Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Coastal Carolina
Red-Hot Herd Looks to Continue Streak Thursday Morning
2/7/2023 11:57:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Education day game tips at 11 a.m. against Coastal
Game Notes | Coach Kemper Presser
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Winners of five in a row, the Marshall women's basketball team (14-9, 7-5 Sun Belt) stays home to face Coastal Carolina Thursday morning.
Junior guard Abby Beeman is averaging 13.6 points, 7.2 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game during the Herd's winning streak. Beeman acknowledges the importance of taking each game one at a time.
"Thursday is a big one because it's our next one," Beeman said. "If we get these two wins under our belt, we could move up in the conference and that will be the same [mentality] going forward."
Game Information
Date: February 9, 2023
Opponent: Coastal Carolina
Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Arena: Cam Henderson Center
Time: 11 a.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+
Audio: 88.1 WMUL
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdWBB
PREGAME NOTES
- Marshall's five-game winning streak is its longest conference winning streak since the 2008-09 season.
- The Herd's five-game winning streak is also the longest active streak in the Sun Belt.
- Beeman's 124 assists this season rank 21st in the country.
- Junior Roshala Scott leads the SBC with 156 made field goals this season.
- Redshirt-junior Mahogany Matthews has 46 blocks this season, which is 20th in the nation. Matthews is tied for sixth all-time for blocks in a single season in program history.
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ABOUT THE CHANTICLEERS
Marshall and Coastal Carolina alike have found success since the two sides met last month. Coastal is 6-6 in Sun Belt games, winning five of the eight they have played since the Herd visited Conway.
CCU's leading scorer Aja Blount averages 16.3 PPG and is an 89.7% FT shooter, (1st in the Sun Belt Conference). Blount scored a game-high 18 points when the teams met in January.
Following the Chanticleers' 65-61 win over Marshall on Jan. 12, Coach Kemper's side has won five of its last seven.
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