2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

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]

2020–21 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–11 (7–9 CUSA)
Head coach
  • Tony Kemper (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adria Crawford
  • Lazar Milinkovic
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee124 .750178  .680
Charlotte95 .6431012  .455
FIU88 .5001513  .536
Florida Atlantic88 .5001111  .500
Old Dominion79 .4381311  .542
Marshall79 .438811  .421
Western Kentucky610 .375716  .304
West
Rice122 .857234  .852
UTEP135 .722178  .680
North Texas104 .714137  .650
Louisiana Tech88 .5001410  .583
Southern Miss511 .313712  .368
UAB311 .2141013  .435
UTSA014 .000218  .100
2021 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

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 [lower-alpha 1][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 [lower-alpha 1][4] Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 17, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Morehead State Canceled [lower-alpha 1][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 [lower-alpha 2][6] FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Florida Atlantic Postponed [lower-alpha 2][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 [lower-alpha 2][7] Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee Postponed [lower-alpha 2][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. Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. 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. Pereira, Richard (January 26, 2020). "Women's Basketball: Games against Marshall postponed due to COVID-19". University Press. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. "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. "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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