Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, January 9
Huntington, W.Va.
6:00 PM
Marshall University
vs
Middle Tennessee
Kristen Mayo
Blue Raiders Travel to Huntington for WBB Tilt
1/8/2020 6:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game tips at 6 p.m.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall women's basketball team (6-7, 1-1) will host Middle Tennessee (9-5, 1-1) on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. The game will be a "Green Out" as all fans who plan to attend are encouraged to wear green.
Game Details
Live Stats: HerdZone.com
Live Video: CUSA.tv with Jake Griffith
Marshall Radio: 88.1 WMUL-FM and online www.marshall.edu/wmul on Stream 1
Series History: Tenth all-time meeting – Middle Tennessee leads 8-1.
Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2019 in Murfreesboro – Marshall won 59-53.
Last Time Out: Jan. 4 at North Texas (W, 68-59)
Kia Sivils scored a career-high 16 points off the bench as the Marshall women's basketball team won 68-59 at North Texas Saturday afternoon in The Super Pit in Denton, Texas.
The Thundering Herd improved to 6-7 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA, while the Mean Green dropped to 7-7 and 1-1.
Sivils, Kristen Mayo (18 points) and Savannah Wheeler (17) combined for 51 of the Thundering Herd's points. Taylor Pearson ripped down nine rebounds (all defensive), while Mayo had a game-high four assists.
The Mean Green was led by Charlene Shepherd's 23 points and nine rebounds, but she was the only team member in double figures. Destinee McDowell had three assists.
The Thundering Herd built its largest lead (45-26) on a Wheeler layup with 5:24 left in the third period. However, the Mean Green responded with a 32-16 run over the next 12 minutes to pull to within three at 61-58 at the 2:49 mark on a McDowell layup.
Wheeler then made two free throws and Mayo delivered the decisive blow via a 3-pointer from the corner with 50 seconds left to put the Herd up 66-58.
"We shot the ball well and we shot good shots," said head coach Tony Kemper. "A number of our 3-pointers came with less than 10 seconds on the shot clock. We made some shots and that made our offense look better."
Marshall also won the rebounding battle 39-34.
Leading and Leading Late
Marshall is 6-1 this season when leading at the half and 5-1 when leading with five minutes left in regulation. Since the beginning of last season, the Thundering Herd is 19-6 when leading at the break and 19-3 when leading at the five-minute mark.
Hitting the Glass, Controlling the Paint
The Thundering Herd is 13-4 since the start of last season when it outrebounds the opposition and 15-2 when it scores more in the paint.
Career-Highs
Kia Sivils had a career-high 16 points and seven made field goals in the 68-59 win at North Texas.
Ranked in the NCAA
Marshall is ranked in the top 60 in the NCAA in several categories.
19th in Blocks per game - 5.4 (leads C-USA)
26th in Total Blocks - 70 (leads C-USA)
29th in FG Percentage Defense - 35.0%
41st in 3-point FGs per game - 8.0
53rd in Rebounds per game - 41.9
60th in Fewest Turnovers - 190
Ashley Saintigene 11th in blocks per game (3.0)
Ashley Saintigene 14th in total blocks (36)
Savannah Wheeler is 55th in free throw percentage (83.3)
Scouting the Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee comes into Thursday's game sporting a 9-5 overall record. The Blue Raiders are led by Anastasia Hayes, who averages 17.3 points and 4.3 assists per game. Charity Savage (11.7) is the team's top rebounder and also leads in blocks (15) and steals (27). Alexis Whittington (37.5, 15-40) makes the best percentage from 3-point range and from the free throw line (76.5, 13-17).
Middle Tennessee was picked second in the league's preseason poll and received three first-place votes. It began its C-USA slate by dropping a home game to Old Dominion (67-56) on Thursday before downing Charlotte (83-59) on Saturday.
The Blue Raiders are second in the league in defensive rebounding percentage (71.0) but are last in blocked shots per game (2.1).
Up Next
Marshall will host UAB Saturday at 1 p.m.
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!
Game Details
Live Stats: HerdZone.com
Live Video: CUSA.tv with Jake Griffith
Marshall Radio: 88.1 WMUL-FM and online www.marshall.edu/wmul on Stream 1
Series History: Tenth all-time meeting – Middle Tennessee leads 8-1.
Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2019 in Murfreesboro – Marshall won 59-53.
Last Time Out: Jan. 4 at North Texas (W, 68-59)
Kia Sivils scored a career-high 16 points off the bench as the Marshall women's basketball team won 68-59 at North Texas Saturday afternoon in The Super Pit in Denton, Texas.
The Thundering Herd improved to 6-7 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA, while the Mean Green dropped to 7-7 and 1-1.
Sivils, Kristen Mayo (18 points) and Savannah Wheeler (17) combined for 51 of the Thundering Herd's points. Taylor Pearson ripped down nine rebounds (all defensive), while Mayo had a game-high four assists.
The Mean Green was led by Charlene Shepherd's 23 points and nine rebounds, but she was the only team member in double figures. Destinee McDowell had three assists.
The Thundering Herd built its largest lead (45-26) on a Wheeler layup with 5:24 left in the third period. However, the Mean Green responded with a 32-16 run over the next 12 minutes to pull to within three at 61-58 at the 2:49 mark on a McDowell layup.
Wheeler then made two free throws and Mayo delivered the decisive blow via a 3-pointer from the corner with 50 seconds left to put the Herd up 66-58.
"We shot the ball well and we shot good shots," said head coach Tony Kemper. "A number of our 3-pointers came with less than 10 seconds on the shot clock. We made some shots and that made our offense look better."
Marshall also won the rebounding battle 39-34.
Leading and Leading Late
Marshall is 6-1 this season when leading at the half and 5-1 when leading with five minutes left in regulation. Since the beginning of last season, the Thundering Herd is 19-6 when leading at the break and 19-3 when leading at the five-minute mark.
Hitting the Glass, Controlling the Paint
The Thundering Herd is 13-4 since the start of last season when it outrebounds the opposition and 15-2 when it scores more in the paint.
Career-Highs
Kia Sivils had a career-high 16 points and seven made field goals in the 68-59 win at North Texas.
Ranked in the NCAA
Marshall is ranked in the top 60 in the NCAA in several categories.
19th in Blocks per game - 5.4 (leads C-USA)
26th in Total Blocks - 70 (leads C-USA)
29th in FG Percentage Defense - 35.0%
41st in 3-point FGs per game - 8.0
53rd in Rebounds per game - 41.9
60th in Fewest Turnovers - 190
Ashley Saintigene 11th in blocks per game (3.0)
Ashley Saintigene 14th in total blocks (36)
Savannah Wheeler is 55th in free throw percentage (83.3)
Scouting the Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee comes into Thursday's game sporting a 9-5 overall record. The Blue Raiders are led by Anastasia Hayes, who averages 17.3 points and 4.3 assists per game. Charity Savage (11.7) is the team's top rebounder and also leads in blocks (15) and steals (27). Alexis Whittington (37.5, 15-40) makes the best percentage from 3-point range and from the free throw line (76.5, 13-17).
Middle Tennessee was picked second in the league's preseason poll and received three first-place votes. It began its C-USA slate by dropping a home game to Old Dominion (67-56) on Thursday before downing Charlotte (83-59) on Saturday.
The Blue Raiders are second in the league in defensive rebounding percentage (71.0) but are last in blocked shots per game (2.1).
Up Next
Marshall will host UAB Saturday at 1 p.m.
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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