Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, January 19
Miami, FL
2:00 PM
Marshall University
-108, 41 CUSA
86
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58
Florida International University
3-16, 0-6
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MARSHALL
17
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31
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FIU
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Marshall at FIU
Marshall Pounces on Panthers, 86-58
1/19/2019 6:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Thundering Herd out to best league start in 10 years
MIAMI, Fla. – Marshall's Shayna Gore made six 3-pointers and erupted for 19 of her 26 points in the second half as the visiting Thundering Herd smashed host FIU 86-58 Saturday afternoon at Ocean Bank Convention Center.
Marshall improved to 10-8 overall and 4-1 in Conference USA, while FIU dropped to 3-16 and 0-6 in league play.
The victory gave Marshall its best Conference USA start since 2008-09, when the Thundering Herd got out to a 5-1 mark. The victory also gave MU just its second road C-USA sweep in the last 10 seasons and eclipsed the program's overall and league win mark from a season ago.
Gore had five assists and no turnovers to go with three steals. Taylor Porter tied a career-high with eight rebounds en route to 11 points, a total that was equaled by Princess Clemons off the bench. Khadaijia Brooks had 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting and also had four helpers.
FIU was led by Ce'Nara Skanes' 18 points (6-for-8) and nine rebounds (eight offensive). Chelsea Guimaraes had 14 points.
Marshall limited the Panthers to just a 29.3 percent (17-for-58) from the field and shot 54.4 percent (31-for-57) itself. The Thundering Herd was outstanding from the arc as well, connecting on 13-for-28 (46.4 percent).
Marshall did most of its damage in the third quarter, outscoring the home team 31-13 on the strength of a 7-for-8 effort from the perimeter.
"This is going to be a happy plane back to Huntington," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Shayna was outstanding today, but you can really say that about our entire team. The run in the third quarter was big and that can be attributed to Gore and Brooks."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action Thursday against Louisiana Tech for a 6 p.m. tip in the Cam Henderson Center.
Marshall improved to 10-8 overall and 4-1 in Conference USA, while FIU dropped to 3-16 and 0-6 in league play.
The victory gave Marshall its best Conference USA start since 2008-09, when the Thundering Herd got out to a 5-1 mark. The victory also gave MU just its second road C-USA sweep in the last 10 seasons and eclipsed the program's overall and league win mark from a season ago.
Gore had five assists and no turnovers to go with three steals. Taylor Porter tied a career-high with eight rebounds en route to 11 points, a total that was equaled by Princess Clemons off the bench. Khadaijia Brooks had 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting and also had four helpers.
FIU was led by Ce'Nara Skanes' 18 points (6-for-8) and nine rebounds (eight offensive). Chelsea Guimaraes had 14 points.
Marshall limited the Panthers to just a 29.3 percent (17-for-58) from the field and shot 54.4 percent (31-for-57) itself. The Thundering Herd was outstanding from the arc as well, connecting on 13-for-28 (46.4 percent).
Marshall did most of its damage in the third quarter, outscoring the home team 31-13 on the strength of a 7-for-8 effort from the perimeter.
"This is going to be a happy plane back to Huntington," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Shayna was outstanding today, but you can really say that about our entire team. The run in the third quarter was big and that can be attributed to Gore and Brooks."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action Thursday against Louisiana Tech for a 6 p.m. tip in the Cam Henderson Center.
Team Stats
MARW
FIUW
FG%
.544
.293
3FG%
.464
.200
FT%
.846
.741
RB
36
34
TO
9
9
STL
6
2
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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