Marshall University Athletics
Monday, November 22
West Lafayette, Ind.
7 PM
Marshall University
at
Purdue
Photo by: Sydney Shelton
Women’s Basketball on the Road at Purdue
11/21/2021 6:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tipoff set for Monday at 7 p.m.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Marshall women's basketball team travels to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Tipoff from the Mackey Arena is set for Monday at 7 p.m.
The Thundering Herd comes into the game with a 3-0 record. The Boilermakers are 3-1.
Game Details
Marshall Game Notes (PDF)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Live Stream: BIGTEN+
Marshall Radio: 88.1 WMUL-FM and online www.marshall.edu/wmul
Series History: First ever meeting
Marshall is coming off a hard-fought win against Morehead State on Friday, 65-58. The Herd trailed at the half by four, but found its offensive rhythm in the second half despite struggling to shoot from distance. Sophomore Savannah Wheeler led the team with 22 points and eight rebounds. CC Mays came through with 15 points, seven rebounds, and made a clutch steal with seconds remaining. Senior Brianah Ferby hit the shot of the night on a three-pointer with 1:19 left in the contest that stopped the Eagles momentum and built Marshall's lead back out to four.
With the win, head coach Tony Kemper earned his 50th career victory.
Wheeler leads the team in scoring through three games with 16.3 per contest. She needs 25 more points to reach 800 for her career. Wheeler has played in just 52 games during her time so far with the Green & White and is averaging nearly 15 points per game in her career.
Mays is second on the team with 14 points per game as she has started the season in double-figures in each contest. She leads Marshall in rebounds with 6.7 per game. Graduate student Kennedi Colclough and senior Aaliyah Dunham are both averaging double-digits with 12.7 and 10.0 points per game, respectively. Colclough needs two points to reach 700 in her career.
Junior Lorelei Roper and sophomore Alexis Johnson are both averaging over five boards per game with 5.7 and 5.3, respectively. Dunham leads the Herd in assists with 16 total, 5.3 per game, and steals with 13, 4.3 per game.
Following the game at Purdue, Marshall gets some time before going on the road for its next game at Michigan State on Sunday, Nov. 28.
The Opponent
Purdue is 3-1 to begin the season and the Katie Gearlds era. Gearlds was an exceptional player for the Boilermakers from 2004-07, scoring 1,974 points good for fourth all-time. She had returned to Purdue as an associate head coach in March of 2021, and then took over when head coach Sharon Versyp retired. Gearlds had a record of 228-50 during eight seasons as a head coach at Marian on the NAIA level, winning two national championships.
The Boilermakers won the first three games of the season over WKU (79-69), Western Michigan (70-62) and then Illinois State (76-64). Purdue lost to Dayton 78-62 on Saturday. The Flyers shot 47.5-percent from the floor while the Boilermakers hit on 38.5-percent from the field. Dayton also outrebounded Purdue, 41-30. Ra Shaya Kyle led the team in scoring with 20 points and added eight rebounds.
Madison Layden leads the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game, rebounds with 6.5 boards per contest and assists at 4.8 per game. Kyle and Abbey Ellis are both averaging double-figures to begin the year with 14.3 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.
This season, Purdue is hitting 45.1-percent from the field and 36.6-percent from three. The Boilermakers are averaging 7.5 made three-pointers per game with Layden leading the way with 11 hit in four games.
Following the game against the Herd, Purdue travels down to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the Global Sports and Events Showcase. The Boilermakers will play against WVU on Thursday, Nov. 25 and the either Florida State or BYU on Saturday, Nov. 27.
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 comes into the game with a 3-0 record. The Boilermakers are 3-1.
Game Details
Marshall Game Notes (PDF)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Live Stream: BIGTEN+
Marshall Radio: 88.1 WMUL-FM and online www.marshall.edu/wmul
Series History: First ever meeting
Marshall is coming off a hard-fought win against Morehead State on Friday, 65-58. The Herd trailed at the half by four, but found its offensive rhythm in the second half despite struggling to shoot from distance. Sophomore Savannah Wheeler led the team with 22 points and eight rebounds. CC Mays came through with 15 points, seven rebounds, and made a clutch steal with seconds remaining. Senior Brianah Ferby hit the shot of the night on a three-pointer with 1:19 left in the contest that stopped the Eagles momentum and built Marshall's lead back out to four.
With the win, head coach Tony Kemper earned his 50th career victory.
Wheeler leads the team in scoring through three games with 16.3 per contest. She needs 25 more points to reach 800 for her career. Wheeler has played in just 52 games during her time so far with the Green & White and is averaging nearly 15 points per game in her career.
Mays is second on the team with 14 points per game as she has started the season in double-figures in each contest. She leads Marshall in rebounds with 6.7 per game. Graduate student Kennedi Colclough and senior Aaliyah Dunham are both averaging double-digits with 12.7 and 10.0 points per game, respectively. Colclough needs two points to reach 700 in her career.
Junior Lorelei Roper and sophomore Alexis Johnson are both averaging over five boards per game with 5.7 and 5.3, respectively. Dunham leads the Herd in assists with 16 total, 5.3 per game, and steals with 13, 4.3 per game.
Following the game at Purdue, Marshall gets some time before going on the road for its next game at Michigan State on Sunday, Nov. 28.
The Opponent
Purdue is 3-1 to begin the season and the Katie Gearlds era. Gearlds was an exceptional player for the Boilermakers from 2004-07, scoring 1,974 points good for fourth all-time. She had returned to Purdue as an associate head coach in March of 2021, and then took over when head coach Sharon Versyp retired. Gearlds had a record of 228-50 during eight seasons as a head coach at Marian on the NAIA level, winning two national championships.
The Boilermakers won the first three games of the season over WKU (79-69), Western Michigan (70-62) and then Illinois State (76-64). Purdue lost to Dayton 78-62 on Saturday. The Flyers shot 47.5-percent from the floor while the Boilermakers hit on 38.5-percent from the field. Dayton also outrebounded Purdue, 41-30. Ra Shaya Kyle led the team in scoring with 20 points and added eight rebounds.
Madison Layden leads the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game, rebounds with 6.5 boards per contest and assists at 4.8 per game. Kyle and Abbey Ellis are both averaging double-figures to begin the year with 14.3 and 13.8 points per game, respectively.
This season, Purdue is hitting 45.1-percent from the field and 36.6-percent from three. The Boilermakers are averaging 7.5 made three-pointers per game with Layden leading the way with 11 hit in four games.
Following the game against the Herd, Purdue travels down to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the Global Sports and Events Showcase. The Boilermakers will play against WVU on Thursday, Nov. 25 and the either Florida State or BYU on Saturday, Nov. 27.
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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