2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

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2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2020–21 record8–11 (7–9 CUSA)
Head coach
  • Tony Kemper (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adria Crawford
  • Lazar Milinkovic
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
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2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee † 12 – 4   .750 17 – 8   .680
Charlotte 9 – 5   .643 10 – 12   .455
FIU 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Florida Atlantic 8 – 8   .500 11 – 11   .500
Old Dominion 7 – 9   .438 13 – 11   .542
Marshall 7 – 9   .438 8 – 11   .421
Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 7 – 16   .304
West
Rice 12 – 2   .857 23 – 4   .852
UTEP 13 – 5   .722 17 – 8   .680
North Texas 10 – 4   .714 13 – 7   .650
Louisiana Tech 8 – 8   .500 14 – 10   .583
Southern Miss 5 – 11   .313 7 – 12   .368
UAB 3 – 11   .214 10 – 13   .435
UTSA 0 – 14   .000 2 – 18   .100
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Tony Kemper, and played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as a member of Conference USA.[1][2]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 1, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		Morgan State Canceled [a][3] Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
December 6, 2020*
1:00 p.m. 		Radford W 69–58  1–0
 Cam Henderson Center (412)
Huntington, WV
December 9, 2020*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 9 Kentucky L 45–79  1–1
 Memorial Coliseum (1,200)
Lexington, KY
December 13, 2020*
1:00 p.m. 		at St. Bonaventure Canceled [a][4] Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 17, 2020*
1:00 p.m. 		Morehead State Canceled [a][5] Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech L 51–61 OT 1–2
(0–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (381)
Huntington, WV
January 2, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 61–57  2–2
(1–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (366)
Huntington, WV
January 8, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 54–75  2–3
(1–2) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (48)
Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 56–65 OT 2–4
(1–3) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (58)
Charlotte, NC
January 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		Western Kentucky W 81–54  3–4
(2–3) 		Cam Henderson Center (391)
Huntington, WV
January 17, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		at Western Kentucky L 60–69  3–5
(2–4) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (517)
Bowling Green, KY
January 22, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		FIU L 60–75  3–6
(2–5) 		Cam Henderson Center (407)
Huntington, WV
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		FIU W 65–56  4–6
(3–5) 		Cam Henderson Center (404)
Huntington, WV
January 29, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		at Florida Atlantic Postponed [b][6] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		at Florida Atlantic Postponed [b][6] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		Old Dominion L 70–80  4–7
(3–6) 		Cam Henderson Center (381)
Huntington, WV
February 6, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		Old Dominion W 73–68 OT 5–7
(4–6) 		Cam Henderson Center (410)
Huntington, WV
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee Postponed [b][7] Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee Postponed [b][7] Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 20, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		Rice L 48–64  5–8
(4–7) 		Cam Henderson Center (434)
Huntington, WV
February 21, 2021
12:00 p.m. 		Rice W 68–56  6–8
(5–7) 		Cam Henderson Center (455)
Huntington, WV
February 26, 2021
7:30 p.m. 		at North Texas L 51–52  6–9
(5–8) 		UNT Coliseum (787)
Denton, TX
February 27, 2021
4:30 p.m. 		at North Texas W 56–55  7–9
(6–8) 		UNT Coliseum (843)
Denton, TX
March 4, 2021 [8]
7:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee W 72–49  8–9
(7–8) 		Murphy Center (1,150)
Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2021 [8]
7:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee L 54–61  8–10
(7–9) 		Murphy Center (1,150)
Murfreesboro, TN
CUSA Tournament
March 10, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		(5E) vs. (4W) Louisiana Tech
Second Round 		L 48–50  8–11
 Ford Center at The Star (623)
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also[]

Notes[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Conference USA Announces 2021 Women's Conference Basketball Schedule". Marshall University Department of Athletics. October 27, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Finalized 2020-21 Non-Conference Schedule". Marshall University Department of Athletics. November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Traylor, Grant (November 29, 2020). "Marshall women's basketball waiting to get season started due to COVID-19". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Rodriguez, Miguel (December 12, 2020). "Bona's basketball season opener canceled due to opponent's positive Covid-19 test". Buffalo News. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Marshall women's basketball team sidelined by COVID". Charleston Gazette-Mail. December 12, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Pereira, Richard (January 26, 2020). "Women's Basketball: Games against Marshall postponed due to COVID-19". University Press. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "COVID-19 issues force MTSU women's basketball to postpone home series vs. Marshall". Daily News Journal. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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