2019–20 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

2019–20 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–17 (7–11 CUSA)
Head coach
  • Tony Kemper (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adria Crawford
  • Lazar Milinkovic
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rice 16 2   .889 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 14 4   .778 24 6   .800
Western Kentucky 14 4   .778 22 7   .759
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
UAB 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Charlotte 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
UTEP 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Southern Miss 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Florida Atlantic 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Marshall 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Louisiana Tech 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
North Texas 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
FIU 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
UTSA 2 16   .111 6 23   .207
2020 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Tony Kemper, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

The Thundering Herd finished the regular season 12–17, 7–11 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. After defeating Southern Miss in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament,[1] the rest of the games for the postseason tournament were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Kentucky Christian W 89–40  1–0
Cam Henderson Center (733)
Huntington, WV
November 9, 2019*
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Norfolk State W 75–69  2–0
Cam Henderson Center (817)
Huntington, WV
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ohio L 51–67  2–1
Convocation Center (552)
Athens, OH
November 19, 2019*
11:00 a.m., CUSA.tv
Coppin State W 60–47  3–1
Cam Henderson Center (2,363)
Huntington, WV
November 21, 2019*
5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Morgan State L 52–57  3–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,343)
Huntington, WV
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville L 62–66 OT 3–3
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (317)
Evansville, IN
November 27, 2019*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Alderson Broaddus W 85–41  4–3
Cam Henderson Center (447)
Huntington, WV
December 3, 2019*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State W 72–60  5–3
Hulman Center (1,232)
Terre Haute, IN
December 7, 2019*
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Bowling Green L 69–82  5–4
Cam Henderson Center (482)
Huntington, WV
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Rutgers L 41–66  5–5
Cam Henderson Center (1,337)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2019*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson L 56–59  5–6
SECU Arena (3,627)
Towson, MD
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020
8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Rice L 43–81  5–7 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (513)
Houston, TX
January 4, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas W 68–59  6–7 (1–1)
The Super Pit (1,290)
Denton, TX
January 9, 2020
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Middle Tennessee L 55–75  6–8 (1–2)
Cam Henderson Center (387)
Huntington, WV
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 61–56  7–8 (2–2)
Cam Henderson Center (607)
Huntington, WV
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Charlotte L 46–52  7–9 (2–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (718)
Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2020
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Old Dominion L 46–57  7–10 (2–4)
Chartway Arena (1,979)
Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 65–74  7–11 (2–5)
Cam Henderson Center (872)
Huntington, WV
January 30, 2020
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
FIU L 65–68  7–12 (2–6)
Cam Henderson Center (677)
Huntington, WV
February 1, 2020
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida Atlantic W 85–75  8–12 (3–6)
Cam Henderson Center (569)
Huntington, WV
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Southern Miss W 80–65  9–12 (4–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,015)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 50–60  9–13 (4–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,503)
Ruston, LA
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UTSA W 66–53  10–13 (5–7)
Cam Henderson Center (531)
Huntington, WV
February 15, 2020
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UTEP W 76–66  11–13 (6–7)
Cam Henderson Center (612)
Huntington, WV
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 65–79  11–14 (6–8)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,056)
Bowling Green, KY
February 22, 2020
3:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Old Dominion L 54–64  11–15 (6–9)
Cam Henderson Center (602)
Huntington, WV
February 29, 2020
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
North Texas L 69–77  11–16 (6–10)
Cam Henderson Center (664)
Huntington, WV
March 5, 2020
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at FIU W 59–57 OT 12–16 (7–10)
Ocean Bank Center (251)
Miami, FL
March 7, 2020
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Florida Atlantic L 50–68  12–17 (7–11)
FAU Arena (437)
Boca Raton, FL
C-USA tournament
March 11, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Southern Miss
First round
W 71–67 OT 13–17
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2020
12:00 p.m.
(8) vs. (1) Rice
Quarterfinals
Canceled[a][2] Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[3]

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Marshall Perseveres in Overtime at Conference USA Tourney". Marshall University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Frankenberry, Jami (March 12, 2020). "Conference USA, ACC and CAA cancel basketball tournaments over coronavirus concerns". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Marshall University. Retrieved December 14, 2023.