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Marshall Visits Georgia Southern For Crucial Late-Season Contest
2/14/2023 2:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Herd and Eagles enter Thursday tied in the Sun Belt Conference standings
Game Notes | Coach Kemper Presser
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall women's basketball team (15-10, 8-6 SBC) returns to action Thursday at Georgia Southern.
Having won six of its last seven, Thundering Herd graduate senior Shanniah Wright understands the importance of facing a Georgia Southern team, also with eight wins in the Sun Belt Conference.
"They're a good basketball team," Wright said. "That was true when we played them last time and it is true now. They are going to give us everything they've got and we will give everything we've got!"
Game Information
Date: February 16, 2023
Opponent: Georgia Southern
Place: Statesboro, Georgia
Arena: Hanner Fieldhouse
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdWBB
TIEBREAKING SCENARIOS
For all tiebreaking scenarios to determine the Sun Belt Conference tournament seeding, view HERE:
PREGAME NOTES
- Wright had a season-high 10 points against Coastal Carolina last Thursday, making four field goals.
- Marshall's longest conference winning streak (6) since the 2004-05 season was snapped Saturday by Texas State (10-4 SBC).
- Despite the four-point loss, the Herd remains within two games of second place.
- Abby Beeman has 132 assists this season, which is 20th in NCAA DI. Beeman already has the 11th most assists in a single season in program history
For in-depth Marshall game notes, view HERE:
ABOUT THE EAGLES
Marshall and Georgia Southern met on Jan. 7, playing to a thrilling 83-80 finish in favor of the Eagles. The Herd at one point trailed by 21 before making its longest scoring run of the year, a 22-0 burst.
Georgia Southern specializes in crashing the boards and playing fast. The Eagles are first in the Sun Belt in assists per game (15.9), field goal percentage (43.5%), defensive rebounds per game (30.9), and three-point percentage (21.2%).
Georgia Southern features leading scorer Terren Ward, who averages 18.2 PPG, second in the conference. Ward is also the second-best three-point shooter in the league (37.9).
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