Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall Thundering Herd
	2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
University	Marshall University
First season	1969–70
All-time record	618–637
Head coach	Tony Kemper (1st season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Huntington, West Virginia
Arena	Cam Henderson Center ; (capacity: 9,048)
Nickname	Thundering Herd
Colors	Kelly green and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1997
Conference tournament champions
	1997
Conference regular season champions
	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

The Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represents Marshall University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of Conference USA. Marshall has earned one bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, led by former head coach Matt Daniel. Their only NCAA tournament appearance was with an automatic-bid in the 1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament with a #15 seed in the Midwest region.

NCAA Tournament results

Marshall has been to the tournament one time. Their combined record is 0–1. ^[2]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1997	First Round	Colorado	L 49–69

Marshall has been to the WNIT tournament one time. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2016	First Round	Ohio	L 76–68

Marshall has been to the WBI tournament one time. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2015	First Round Quarterfinals	Northern Kentucky Mercer	W 81–79 L 73–71

v t e Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
Venues	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse (1969–1981) Cam Henderson Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	West Virginia
Culture & lore	History Marco the Bison
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Marshall University
Located in: Huntington, West Virginia
Campuses	Huntington Main Campus (Buildings) Beckley Campus South Charleston Campus
Academics	Programs: Bill Noe Flight School Elizabeth McDowell Lewis College of Business Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Other: John Marshall Scholars Society of Yeager Scholars
Athletics	Sports: Baseball Basketball (men) Basketball (women) Football Soccer (men) Softball Venues: Cam Henderson Center Chris Cline Athletic Complex Dot Hicks Field Jack Cook Field Joan C. Edwards Stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Other: Marco the Bison Marching Thunder Battle for the Bell (Ohio) Friends of Coal Bowl (West Virginia)
Facilities	Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall Erma Byrd Higher Education Center Laidley Hall Forensic Science Center Health and Wellness Center Marshall Commons Memorial Student Center Old Main Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center Rural Health Clinic Twin Towers Visual Arts Center
Media	The Parthenon WMUL West Virginia Public Broadcasting
People	Alumni and faculty Principals and presidents
Related	West Virginia Colored Children's Home Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall
Founded: 1837 Students: 11,252 Endowment: 201 million

v t e Conference USA women's basketball
Teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Lady Flames Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners (leaving in 2026) Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Missouri State Lady Bears (both joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24