2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record15–13 (10–8 CUSA)
Head coach
  • Tony Kemper (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Janko Popovic
  • Jenna Burdette
  • Lexie Barrier
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Charlotte † 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688
Middle Tennessee 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
FIU 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Florida Atlantic 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
West
Louisiana Tech 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
North Texas 10 – 7   .588 17 – 13   .567
Southern Miss 9 – 8   .529 18 – 12   .600
Rice 8 – 9   .471 14 – 13   .519
UAB 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
UTEP 6 – 12   .333 14 – 15   .483
UTSA 3 – 14   .176 7 – 23   .233
† 2022 C-USA tournament winner

The 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Kemper, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Conference USA. They finished with a record of 15–13, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost to Rice in the second round of the C-USA tournament.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bluefield State W 108–45  1–0
 Cam Henderson Center (467)
Huntington, WV
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Radford W 68–64  2–0
 Dedmon Center (745)
Radford, VA
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 65–58  3–0
 Cam Henderson Center (737)
Huntington, WV
November 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Purdue L 60–70  3–1
 Mackey Arena (1,526)
West Lafayette, IN
November 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan State L 75–85  3–2
 Breslin Center (3,938)
East Lansing, MI
November 30, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Wright State Canceled[a][1] Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
December 4, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coppin State L 69–77  3–3
 Cam Henderson Center (431)
Huntington, WV
December 12, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 47–50  3–4
 Reilly Center (339)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alderson Broaddus W 88–56  4–4
 Cam Henderson Center (209)
Huntington, WV
December 20, 2021*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Oakland
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 79–58  5–4
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
December 21, 2021*
8:30 p.m. 		vs. Akron
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		Canceled[a][2] South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
C-USA regular season
December 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech W 62–44  6–4
(1–0) 		Cam Henderson Center (437)
Huntington, WV
January 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 72–55  7–4
(2–0) 		Cam Henderson Center (461)
Huntington, WV
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic W 66–51  8–4
(3–0) 		FAU Arena (351)
Boca Raton, FL
January 13, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 54–64  8–5
(3–1) 		UNT Coliseum (1,052)
Denton, TX
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at Rice W 66–53  9–5
(4–1) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (464)
Houston, TX
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 62–59  10–5
(5–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (610)
Huntington, WV
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic W 57–44 OT 11–5
(6–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (651)
Huntington, WV
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at Middle Tennessee L 41–80  11–6
(6–2) 		Murphy Center (3,025)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at UAB L 65–77  11–7
(6–3) 		Bartow Arena (324)
Birmingham, AL
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 47–62  11–8
(6–4) 		Cam Henderson Center (412)
Huntington, WV
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte L 37–39 OT 11–9
(6–5) 		Cam Henderson Center (613)
Huntington, WV
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at FIU L 66–70  11–10
(6–6) 		Ocean Bank Convocation Center (312)
Miami, FL
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP W 60–48  12–10
(7–6) 		Cam Henderson Center (549)
Huntington, WV
February 17, 2022
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at Old Dominion W 64–48  13–10
(8–6) 		Chartway Arena (1,765)
Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 47–65  13–11
(8–7) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (1,015)
Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee L 57–65  13–12
(8–8) 		Cam Henderson Center (573)
Huntington, WV
March 2, 2022
7:30 p.m. 		at Western Kentucky W 80–62  14–12
(9–8) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (713)
Bowling Green, KY
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 58–51  15–12
(10–8) 		Cam Henderson Center (1,153)
Huntington, WV
C-USA Tournament
March 9, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5E) vs. (4W) Rice
Second Round 		L 62–80  15–13
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
  • Source: Marshall University Athletics[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

  1. ^ "Marshall women's game with Wright State canceled". Charleston Gazette-Mail. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Marshall vs Akron Women's Basketball Game Summary - December 21st, 2021". NCAA. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Marshall University. Retrieved December 14, 2023.