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Wright State
Following Historic Win, Marshall Hosts Wright State Friday Night
12/8/2022 12:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Friday’s Game is a White Out
Watch | Live Stats | @HerdWBB | Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - After a game in which Marshall scored over 100 points, the top ranked three point shooting team in the Sun Belt Conference meets Wright State Friday night at the Cam Henderson Center.
PROMOTIONS
White Out
Friday is a White Out! We want our fans to wear white to white out The Cam! Fans will be given rally towels upon entering the arena.
Game Information
Date: December 9, 2022
Opponent: Wright State
Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Arena: Cam Henderson Center
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdWBB
PREGAME NOTES
Marshall had a memorable game in its last time out against Davis and Elkins.
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The Herd hit 17 three pointers. The total was one shy of the program's all-time record in three point field goals made (18 at FIU 3/7/19). Marshall ranks first in the Sun Belt with 8.7 three point field goals per game (36th Nationally).Terah Harness led the team with 25 points, making six three pointers. That was the most since Taylor Pearson hit six triples for the Herd on February 6, 2020. Taylor Porter hit 10 in the same aforementioned game against FIU in 2019.
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Junior guard Abby Beeman dished out 12 assists in the victory. The 12 assists were the most for the program since Norrisha Victrum had 11 against Morehead State on November 13, 2015. The last time a Herd player had more than 12 assists was Kim Lewis on February 16, 1987 (13). Nationally speaking, Beeman's 12 assists are tied for the eighth most by a player in a game this season. (Nika Muhl from UConn had 15 in a game this year)
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Marshall's Scoring Defense ranks first in the league as well, allowing just 53.7 PPG to opponents (26th Nationally). Marshall held the Senators to 29 percent shooting in Sunday's win.
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ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Wright State will enter Friday's contest with a 1-6 record. The Raiders have struggled out of the gate early in games this season. Opponents are collectively outscoring WSU by 101 in the first half of their games this season.
Senior guard Bryce Nixon leads the Raiders, averaging 10.6 points per game. The Phoenix, Arizona native scored 20 in the team's game against Eastern Illinois on November 28.
Friday's game will be a homecoming for Fairland High School graduate Emily Chapman. The senior guard from Proctorville is averaging 7.2 points per game, 3.3 rebounds per game, and is shooting 47 percent from three in six games this season.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall and Wright State have not met in women's basketball. The two sides were set to play last season, but the game was canceled due to the pandemic.
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