Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, February 14
Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Princess Clemons
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Herd Travels South to Face Blazers
2/13/2019 12:32:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Marshall, UAB tips at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall women's basketball team returns to action Thursday afternoon when it travels to Conference USA foe UAB. Tipoff against the Blazers is set for 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT in Bartow Arena.
The Thundering Herd enters the game with a record of 14-10 and 8-3 in Conference USA play. The Blazers are 19-5 and 7-4 and lead the all-time series 14-13.
The game will be broadcast on CUSA.tv and will also be carried on WMUL's (88.1 FM) Cutting Edge Sports Radio Network where it can be accessed through one of the Listen Live links at www.marshall.edu/wmul.
Last Time Out
Rice's tandem of 6-9 Nancy Mulkey and guard Erica Ogwumike combined for 46 of the Owls' 79 points and the visitors shot 68.1 percent from the field to down Marshall 79-67 Saturday afternoon in the Cam Henderson Center in Conference USA Women's Basketball action.
Rice improved to 20-3 overall and stayed unbeaten at 11-0 in conference play. Marshall dropped to 14-10 and 8-3 in defeat.
Mulkey made 12 of her 14 field goal attempts to go with seven rebounds and five blocked shots to rack up 25 points. Ogwumike registered a double-double in the form of 21 points (8-for-13) and 10 rebounds, while Sydne Wiggins (15) and Lauren Grigsby (10) also posted double-digit scoring efforts. Wiggins, who made four of her five long-range attempts, had a game-high five assists against no turnovers.
Marshall got 50 of its points from seniors Shayna Gore (31) and Taylor Porter (19), who made seven of 10 shots from the field, including five of six from deep. Princess Clemons added a team-high four rebounds and Kristen Mayo notched three assists.
The Owls held a big advantage in the paint, outscoring the home team 48-16. Marshall, who committed just five turnovers, led 10-4 in points off those miscues.
Rice jumped out to a nine-point (46-37) halftime lead on the strength of a blistering 78.3 percent clip (18-for-23) from the field. The lead grew to as many as 16 (56-40) on a three-point play by Ogwumike three minutes into the third stanza, but Marshall jumped right back into the game with a 21-5 run over the rest of the quarter to pull to within two (63-61) on a Porter triple near the end of the period.
The Herd got the margin back to two (67-65) on a 3-pointer by Taylor Pearson at the 6:35 mark of the final quarter, but managed just two Gore free throws the rest of the way. In total, Marshall made just one of its 10 fourth-quarter shots (1-for-6 from 3-point range), while Rice connected on eight of its 11 shots.
"We deserve a lot of credit for not backing down," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Are we ready for 'primetime' yet? No. We are in our fight, but not in the number of mistakes that it takes to beat a team that is so well constructed. They ran the shot clock down and basically made a basket at the end of every trip. They get a ton of credit for being a great team, because they are."
"We were ready to fight. What we tried to do made a lot of sense. We went after them in the only fashion we could, which was to make Mulkey, who was fantastic, guard us on the perimeter. For the most part, that was right but we just couldn't get enough stops."
The Thundering Herd's 13 made 3-pointers tied its C-USA high, which was set at FIU on January 19.
Gore, who scored in double-digits for the 19th-straight game and registered her fifth career 30+ point scoring game, also tallied two steals to move to seventh on the school's all-time list with 187. Her 31 points gave her 1,914 for her career, bumping her to ninth on the league's all-time ranking. Next up is Jamierra Faulkner of Southern Miss (2,022), who sits eighth.
Porter's five triples gave her 116 for her career and slotted her into eighth all-time, one behind AJ Johnson (2013-15).
Road Record
With a win Thursday at UAB, Marshall would capture its fifth-straight road win streak in league play. The last time the program had a run of that length in conference action was 2004-05 when MU won that many during its last season in the Mid-American Conference en route to a 12-4 mark.
Thursday Triumphs
After Marshall's 67-55 win vs. North Texas, the Thundering Herd is 6-0 on Thursdays in 2018-19.
Gore Closing in on Big Marks
Marshall guard Shayna Gore is third all-time at Marshall with 659 career field goals, five shy of Marshall Athletics Hall of Famer Kristina Behnfeldt's (1995-99) second-place total of 664. Karen Pelphrey (1982-86), another Herd HOFer, had 1,175 to hold the school's top mark. Gore also has 1,914 career points, 86 shy of 2,000. Pelphrey (2,746) and Behnfeldt (2,117) are 1-2 there as well.
Gore Attacks the Rim
Gore has also attempted 29 free throws over her last four games (7.3 per contest). That average is more than double (3.2) her previous rate during her first 111 career games for the Thundering Herd.
Money
Marshall's Taylor Porter made 24 consecutive free throws dating back to the first quarter against Delaware State on December 29 before finally missing in the fourth quarter of last Thursday's win over North Texas. For the season, she has missed just four (47-for-51) and her 23-for-24 mark (95.8%) in league play stands atop the conference's rankings.
Mayo Finding the Range
Marshall guard Kristen Mayo made all six of her 3-point attempts against Coppin State on December 1st and then encountered a 7-for-42 (16.7 percent) swoon over her next nine games. However, in her last eight outings, she has hit on 42.9 percent (12-for-28) from the arc.
Moving up the C-USA Career Ranks
Marshall's Shayna Gore is in lofty company when you compare her numbers to Conference USA's all-time records. She is currently fifth in league history in 3-pointers with 280 and ninth in scoring with 1,914 career points.
Gore in C-USA This Season
Gore can be found near the top of every statistical category in Conference USA this season. She is currently second in scoring (19.8) and 3-pointers per game (3.0), third in minutes per game (34.0) and steals (2.0), fifth in free throw percentage (81.2%), seventh in assists (3.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and 10th in 3-point percentage (36.9). In conference games, she leads the way with 35.5 minutes per game.
Long-Range
Marshall leads Conference USA with 8.5 3-pointers per game in league-only tilts.
Career-Highs
Marshall's Taylor Porter tied a career-high with seven field goals in the 79-67 loss to Rice on Saturday.
34.0
Shayna Gore is currently averaging a team-high 34.0 minutes per game. The last time a Thundering Herd player logged more was 34.2 by both Leah Scott and Norrisha Victrum during the 2014-15 season.
Herd Rules the Paint (in wins)
Marshall is 12-1 this season when it has more points in the paint (or as many) and 2-9 when the opposition has more.
Hitting the Glass
Marshall is 7-1 when outrebounding the opposition this season and 7-9 when it fails in that endeavor.
Five to Play
Marshall is 12-1 this season when it leads (or is tied) with five minutes left on the clock and 2-9 when it does not.
Freebies
The Thundering Herd is 11-3 when it makes more free throws (or tied) and 3-7 when the opposition has the higher total. The Thundering Herd has had a higher (or the same) free throw percentage than the opposition in seven consecutive games. The last time it had a longer streak was the final six contests of 2016-17 and first five of last season for 11 straight.
Taking Care of It
Marshall is 10-2 when committing fewer turnovers than the opposition (or as many) and 4-8 when it has more.
Up Next
Marshall hits the road for 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT games at Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
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!
The Thundering Herd enters the game with a record of 14-10 and 8-3 in Conference USA play. The Blazers are 19-5 and 7-4 and lead the all-time series 14-13.
The game will be broadcast on CUSA.tv and will also be carried on WMUL's (88.1 FM) Cutting Edge Sports Radio Network where it can be accessed through one of the Listen Live links at www.marshall.edu/wmul.
Last Time Out
Rice's tandem of 6-9 Nancy Mulkey and guard Erica Ogwumike combined for 46 of the Owls' 79 points and the visitors shot 68.1 percent from the field to down Marshall 79-67 Saturday afternoon in the Cam Henderson Center in Conference USA Women's Basketball action.
Rice improved to 20-3 overall and stayed unbeaten at 11-0 in conference play. Marshall dropped to 14-10 and 8-3 in defeat.
Mulkey made 12 of her 14 field goal attempts to go with seven rebounds and five blocked shots to rack up 25 points. Ogwumike registered a double-double in the form of 21 points (8-for-13) and 10 rebounds, while Sydne Wiggins (15) and Lauren Grigsby (10) also posted double-digit scoring efforts. Wiggins, who made four of her five long-range attempts, had a game-high five assists against no turnovers.
Marshall got 50 of its points from seniors Shayna Gore (31) and Taylor Porter (19), who made seven of 10 shots from the field, including five of six from deep. Princess Clemons added a team-high four rebounds and Kristen Mayo notched three assists.
The Owls held a big advantage in the paint, outscoring the home team 48-16. Marshall, who committed just five turnovers, led 10-4 in points off those miscues.
Rice jumped out to a nine-point (46-37) halftime lead on the strength of a blistering 78.3 percent clip (18-for-23) from the field. The lead grew to as many as 16 (56-40) on a three-point play by Ogwumike three minutes into the third stanza, but Marshall jumped right back into the game with a 21-5 run over the rest of the quarter to pull to within two (63-61) on a Porter triple near the end of the period.
The Herd got the margin back to two (67-65) on a 3-pointer by Taylor Pearson at the 6:35 mark of the final quarter, but managed just two Gore free throws the rest of the way. In total, Marshall made just one of its 10 fourth-quarter shots (1-for-6 from 3-point range), while Rice connected on eight of its 11 shots.
"We deserve a lot of credit for not backing down," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Are we ready for 'primetime' yet? No. We are in our fight, but not in the number of mistakes that it takes to beat a team that is so well constructed. They ran the shot clock down and basically made a basket at the end of every trip. They get a ton of credit for being a great team, because they are."
"We were ready to fight. What we tried to do made a lot of sense. We went after them in the only fashion we could, which was to make Mulkey, who was fantastic, guard us on the perimeter. For the most part, that was right but we just couldn't get enough stops."
The Thundering Herd's 13 made 3-pointers tied its C-USA high, which was set at FIU on January 19.
Gore, who scored in double-digits for the 19th-straight game and registered her fifth career 30+ point scoring game, also tallied two steals to move to seventh on the school's all-time list with 187. Her 31 points gave her 1,914 for her career, bumping her to ninth on the league's all-time ranking. Next up is Jamierra Faulkner of Southern Miss (2,022), who sits eighth.
Porter's five triples gave her 116 for her career and slotted her into eighth all-time, one behind AJ Johnson (2013-15).
Road Record
With a win Thursday at UAB, Marshall would capture its fifth-straight road win streak in league play. The last time the program had a run of that length in conference action was 2004-05 when MU won that many during its last season in the Mid-American Conference en route to a 12-4 mark.
Thursday Triumphs
After Marshall's 67-55 win vs. North Texas, the Thundering Herd is 6-0 on Thursdays in 2018-19.
Gore Closing in on Big Marks
Marshall guard Shayna Gore is third all-time at Marshall with 659 career field goals, five shy of Marshall Athletics Hall of Famer Kristina Behnfeldt's (1995-99) second-place total of 664. Karen Pelphrey (1982-86), another Herd HOFer, had 1,175 to hold the school's top mark. Gore also has 1,914 career points, 86 shy of 2,000. Pelphrey (2,746) and Behnfeldt (2,117) are 1-2 there as well.
Gore Attacks the Rim
Gore has also attempted 29 free throws over her last four games (7.3 per contest). That average is more than double (3.2) her previous rate during her first 111 career games for the Thundering Herd.
Money
Marshall's Taylor Porter made 24 consecutive free throws dating back to the first quarter against Delaware State on December 29 before finally missing in the fourth quarter of last Thursday's win over North Texas. For the season, she has missed just four (47-for-51) and her 23-for-24 mark (95.8%) in league play stands atop the conference's rankings.
Mayo Finding the Range
Marshall guard Kristen Mayo made all six of her 3-point attempts against Coppin State on December 1st and then encountered a 7-for-42 (16.7 percent) swoon over her next nine games. However, in her last eight outings, she has hit on 42.9 percent (12-for-28) from the arc.
Moving up the C-USA Career Ranks
Marshall's Shayna Gore is in lofty company when you compare her numbers to Conference USA's all-time records. She is currently fifth in league history in 3-pointers with 280 and ninth in scoring with 1,914 career points.
Gore in C-USA This Season
Gore can be found near the top of every statistical category in Conference USA this season. She is currently second in scoring (19.8) and 3-pointers per game (3.0), third in minutes per game (34.0) and steals (2.0), fifth in free throw percentage (81.2%), seventh in assists (3.4) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and 10th in 3-point percentage (36.9). In conference games, she leads the way with 35.5 minutes per game.
Long-Range
Marshall leads Conference USA with 8.5 3-pointers per game in league-only tilts.
Career-Highs
Marshall's Taylor Porter tied a career-high with seven field goals in the 79-67 loss to Rice on Saturday.
34.0
Shayna Gore is currently averaging a team-high 34.0 minutes per game. The last time a Thundering Herd player logged more was 34.2 by both Leah Scott and Norrisha Victrum during the 2014-15 season.
Herd Rules the Paint (in wins)
Marshall is 12-1 this season when it has more points in the paint (or as many) and 2-9 when the opposition has more.
Hitting the Glass
Marshall is 7-1 when outrebounding the opposition this season and 7-9 when it fails in that endeavor.
Five to Play
Marshall is 12-1 this season when it leads (or is tied) with five minutes left on the clock and 2-9 when it does not.
Freebies
The Thundering Herd is 11-3 when it makes more free throws (or tied) and 3-7 when the opposition has the higher total. The Thundering Herd has had a higher (or the same) free throw percentage than the opposition in seven consecutive games. The last time it had a longer streak was the final six contests of 2016-17 and first five of last season for 11 straight.
Taking Care of It
Marshall is 10-2 when committing fewer turnovers than the opposition (or as many) and 4-8 when it has more.
Up Next
Marshall hits the road for 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT games at Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
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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