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Herd Women’s Basketball Set for Inaugural Sun Belt Conference Road Trip
12/27/2022 2:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Marshall to visit South Alabama Thursday, App State Saturday
Game Notes | Coach Kemper Presser
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall women's basketball head coach Tony Kemper is excited for the challenges ahead in facing a new conference. Marshall is set to play a pair of Sun Belt Conference road games to open up the team's inaugural season in the league.
"It's an exciting time of year," Coach Kemper said. "The last two games we've played were very indicative of conference play, they weren't easy games. Now it's always a little bit different, we have a lot of new opponents, it is always a little more physical in conference play."
Game Information
Date: December 29, 2022
Opponent: South Alabama
Place: Mobile, Alabama
Arena: Mitchell Center
Time: 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdWBB
PREGAME NOTES
Marshall enters its inaugural Sun Belt Conference season with a 7-4 record overall. The Herd have brought an exciting style of play to the conference, leading the league with an average of eight three-point field goals per game. Junior guard Roshala Scott leads the team with a blistering 48 percent shooting from three.
The Thundering Herd defense has also propelled Coach Kemper's side to the seven win non-conference start, allowing just 55.4 points per game, which enters league play as second-best in the conference. Redshirt-sophomore forward Mahogany Matthews is third in the league with 15 blocks.
Marshall was picked 10th in the Sun Belt Preseason Poll, but the seven wins are tied the fourth-most in the league entering the conference slate.
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ABOUT THE JAGUARS
South Alabama enters Thursday's conference opener with a 4-7 record under tenth year head coach Terry Fowler. While the Jaguars have not faced any common opponents with Marshall this season, they did meet former C-USA foe in La Tech, with the Lady Techsters defeating USA 70-53.
USA were picked 13th in the Sun Belt Preseason Poll.
Leading the scoring for the Jags is freshman Kelsey Thompson, who is averaging 9.5 points per game, with four games in double figures.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall and South Alabama have not met in women's basketball prior to Thursday..
Game Information
Date: December 31, 2022
Opponent: App State
Place: Boone, North Carolina
Arena: Holmes Convocation Center
Time: 2 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdWBB
ABOUT THE MOUNTAINEERS
App State enters Sun Belt play with a 4-7 record. The Mountaineers have faced one common opponent with the Herd in Norfolk State, losing 70-65 on Nov. 17.
The Mountaineers were picked eighth in the Sun Belt preseason poll.
Junior guard Faith Alston was named to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Third Team. Alston leads the team with 2.4 assists per game. Senior guard Janay Sanders leads the team with 14.3 points per game. Sanders was picked to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Second Team.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall and App State have met on 44 previous occasions as former Southern Conference foes, with App State leading the all-time series, 25-19.
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