2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–12 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Matt Daniel (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Kemper Devrinn Paul Caronica Randle
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UTEP	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
WKU	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Marshall	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
UAB	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Rice	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
UTSA	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
North Texas	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
FIU	2	–	16		.111			5	–	26		.161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Talequia Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Cincinnati Huntington, West Virginia G/F 1 Leah Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Iowa Western CC Detroit G 2 Logan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Boyd County HS Ashland, Kentucky G/F 3 Ama Arkorful 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Warren Central HS Vicksburg, Mississippi G/F 4 Khadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bristol Eastern HS Bristol, Connecticut G 5 McKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Princeton Senior HS Princeton, West Virginia G 11 Taylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Murray State Fort Gay, West Virginia G/F 14 Shayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Logan HS Logan, West Virginia G 15 Tana Drive 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, Texas G 20 Norrisha Victrum 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Columbia HS Columbia, South Carolina F 21 Chelsey Romero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kecoughtan HS Hampton, Virginia G 22 Kiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Huntington HS Huntington, West Virginia G 23 Enjonae Chambers 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Conway HS Conaway, Arkansas G/F 33 Madison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spring Valley HS Huntington, West Virginia C 34 Hope Lester 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr West Side HS Hanover, West Virginia	Head coach Matt Daniel (Harding) Assistant coach(es) Tony Kemper (Fort Hays State) Devrinn Paul (Kentucky State) Caronica Randle (Central Arkansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 6:00 pm		Kentucky Christian	W 113–36		Cam Henderson Center (872) Huntington, West Virginia
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		at Morehead State Morehead State Classic	W 104–101	1–0	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,676) Morehead, Kentucky
11/15/2015* 1:00 pm		Brescia Morehead State Classic	W 92–40	2–0	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
11/18/2015* 6:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 72–62	3–0	Cam Henderson Center (631) Huntington, West Virginia
11/22/2015* 1:00 pm		NJIT	W 63–50	4–0	Cam Henderson Center (384) Huntington, West Virginia
11/27/2015* 4:00 pm		Cornell	W 73–47	5–0	Cam Henderson Center (4,683) Huntington, West Virginia
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 81–45	6–0	Cam Henderson Center (443) Huntington, West Virginia
12/13/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 60–66	6–1	Charleston Civic Center (3,173) Charleston, West Virginia
12/17/2015* 12:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 81–73	7–1	Cam Henderson Center (289) Huntington, West Virginia
12/20/2015* 1:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 81–67	8–1	Cam Henderson Center (323) Huntington, West Virginia
12/22/2015* 12:00 pm		West Virginia Tech	W 83–39	9–1	Cam Henderson Center (501) Huntington, West Virginia
12/28/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	W 61–55	10–1	SIU Arena (400) Carbondale, Illinois
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016 3:00 pm		at WKU	L 52–81	10–2 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,413) Bowling Green, Kentucky
01/07/2016 7:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 73–84	10–3 (0–2)	FAU Arena (483) Boca Raton, Florida
01/09/2016 2:00 pm		at FIU	W 65–58	11–3 (1–2)	FIU Arena (302) Miami
01/14/2016 6:00 pm		North Texas	L 63–71	11–4 (1–3)	Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, West Virginia
01/16/2016 1:00 pm		Rice	W 81–52	12–4 (2–3)	Cam Henderson Center (414) Huntington, West Virginia
01/21/2016 6:00 pm		Charlotte	L 61–64	12–5 (2–4)	Cam Henderson Center (474) Huntington, West Virginia
01/24/2016 1:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 80–62	13–5 (3–4)	Cam Henderson Center (652) Huntington, West Virginia
01/28/2016 7:30 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 54–65	13–6 (3–5)	Murphy Center (3,958) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
01/30/2016 3:00 pm		at UAB	W 64–61	14–6 (4–5)	Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL
02/04/2016 6:00 pm		UTEP	W 79–64	15–6 (5–5)	Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, West Virginia
02/06/2016 1:00 pm		UTSA	W 80–76	16–6 (6–5)	Cam Henderson Center (812) Huntington, West Virginia
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ASN		WKU	L 76–80	16–7 (6–6)	Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, West Virginia
02/18/2016 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 77–87	16–8 (6–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (909) Charlotte, North Carolina
02/20/2016 4:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 55–77	16–9 (6–8)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487) Norfolk, Virginia
02/25/2016 11:30 am		UAB	W 73–65	17–9 (7–8)	Cam Henderson Center (1,855) Huntington, West Virginia
02/27/2016 1:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 73–79	17–10 (7–9)	Cam Henderson Center (876) Huntington, West Virginia
03/03/2016 7:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 54–52	18–10 (8–9)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,803) Ruston, Louisiana
03/05/2016 5:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 63–53	19–10 (9–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,514) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016 8:30 pm, ASN		vs. FIU Second Round	W 76–44	20–10	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016 8:30 pm, ASN		vs. WKU Quarterfinals	W 66–63	21–10	Bartow Arena (499) Birmingham, AL
03/11/2016 1:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals	L 41–69	21–11	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
WNIT
03/17/2016 7:00 pm		at Ohio First Round	L 68–76	21–12	Convocation Center (1,172) Athens, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team