooting just 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from the floor. The game was tied at 53-53 going into the fourth.
The Herd struggled again offensively in the fourth quarter. Towson ended the game on a 16-4 run over the final three minutes to grab the win.
Marshall returns to the court on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m., in the Cam Henderson Center as the Delaware State Hornets come to town. It is the final non-conference game of the 2018-19 season for the Herd. Marshall begins Conference USA play on Jan. 3 at home against Old Dominion.
For all of the latest information on the Marshall women's basketball team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdWBB, Facebook at Marshall University Basketball and on www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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Team Stats
TOWSON
MARW
FG%
.415
.377
3FG%
.313
.333
FT%
.654
.846
RB
46
40
TO
14
17
STL
10
10
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
F/C
/ Women's BasketballF
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