Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, February 6
Huntington, W.Va.
3:00 PM
Marshall University
-57, 46 CUSA
73
vs
68
Old Dominion University
-66, 35 CUSA
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
Old Dominion
19
10
22
9
8
68
Marshall
18
16
19
7
13
73
Savannah Wheeler
Wheeler Explodes for 35 in Herd’s Overtime Victory
2/6/2021 7:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Thundering Herd earns series split
FINAL STATS
MAYS' POSTGAME COMMENTS
WHEELER'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
KEMPER'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall's Savannah Wheeler rocked visiting Old Dominion for a career-high 35 points as the Thundering Herd's women's basketball team won 73-68 in overtime Saturday afternoon at the Cam Henderson Center.
Marshall moved to 5-7 overall and 4-6 in Conference USA, while the Monarchs fell to 6-6 and 3-5 in the league.
Wheeler's point total came with a career-best 15 free throws in 43 minutes. Lorelei Roper snared a career-high 13 rebounds and CC Mays had a career-high four steals.
Old Dominion, who finished with just five available players after dressing eight, received 23 points from Aziah Hudson (8-for-13 from the field, 4-for-6 on 3-pointers). Dejah Carter (7-for-9 shooting) added a double-double of 17 points and 11 boards. Victoria Morris, who burned the Herd for 21 points Friday evening, was held to just six before fouling out at the 1:57 mark of the fourth quarter.
Both teams were again shorthanded. ODU's Amari Young (15.1 points, 9.3 rebounds) and Ajah Wayne (14.0 points, 9.3 rebounds) did not make the trip to Huntington.
Marshall was without starting shooting guard Kristen Mayo (9.5 points) and top reserve Kia Sivils (23.0 minutes per game) as well.
Neither team led by more than six in the first half. ODU took a 34-29 advantage into the locker room.
Marshall looked like it would grab control in the third quarter when it put together a 9-0 run to lead 45-37 at the 5:11 mark. The Monarchs, though, battled back and knotted the game at 51-apiece on a Maggie Robinson layup with 1:26 left.
Just 16 total points were scored in the fourth quarter and ODU reserve Mackenzie Smith scored the last two on a layup with 12 seconds remaining to tie the game at 60.
Marshall nearly won the game in regulation after Wheeler connected on a floater from just outside the lane with two seconds left, but the basket was nullified after she was called for a charging foul. ODU's Hudson, then, had a look at a game-winning triple from the corner, but couldn't get it to go.
The Monarchs' Lanay Wheaton fouled out with 3:09 to go in overtime and that left the visitors with just five players. However, that didn't stop ODU from taking a 67-66 lead on a Carter jumper with 1:49 left.
Fortunately for Marshall, Wheeler came right back down the floor and buried a 3-pointer from the left wing to give the Herd a lead it wouldn't relinquish. She also helped the cause by going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in the final 52 seconds.
ODU had 34 points in the paint to Marshall's 22.
Neither team shot well from the free throw line. Marshall went 23-for-38 for 60.5 percent, while ODU cashed in just 13 of 22 opportunities (59.1 percent).
"It was a good win for us," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "I thought that we gutted it out. It wasn't pretty a lot of the time, but we found some timely stops. And then, on offense, Savannah (Wheeler) was really special when you look at what she did down the stretch. Our team did a good job of finding her. I felt our team was very much in tune with the fact that we needed to keep the ball in her hands. I'm proud of our team for finding a way. Competitively, we were better today."
"We need to perform better on Friday night. I continue to say that I coach a different team on Saturdays. It's not about winning or losing, it's about more attentiveness. We're a growing team. I think we probably learned a lot today. It's good to learn lessons when we win at the end."
The Thundering Herd is back in action next Friday (7 p.m. ET/6 CT) and Saturday (5 p.m. ET/4 CT) at Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders sit atop C-USA's East division at 10-2 (12-5 overall).
MAYS' POSTGAME COMMENTS
WHEELER'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
KEMPER'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall's Savannah Wheeler rocked visiting Old Dominion for a career-high 35 points as the Thundering Herd's women's basketball team won 73-68 in overtime Saturday afternoon at the Cam Henderson Center.
Marshall moved to 5-7 overall and 4-6 in Conference USA, while the Monarchs fell to 6-6 and 3-5 in the league.
Wheeler's point total came with a career-best 15 free throws in 43 minutes. Lorelei Roper snared a career-high 13 rebounds and CC Mays had a career-high four steals.
Old Dominion, who finished with just five available players after dressing eight, received 23 points from Aziah Hudson (8-for-13 from the field, 4-for-6 on 3-pointers). Dejah Carter (7-for-9 shooting) added a double-double of 17 points and 11 boards. Victoria Morris, who burned the Herd for 21 points Friday evening, was held to just six before fouling out at the 1:57 mark of the fourth quarter.
Both teams were again shorthanded. ODU's Amari Young (15.1 points, 9.3 rebounds) and Ajah Wayne (14.0 points, 9.3 rebounds) did not make the trip to Huntington.
Marshall was without starting shooting guard Kristen Mayo (9.5 points) and top reserve Kia Sivils (23.0 minutes per game) as well.
Neither team led by more than six in the first half. ODU took a 34-29 advantage into the locker room.
Marshall looked like it would grab control in the third quarter when it put together a 9-0 run to lead 45-37 at the 5:11 mark. The Monarchs, though, battled back and knotted the game at 51-apiece on a Maggie Robinson layup with 1:26 left.
Just 16 total points were scored in the fourth quarter and ODU reserve Mackenzie Smith scored the last two on a layup with 12 seconds remaining to tie the game at 60.
Marshall nearly won the game in regulation after Wheeler connected on a floater from just outside the lane with two seconds left, but the basket was nullified after she was called for a charging foul. ODU's Hudson, then, had a look at a game-winning triple from the corner, but couldn't get it to go.
The Monarchs' Lanay Wheaton fouled out with 3:09 to go in overtime and that left the visitors with just five players. However, that didn't stop ODU from taking a 67-66 lead on a Carter jumper with 1:49 left.
Fortunately for Marshall, Wheeler came right back down the floor and buried a 3-pointer from the left wing to give the Herd a lead it wouldn't relinquish. She also helped the cause by going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in the final 52 seconds.
ODU had 34 points in the paint to Marshall's 22.
Neither team shot well from the free throw line. Marshall went 23-for-38 for 60.5 percent, while ODU cashed in just 13 of 22 opportunities (59.1 percent).
"It was a good win for us," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "I thought that we gutted it out. It wasn't pretty a lot of the time, but we found some timely stops. And then, on offense, Savannah (Wheeler) was really special when you look at what she did down the stretch. Our team did a good job of finding her. I felt our team was very much in tune with the fact that we needed to keep the ball in her hands. I'm proud of our team for finding a way. Competitively, we were better today."
"We need to perform better on Friday night. I continue to say that I coach a different team on Saturdays. It's not about winning or losing, it's about more attentiveness. We're a growing team. I think we probably learned a lot today. It's good to learn lessons when we win at the end."
The Thundering Herd is back in action next Friday (7 p.m. ET/6 CT) and Saturday (5 p.m. ET/4 CT) at Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders sit atop C-USA's East division at 10-2 (12-5 overall).
Team Stats
ODU
MAR
FG%
.385
.379
3FG%
.278
.375
FT%
.591
.605
RB
45
42
TO
17
14
STL
3
6
Game Leaders
Pts
35
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
15
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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