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Marshall Women Return Home to Face Preseason Favorite Troy
1/17/2023 2:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior Abby Beeman enters week with over 1,500 career points
Game Notes | Coach Kemper PresserÂ
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Head Coach Tony Kemper's Marshall women's basketball team returns home Thursday to face Troy, the 2022-23 Sun Belt Preseason favorites.Â
The Trojans are a team leading the country this season with over 51 rebounds per game.
"They [Troy] have done great things in women's basketball the last few years," Kemper said. "It's going to be a challenge for us. We're going to have to box out, chase rebounds, and take care of the ball."
Game Information
Date: January 19, 2023
Opponent: Troy
Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Arena: Cam Henderson Center
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 88.1 WMUL
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdWBB
PROMOTIONS
Mental Health Awareness Night
- The Be Herd Counseling Center will have a table set up with giveaways and information.
- Halftime: Village of Barboursville Elementary School Jump Rope Team will be performing
PREGAME NOTES
The Herd enter the week with a 2-4 record in conference play with the lone unbeaten team in the Sun Belt being JMU (6-0).
Junior guard Abby Beeman notched her second double double of the season in the team's last game.Â
Beeman, who surpassed 1,500 points for her career Saturday, acknowledges the fight the team possesses entering a new week of games.
"I like the fight of our teammates," Beeman said. "We hate losing and you can see it on our faces after games, we're looking forward to turning that around and I think it is good that we are not okay with losing, it lights a fire under us."
Graduate transfer Shanniah Wright has come on strong in the month of January. The Brooklyn native finished with a season-best 10 points and seven rebounds against Coastal Carolina last Thursday. Wright shot 88 percent from the field last week.
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ABOUT THE TROJANS
Troy, the Sun Belt Preseason favorites enter Thursday's game with a 5-1 conference record and a 10-7 record overall.
The Trojans specialize in rebounding and getting to the free throw line. Troy is first in the country in offensive rebounds per game (22.2) and rebounds per game (51.3). The team averages 16.1 trips to the line per game, which is top in the league.Â
Marshall and Troy have never met in women's basketball. The Herd were also introduced to a fellow Alabama opponent, South Alabama earlier this year. Marshall won that game, 63-61 in overtime.Â
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