2008-09 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 2 Exodus All Stars (Exh) W, 78-41 Nov. 8 DT-3 All Stars (Exh) W, 71-56 Nov. 14 @ Appalachian State W, 67-65 Nov. 17 North Texas W, 78-69 Nov. 21 Tennessee State % W, 78-56 Nov. 22 ULM % L, 69-67 Nov. 25 Morehead State W, 56-51 Dec. 2 UT Arlington W, 82-72 Dec. 6 @ Seton Hall L, 73-52 Dec. 13 Ohio U. L, 67-53 Dec. 16 Houston Baptist W, 91-50 Dec. 20 Richmond L, 74-49 Dec. 29 Mississippi State * L, 73-65 Dec. 30 UNC Asheville * W, 89-68 Jan. 3 @ EAST CAROLINA L, 70-47 For the second consecutive year, the Thundering Herd will be in the semifi nals Jan. 8 @ SMU W, 70-63 of the Conference USA Championship and for the second time in as many Jan. 10 @ TULSA W, 51-37 seasons, the Herd needed overtime to make it. In Friday’s second round game Jan. 14 West Virginia ^ L, 74-65 against UTEP, Chantelle Handy sent Marshall to the semis with a game winner Jan. 18 EAST CAROLINA W, 85-83 with three seconds left in overtime. Jan. 22 UAB W, 64-53 Jan. 24 MEMPHIS & W, 72-57 Marshall will face off against Southern Miss on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET at Jan. 29 @ SOUTHERN MISS L, 70-64 Jan. 31 @ UCF L, 75-67 Fogelman Arena. The Golden Eagles have taken fi ve-straight in the series. Feb. 5 TULANE L, 58-45 Feb. 8 @ UTEP L, 71-62 Feb. 13 UCF L, 68-50 Feb. 15 SOUTHERN MISS # L, 69-61 Feb. 20 @ UAB W, 67-50 Feb. 22 @ MEMPHIS W, 70-61 Marshall Roster Information Feb. 26 HOUSTON L, 67-58 # Name Pos Ht Cl PPG RPG NOTES Feb. 28 RICE W, 61-51 2 Casey Baker G 5-8 SR 8.8 4.1 13 pts, 2-2 3pt, 5 rb, 4 ast vs HOU Mar. 5 Memphis W, 76-57 4 Tynikki Crook F 6-1 SO 13.5 7.4 24 pts, 9 rb, 5 stl vs MEM Mar. 6 UTEP W, 72-70 OT 22 Chantelle Handy F 6-3 JR 11.3 5.6 15 pts, 6 rb, 4 ast vs UTEP Mar. 7 Southern Miss 5:30 p.m. 32 Alyssa Hammond F 6-1 JR 10.3 4.4 25 pts, 10-14 shooting, 5 rb at UCF March 5-8 C-USA Championship New Orleans 33 Tania Walters G 5-0 RFR 2.5 1.6 8 pts, 2-3 3pt, 4 rb, 4 ast vs MEM 1 Raechele Gray G 5-5 FR 0.9 0.5 7 pts, 2 rb, 2 stl, 22 min vs UCF % - Fifth Third MU Classic 3 Rashedah Henriques G 5-7 RFR 1.8 1.9 11 pts, 3 rb, 23 min vs ECU $ - Jam The Cam VII 5 Alaya Mitchell G 5-5 FR 1.7 0.7 9 pts, 3-3 shooting vs HBU * - Marriott Cavalier Classic ^ - Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 21 Alix Barnette G 5-8 JR 7.3 2.6 18 pts, 2 rb, 2 ast vs USM & - CSS 24 Stick Harris G 5-9 JR 3.3 2.1 9 pts, 4 rb at UTEP # - Jam the Cam/ESPN2 25 Keona Brooks F 6-0 JR 4.1 2.0 7 pts, 2-5 FG, 3-4 FT vs UTEP Home Games in Bold 30 Annette Kristiansen G 5-9 FR 0.5 0.5 2 pts, 1 stl, 1 rb vs HBU Home C-USA Games in BOLD CAPS 52 Kamille Lisonbee F 6-7 FR 0.6 0.6 2 pts, 1 blk at UCF C-USA Games in ALL CAPS All Times Eastern C-USA Tournament History Quick Facts Through its fi rst three seasons in the league, Marshall is 3-3 in C-USA Champion- ship action. In 2006, MU’s fi rst year in C-USA, the Herd took an 80-73 win over Memphis before falling on a last second shot to Southern Miss in the second GENERAL INFORMATION round. Name ......................................................................................Marshall University Founded............................................................................................................ 1837 Tye Jackson led Houston to a 71-58 win over the Herd in 2007, scoring a tourna- Location .................................................................................. Huntington, W.Va. ment record 43 points. Last year, Marshall topped preseason favorite Tulane, Enrollment ....................................................................................................16,326 65-58, in the fi rst round before taking a 71-69 overtime decision over UAB in the Nickname .................................................................................Thundering Herd second round. In the semifi nals, the Herd fell to eventual league champion SMU, Colors .............................................................................................. Green & White 68-59. National Affi liation ...................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................................Conference USA Deja Vu All Over Again Home Floor/Capacity ..................................Cam Henderson Center/9,043 History has a way of repeating itself and it did just that on Friday. Last season, President ...........................................Dr. Stephen J. Kopp (Notre Dame, ‘73) MU needed OT to top UAB in the second round and this season, the Herd needed Director of Athletics ..........................................Bob Marcum (Marshall, ‘58) the same to beat UTEP. Both games also came down to a shot near the buzzer. In Athletic Ticket Offi ce .............................................................1-800-THE-HERD 2008, it was Kizzy Hart who hit a last second shot while Friday’s hero was Chan- telle Handy, who hit a jumper with three seconds remaining. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...............................Royce Chadwick (S.W. Oklahoma St., ‘80) First Win Over UTEP Record at Marshall ................................................122-116 (.513), 7 years Friday’s win marked the fi rst for Marshall over the Miners. UTEP won the fi rst four Division I Record .................................................335-201 (.625), 17 years meetings, including a 72-61 decision in El Paso in the regular season. It marked Overall Record .....................................................522-248 (.678), 24 years the second consecutive season MU beat an opponent it had never been able to Associate Head Coach ...............Roxanne White (Stephen F. Austin, ‘94) before. In 2008, Marshall grabbed its only win over Tulane in the opening round. Assistant Coach ...................................................Jordie Soso (Memphis, ‘04) Assistant Coach ....................................John McGraw (Massachusetts, ‘96) She’s Back At It Administrative Assistant ..............................................................Judy Rogero Tynikki Crook recorded her fourth double-double in fi ve tourney games, scoring Graduate Assistant ...................................Chris Andrews, Melody Hudson 13 points to go along with 10 rebounds against UTEP. She was a solid 5-6 from Basketball Offi ce Phone ..........................................................(304) 696-5445 the fl oor against the Miners and hit all three of her free throw attempts. Athletic Trainer ............................................................................Jennifer Butler A Little Help Please TEAM INFORMATION In Friday’s contest against UTEP, Marshall was credited with an assists in 24 of its 2007-08 Overall Record ..............................................................................17-16 28 fi eld goals, an amazing 86% of its scores. The Herd has recorded 20 or more 2007-08 Conference USA Record/Finish .......................................7-9/T-6th assists in six contests this season, led by its season high of 27 coming against Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................................4/1 Houston Baptist. Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................................................................6/6 Newcomers ..............................................................................................................9 Opener Vs. Memphis Marshall opened up its tournament run with a 76-57 win over the Tigers on HISTORY Thursday evening. It was a close game late as Marshall held a 56-52 lead with First Year of Basketball .................................................................................1969 under eight minutes left, but the Herd closed the game on a 21-5 run to take the Overall Record ...........................................................542-529 (.506), 38 years win. Marshall held Memphis to just 1-of-10 shooting in the fi nal eight minutes of Conference USA Record ................................................ 33-31 (.516), 4 years the game. Cam Henderson Center Record ...........................216-118 (.647), 26 years Last Postseason ...........................................2-1 in 2008 C-USA Tournament Crook Ties Career High W, 65-58 vs. Tulane (C-USA First Round) Tynikki Crook has had great success in her career against Memphis, averaging W, 71-69 (OT) vs. UAB (C-USA Quarterfi nals) 18.8 PPG in fi ve games against the Tigers. She matched her career-high with L, 68-59 vs. SMU (C-USA Semifi nals) 24 points while grabbing nine rebounds. Crook also enjoys the spotlight of the Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ......................................................1997 postseason. Through four postseason contests, Crook has averaged 14.3 points Result .............................................................................L, 49-69 at Colorado and 11.0 rebounds per game. SPORTS INFORMATION A Tourney Record Asst. AD/Media Relations ......................... Randy Burnside (Marshall, ‘99) For the second time against the Tigers this season, Marshall has been perfect from Offi ce ......................................................................................(304) 696-4660 the free throw line. In the tournament opener, Marshall was 18-of-18 from the E-Mail ......................................................................burnsid2@marshall.edu charity stripe, a new tournament record. It was the fi rst perfect eff ort from the Assistant SID ......................................................................................................TBA stripe in