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Marshall Women’s Basketball Opens 2023-24 Season Thursday at George Mason
11/7/2023 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Head coach Kim Caldwell officially begins first season leading Herd
Coach Kim Caldwell Weekly Press Conference
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall University women's basketball program opens its new era on the road against George Mason. Tip from EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia will be at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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COACH KIM CALDWELL
- On March 27, 2023, the Coach Kim Caldwell era began for the Marshall University women's basketball program. Caldwell became the eighth head coach in the history of the Herd.
- Caldwell - the Parkersburg, West Virginia native - joins Marshall from Division II Glenville State, where she turned the Pioneers into a powerhouse, going 191-24 in seven seasons, winning the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship.
- The 2022 WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year spoke with the media on Monday. Caldwell's weekly press conference can be viewed HERE.
PRE-GAME NOTES
- The Herd returns 11 players from its 2022-23 squad which finished 17-14 (9-9 SBC). Leading scorer Roshala Scott was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team.
- Six newcomers join Marshall's squad in 2023 - four transfers and two incoming freshmen. One such transfer is senior guard Breanna Campbell. The Largo, Fla. native averaged 18.3 PPG for Glenville State last season.
- The Thundering Herd were picked ninth in the Preseason SBC poll.
- Marshall and George Mason will be facing off for the first time in program history
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ABOUT GEORGE MASON
- George Mason is led by third-year head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis. The veteran coach enters her 23rd year of coaching after stints at Mount St. Mary's and Bethune-Cookman.
- George Mason senior Nalani Kaysia was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason Third Team. Kaysia averaged 12.3 PPG and 10.4 rebounds per game in A-10 play last year.
- The Patriots were picked eighth in the Preseason A-10 poll.
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