2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Marshall Thundering Herd
|image=Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Conference USA
|division=
|short_conf=C-USA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=21–12
|conf_record=9–9
|head_coach=Matt Daniel
|hc_year = 3rd
|asst_coach1=Tony Kemper
|asst_coach2=Devrinn Paul
|asst_coach3=Caronica Randle
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Cam Henderson Center
|champion=
|bowl=WNIT
|bowl_result=First Round
}}
{{2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Ohio.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Leah|last=Scott|link=n|num=1|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=y|home=Detroit|high_school=Iowa Western CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Logan|last=Fraley|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Ashland, Kentucky|high_school=Boyd County HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ama|last=Arkorful|link=n|num=3|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Vicksburg, Mississippi|high_school=Warren Central HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Khadaijia|last=Brooks|link=n|num=4|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Bristol, Connecticut|high_school=Bristol Eastern HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=McKenzie|last=Akers|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=JR|rs=|home=Princeton, West Virginia|high_school=Princeton Senior HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Porter|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=y|home=Fort Gay, West Virginia|high_school=Murray State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shayna|last=Gore|link=n|num=14|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Logan, West Virginia|high_school=Logan HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tana|last=Drive|link=n|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Irving, Texas|high_school=MacArthur HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Norrisha|last=Victrum|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=SR|rs=|home=Columbia, South Carolina|high_school=Columbia HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chelsey|last=Romero|link=n|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Hampton, Virginia|high_school=Kecoughtan HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kiana|last=Evans|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=Huntington, West Virginia|high_school=Huntington HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Enjonae|last=Chambers|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=Conaway, Arkansas|high_school=Conway HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madison|last=Morris|link=n|num=33|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Huntington, West Virginia|high_school=Spring Valley HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hope|last=Lester|link=n|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Hanover, West Virginia|high_school=West Side HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Matt Daniel ({{college|Harding}})
|asst_coach=
- Tony Kemper ({{college|Fort Hays State}})
- Devrinn Paul ({{college|Kentucky State}})
- Caronica Randle ({{college|Central Arkansas}})
|roster_url=https://herdzone.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2015-16
|accessdate=}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/04/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky Christian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 872
| tv =
| score = 113–36
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Morehead, Kentucky
| gamename = Morehead State Classic
| attend = 1,676
| tv =
| score = 104–101
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brescia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename = Morehead State Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 92–40
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 631
| tv =
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 384
| tv =
| score = 63–50
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cornell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 4,683
| tv =
| score = 73–47
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 443
| tv =
| score = 81–45
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charleston Civic Center
| site_cityst = Charleston, West Virginia
| gamename = Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
| attend = 3,173
| tv =
| score = 60–66
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 289
| tv =
| score = 81–73
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 323
| tv =
| score = 81–67
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 501
| tv =
| score = 83–39
| overtime =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois
| gamename =
| attend = 400
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–55
| overtime =
| record = 10–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = WKU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = E. A. Diddle Arena
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Kentucky
| gamename =
| attend = 1,413
| tv =
| score = 52–81
| overtime =
| record = 10–2 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FAU Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, Florida
| gamename =
| attend = 483
| tv =
| score = 73–84
| overtime =
| record = 10–3 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = FIU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FIU Arena
| site_cityst = Miami
| gamename =
| attend = 302
| tv =
| score = 65–58
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 327
| tv =
| score = 63–71
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rice
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 414
| tv =
| score = 81–52
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 474
| tv =
| score = 61–64
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 652
| tv =
| score = 80–62
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (3–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Murphy Center
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, Tennessee
| gamename =
| attend = 3,958
| tv =
| score = 54–65
| overtime =
| record = 13–6 (3–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 352
| tv =
| score = 64–61
| overtime =
| record = 14–6 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTEP
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 327
| tv =
| score = 79–64
| overtime =
| record = 15–6 (5–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 812
| tv =
| score = 80–76
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (6–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = WKU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 472
| tv = ASN
| score = 76–80
| overtime =
| record = 16–7 (6–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina
| gamename =
| attend = 909
| tv =
| score = 77–87
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (6–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ted Constant Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Norfolk, Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 2,487
| tv =
| score = 55–77
| overtime =
| record = 16–9 (6–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2016
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 1,855
| tv =
| score = 73–65
| overtime =
| record = 17–9 (7–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center
| site_cityst = Huntington, West Virginia
| gamename =
| attend = 876
| tv =
| score = 73–79
| overtime =
| record = 17–10 (7–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Ruston, Louisiana
| gamename =
| attend = 1,803
| tv =
| score = 54–52
| overtime =
| record = 18–10 (8–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, Mississippi
| gamename =
| attend = 1,514
| tv =
| score = 63–53
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (9–9)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = FIU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Second Round
| attend =
| tv = ASN
| score = 76–44
| overtime =
| record = 20–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2016
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = WKU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 499
| tv = ASN
| score = 66–63
| overtime =
| record = 21–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2016
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Legacy Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 41–69
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Athens, Ohio
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 1,172
| tv =
| score = 68–76
| overtime =
| record = 21–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
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