Marshall Travels to Charlotte for Friday, Saturday Tilts

Video Broadcast: YouTube.com (Friday, Saturday)
Radio Broadcast (@JasonCorriher): WMUL
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Game Notes: Marshall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Marshall's women's basketball team will head south this weekend to square off with Charlotte. Tipoff from Halton Arena is Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 3.

The Thundering Herd is 2-2 and 1-1 in Conference USA, while the 49ers come in at 1-4 and 0-0 in the league. Charlotte was scheduled to travel to WKU last weekend but had to postpone the trip due to its own COVID-19-related issues.

Both of this weekend's games will be found at YouTube.com/Charlotte49ersVids. WMUL's Jason Corriher will also have the radio call and that can be found here: http://listen.streamon.fm/wfghhd5.

Last Time Out: Marshall 61, Louisiana Tech 57 (1/2/21)
Marshall's women's basketball program built a 17-point third quarter lead over visiting Louisiana Tech Saturday and held on for a 61-57 wire-to-wire victory at the Cam Henderson Center.

The win improved the Thundering Herd's record to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA. The Lady Techsters fell to 6-2 and 1-1 in the league as well.

Marshall got a team-high 16 points from Savannah Wheeler, while Paige Shy had her best collegiate performance with a career-highs in points (11) and rebounds (nine). Taylor Pearson also added 10 points. Mahogany Matthews continued to be a force on the defensive end with five blocked shots.

Tech was led by Raizel Guinto's 20 points and Keiunna Walker shook off a first-half injury to tally 12 to go with Anna Larr Roberson's 11. Amber Dixon posted a game-high 12 rebounds and five assists.

"Our players deserve credit for seeing an opportunity and taking advantage of it," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "I thought Paige (Shy) was really, really good today. But yeah, we're deeper. We couldn't have survived (being down to eight players) in years past."

The Thundering Herd went up by six (14-8) on an Alexis Johnson layup at the 2:04 mark of the first quarter, which proved to be the margin through one period of play. Louisiana Tech had another tough shooting day, making just three of 17 (17.6 percent) from the field in the first period en route to a 19-for-65 (29.2 percent) afternoon. Marshall's advantage grew to as many as 15 twice in the second quarter before settling at 34-21 at halftime.

The Lady Techsters called timeout at the 3:41 mark of the third quarter after Marshall's Wheeler nailed a 3-pointer to give the home team its largest lead at 17 (46-29). From that point though, the visitors gradually chipped away, scoring 26 of the game's next 34 points to pull to within one (55-54) on a Roberson layup with a minute to go.

However, the Thundering Herd used trips to the free throw line and stops on the defensive end to keep Tech at bay. CC Mays connected on a pair of freebies with six seconds left for the contest's final margin.

As was the case in its 61-51 overtime victory Friday evening, Tech again controlled the offensive glass to the tune of a 17-6 margin, but Marshall's 12-2 edge off the bench proved to be crucial on Saturday.

The Series
This is the 15th meeting between the two schools, with 49ers holding a 12-2 lead. Charlotte won the last game by the score of 52-46 in Charlotte on January 16 last season. In that game, the 49ers' Jade Phillips recorded a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds.

Marshall got 10 points apiece from Taylor Pearson, Kristen Mayo and Savannah Wheeler, while Khadaijia Brooks posted a team-high nine rebounds. Brooks and Wheeler also had three assists apiece.

Phillips got her numbers amidst a tough shooting night (6-for-20) from the field. She wasn't the only one to struggle shooting, however, as both teams mustered field goal percentages below 30 percent (Charlotte 27.3, Marshall 26.4). Mariah Linney added 11 points for the 49ers before leaving with a fourth-quarter injury. Jada McMillian added four assists and 11 rebounds, as well.

Scouting the 49ers
The 49ers dropped season-opening contests to App State (74-68), Clemson (80-73), Wake Forest (78-75) and North Carolina (81-75) before registering its first win at Campbell (62-42) on December 11.

On the season, Jada McMillian averages a team-high 14.6 points and 4.4 assists, while Jazmin Harris grabs 6.8 rebounds per contest. Mariah Linney has connected on 36.1 percent from 3-point range.

The 49ers are third in Conference USA in field goal percentage at 43.4 percent, but last in assists (9.8), steals (5.0), offensive rebounds per game (8.6) and offensive rebounding percentage (23.4).

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.

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