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Tuesday, December 4
Madison, WI
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Women’s Basketball Heads North for First Ever Meeting with Wisconsin Badgers
12/3/2018 1:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tipoff from the Kohl Center is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. eastern
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MADISON, Wisc. – The Marshall women's basketball team travels north to take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Tipoff from the Kohl Center is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. eastern. It is the first ever meeting between the two programs.
The Thundering Herd enters the contest with a record of 3-4 and the Badgers come in at 6-2.
The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network Plus. It will also be on 88.1 WMUL-FM with audio streamed online at www.marshall.edu/wmul through one of the Listen Live links as Scott Hall will have the call.
Last time out - vs Coppin State Dec. 1 - W, 88-67
The Herd dominated in gaining its first back-to-back wins of the season. Marshall sank 16 three-pointers (16-of-32) and shot 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the field. The Herd outscored the Eagles 25-7 in the first quarter and never looked back. Sophomore Kristen Mayo was a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc and finished with 18 points. Senior Shayna Gore came oh-so-close to triple-double with 27 points, nine assists and eight boards. Redshirt junior Khadaijia Brooks grabbed 10 rebounds and had three steals. Junior Ashley Saintigene continues to improve while getting back out on the floor. In her third game back from injury, Saintigene scored 12 points, had two blocks and reached 70 for her career.
Let it Fly From Outside
Marshall's 16 made three-pointers against Coppin State were the most for the women's program since head coach Tony Kemper came to Marshall as an assistant coach for the 2012-13 season. The previous high over that span was 15 versus Maine Fort Kent on Dec. 20, 2016. In the win over Coppin State, sophomore Kristen Mayo set a career-high going 6-for-6 and establishing a new mark for the highest perfect score from beyond the arc in program history. Tamira Higgins went 5-for-5 against Chattanooga on Jan. 17, 1994. Senior Shayna Gore hit five three's and six different players hit one from outside. Junior Jovana Vucetic hit the Herd's final three of the day with 1:23 remaining in the game.
Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin began the season with six-straight wins, and is now coming off back-to-back losses. The Badgers lost by one, 69-68, to Arkansas and then by seven, 60-53, to Duke. The contest with the Blue Devils started as a low scoring affair with Wisconsin leading 10-9 after the first. Duke then rolled off 21 points in the second while the Badgers managed just nine more, and Wisconsin went in at the half trailing 30-19. Both teams struggled offensively again in the third quarter as the Badgers managed to cut the lead down to nine, 38-29. In the fourth, both squads had a field day on offense as Wisconsin shot 80 percent (8-of-10) from the field, and Duke shot 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the floor. Each team managed to hit just three, three-pointers apiece in the game, but Duke dominated in the paint (40-28) and outrebounded the Badgers by seven. Marsha Howard leads the Badgers with 13.9 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game, and had a double-double (17 points and 10 boards) against Duke. Imani Lewis, who was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Nov. 26, averages 13.0 points per game and 8.4 boards per contest. Kendra Van Leeuwen is dishing out over five assists per contest. As a team, Wisconsin is shooting just under 40 percent (39.7) from the field and only 25.5 percent from three. The Badgers struggle from the free throw line converting just 52.9 percent.
Following the Tuesday night contest, the Herd heads back to the Cam Henderson Center for back-to-back games against Cleveland State (Dec. 8) and Tennessee State (Dec. 15).
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!
Big Ten Network Plus
Marshall Radio Online Stream
Game Notes
MADISON, Wisc. – The Marshall women's basketball team travels north to take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Tipoff from the Kohl Center is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. eastern. It is the first ever meeting between the two programs.
The Thundering Herd enters the contest with a record of 3-4 and the Badgers come in at 6-2.
The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network Plus. It will also be on 88.1 WMUL-FM with audio streamed online at www.marshall.edu/wmul through one of the Listen Live links as Scott Hall will have the call.
Last time out - vs Coppin State Dec. 1 - W, 88-67
The Herd dominated in gaining its first back-to-back wins of the season. Marshall sank 16 three-pointers (16-of-32) and shot 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the field. The Herd outscored the Eagles 25-7 in the first quarter and never looked back. Sophomore Kristen Mayo was a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc and finished with 18 points. Senior Shayna Gore came oh-so-close to triple-double with 27 points, nine assists and eight boards. Redshirt junior Khadaijia Brooks grabbed 10 rebounds and had three steals. Junior Ashley Saintigene continues to improve while getting back out on the floor. In her third game back from injury, Saintigene scored 12 points, had two blocks and reached 70 for her career.
Let it Fly From Outside
Marshall's 16 made three-pointers against Coppin State were the most for the women's program since head coach Tony Kemper came to Marshall as an assistant coach for the 2012-13 season. The previous high over that span was 15 versus Maine Fort Kent on Dec. 20, 2016. In the win over Coppin State, sophomore Kristen Mayo set a career-high going 6-for-6 and establishing a new mark for the highest perfect score from beyond the arc in program history. Tamira Higgins went 5-for-5 against Chattanooga on Jan. 17, 1994. Senior Shayna Gore hit five three's and six different players hit one from outside. Junior Jovana Vucetic hit the Herd's final three of the day with 1:23 remaining in the game.
Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin began the season with six-straight wins, and is now coming off back-to-back losses. The Badgers lost by one, 69-68, to Arkansas and then by seven, 60-53, to Duke. The contest with the Blue Devils started as a low scoring affair with Wisconsin leading 10-9 after the first. Duke then rolled off 21 points in the second while the Badgers managed just nine more, and Wisconsin went in at the half trailing 30-19. Both teams struggled offensively again in the third quarter as the Badgers managed to cut the lead down to nine, 38-29. In the fourth, both squads had a field day on offense as Wisconsin shot 80 percent (8-of-10) from the field, and Duke shot 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the floor. Each team managed to hit just three, three-pointers apiece in the game, but Duke dominated in the paint (40-28) and outrebounded the Badgers by seven. Marsha Howard leads the Badgers with 13.9 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game, and had a double-double (17 points and 10 boards) against Duke. Imani Lewis, who was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Nov. 26, averages 13.0 points per game and 8.4 boards per contest. Kendra Van Leeuwen is dishing out over five assists per contest. As a team, Wisconsin is shooting just under 40 percent (39.7) from the field and only 25.5 percent from three. The Badgers struggle from the free throw line converting just 52.9 percent.
Following the Tuesday night contest, the Herd heads back to the Cam Henderson Center for back-to-back games against Cleveland State (Dec. 8) and Tennessee State (Dec. 15).
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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