Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

Marshall Thundering Herd
2024–25 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 Alternate
NCAA tournament appearances
1997, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2024
Conference division regular 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 are led by head coach Juli Fulks and play their home games at the on-campus Cam Henderson Center which opened in 1981. Marshall has appeared twice in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2024.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

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

WNIT results

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

WBI results

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

Head coaches

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	–

Individual achievements

All-Americans

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

Conference Players of the Year

Year	Player	Conference
2024	Abby Beeman[3]	Sun Belt
1986	Karen Pelphrey	Southern

Conference Coach of the Year

Year	Player	Conference
2024	Kim Caldwell[3]	Sun Belt
1991	Judy Southard	Southern
1987	Judy Southard	Southern
1986	Judy Southard	Southern

References

1. Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mars/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016-17recordbook1-3-17.pdf Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "Sun Belt Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Awards & All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

External links

• Official website