Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

Marshall Thundering Herd
Marshall Thundering Herd
	2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
University	Marshall University
First season	1969–70
All-time record	618–637
Head coach	Juli Fulks (1st season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Huntington, West Virginia
Arena	Cam Henderson Center ; (Capacity: 9,048)
Nickname	Thundering Herd
Colors	Kelly green and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1997, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1997, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2024
Conference division season champions
	2005

The Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represents Marshall University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Thundering Herd's only two NCAA tournament appearances were with an automatic-bid in the 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament with a #15 seed in the Midwest region and in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament with a #13 seed in the Portland 3 region.

Postseason

Marshall has been to the NCAA tournament twice. Their combined record is 0–2.[2]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1997	#15	First Round	#2 Colorado	L 49–69
2024	#13	First Round	#4 Virginia Tech	L 49–92

Marshall has been to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) one time. Their combined record is 0–1.

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

Marshall has been to the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2015	First Round Quarterfinals	Northern Kentucky Mercer	W 81–79 L 71–73
2019	First Round Quarterfinals	Davidson Appalachian State	W 67–64 L 71–83

Tenure	Coach	Record	Pct.
1969–1981	Donna Lawson	138–134	.507
1981–1992	Judy Southard	178–130	.578
1992–1997	Sarah Evans-Moore	74–67	.525
1997–2001	Juliene Simpson	30–81	.270
2001–2012	Royce Chadwick	161–169	.488
2012–2017	Matt Daniel	71–85	.455
2017–2023	Tony Kemper	79–90	.467
2023–2024	Kim Caldwell	26–7	.788
2024–present	Juli Fulks	0–0	–

Karen Pelphrey - W. Basketball News Service (1986 Third Team), Amer. Women Sports Fed. (1986 First Team, 1985 Second Team, 1884 Second Team)

Year	Player	Conference
2024	Abby Beeman	Sun Belt
1986	Karen Pelphrey	Southern

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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

Marshall University
Located in: Huntington, West Virginia
Academics	Marshall University Forensic Science Graduate Program Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Marshall University – South Charleston Campus
Athletics	Marco the Bison Baseball Basketball (men) Basketball (women) Football Soccer (men) Softball Cam Henderson Center Dot Hicks Field Jack Cook Field Joan C. Edwards Stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Battle for the Bell Friends of Coal Bowl
Campus	List of buildings Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories Health and Wellness Center Marshall Commons Forensic Science Center Rural Health Clinic Old Main Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
Media	The Parthenon West Virginia Public Broadcasting WMUL
Related	John Marshall Scholars Society of Yeager Scholars List of Marshall University people Southern Airways Flight 932 Marshall University: Ashes to Glory We Are Marshall
Founded: 1837 Students: 13,631 Endowment: 106 million

Sun Belt Conference women's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Lady Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships & awards	Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	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