Marshall University Women’s Basketball 2007-08 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 31 Kentucky State (Exh) W 72-63 Nov. 4 WV Wesleyan (Exh) W 82-35 Nov. 9 @ Evansville (WNIT) L, 89-77 Nov. 16 vs. IUPUI (WNIT) L, 60-49 Nov. 17 vs. Radford (WNIT) L, 72-61 Nov. 21 @ Morehead State W, 83-79 (OT) Nov. 24 Niagara W, 79-66 Nov. 30 Jackson State % W, 87-61 Dec. 1 Pitt % L, 70-66 Dec. 4 @ North Texas W, 82-70 Dec. 14 @ Ohio University W, 78-74 Dec. 16 Navy $ W, 70-58 Dec. 18 @ Texas-Arlington W, 97-91 (3 OT) Dec. 28 vs. Missouri * W, 77-72 Dec. 29 @ Virginia* L, 78-56 Jan. 5 EAST CAROLINA W, 81-55 Herd Heads To C-USA Tournament Jan. 10 @ MEMPHIS W, 61-47 Jan. 12 @ UAB L, 79-64 (OT) Marshall will travel to Orlando, Florida for the 2008 Conference USA Tourna- Jan. 18 TULSA W, 74-53 ment, which will be hosted by the University of Central Florida. The action Jan. 20 SMU L, 72-50 begins on Thursday afternoon as the No. 6 seed Herd will face No. 11 Tulane at Jan. 23 West Virginia ^ L, 58-51 2:30 p.m. In their regular season meeting, Tulane edged Marshall by a score of Jan. 27 @ EAST CAROLINA L, 59-57 61-56. Jan. 31 @ UCF W, 77-75 (OT) The winner of Thursday’s contest will take on the third seed, UAB, at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 2 @ SOUTHERN MISS L, 77-51 on Friday. The Blazers topped the Herd in both of their matchups this season, Feb. 7 UTEP L, 60-54 the last being a 60-48 win in Huntington. Two semifi nal games will be played Feb. 10 @ TULANE L, 61-56 on Saturday with the championsip taking place on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 Feb. 15 UCF W, 71-64 p.m. Feb. 17 SOUTHERN MISS L, 77-67 Feb. 21 MEMPHIS W, 83-73 Marshall Roster Information Feb. 23 UAB L, 60-48 # Name Pos Ht Cl PPG RPG NOTES Feb. 28 @ RICE L, 68-64 2 Casey Baker G 5-8 Jr 11.8 4.7 28 pts, 6 ast, 5 rb, 5 stl @ HOU Mar. 1 @ HOUSTON W, 78-74 4 Tynikki Crook F 6-1 Fr 8.0 5.5 Career-high 16 pts vs MEM Mar. 6 vs Tulane 2:30 pm 5 Kizzy Hart G 5-7 Sr 14.4 4.1 Career-high 27 pts @ HOU Mar. 22-25 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA 22 Chantelle Handy G 6-3 R-So 4.6 5.2 First double-double @ MEM Mar. 29 NCAA Regionals TBA 32 Alyssa Hammond F/G 6-1 So 10.2 4.2 Season-high 18 pts vs UTEP Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals TBA Apr. 6-8 NCAA Final Four TBA 1 Meg Withrow G 5-6 Jr 7.1 1.6 12 pts, 5-5 FG, 2-2 3PT vs TULSA 10 Kendra King F 6-0 Jr 1.9 2.0 Season high 10 rbs, 8 pts @ MORE 11 Rebecca Bays G 5-6 Fr 0.6 0.2 4 pts, 2 stl, 13 min vs MEM % - Fifth Third MU Classic 20 Melody Hudson G 5-8 Sr 2.0 2.3 5 pts, 4 rbs, 3 stl, 2 ast vs MEM $ - Jam The Cam VII 21 Alix Barnette G 5-8 So 5.5 2.5 16 pts, 3 rbs, 3 ast vs USM * - Marriott Cavalier Classic 24 Meagan Samis F 6-0 Sr 6.0 4.3 3 ptr @ MORE sent game to OT ^ - Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 40 Kari James C 6-4 Jr 1.1 0.6 6 pts, 2 rbs vs JACKST & - 2008 Conference USA Tournament Home Games in Bold Marshall Sports Information Home C-USA Games in BOLD CAPS WBB Contact: Bob Pristash UCF Press Row: C-USA Games in ALL CAPS Offi ce: (304) 696-2418 (407) 823-2477 All Times Eastern Cell: (304) 416-4803 (610) 393-9974 2008 Conference USA Tournament Guide Marshall University Women’s Basketball Quick Facts 2007-08 Marshall Numerical Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL GENERAL INFORMATION Name ......................................................................................Marshall University 1 Meg Withrow G 5-6 JR Nitro, W.Va./UNC Wilmington Founded............................................................................................................ 1837 Location ..................................................................................Huntington, W.Va. 2 Casey Baker G 5-8 JR Bradenton, Fla./Lincoln Trail (Ill.) CC Enrollment ....................................................................................................16,326 Nickname .................................................................................Thundering Herd 4 Tynikki Crook F 6-1 FR Detroit, Mich./Pershing Colors .............................................................................................. Green & White National Affi liation ...................................................................NCAA Division I 5 Kizzy Hart G 5-7 SR Detroit, Mich./Labette (Kan.) CC Conference.................................................................................Conference USA Home Floor/Capacity ..................................Cam Henderson Center/9,043 10 Kendra King F 6-0 JR Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic President ...........................................Dr. Stephen J. Kopp (Notre Dame, ‘73) Director of Athletics ..........................................Bob Marcum (Marshall, ‘58) 11 Rebecca Bays G 5-6 FR Roanoka, Va./William Byrd HS Athletic Ticket Offi ce .............................................................1-800-THE-HERD 20 Melody Hudson G 5-8 SR Hueytown, Ala./Shelton State (Ala.) CC COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...............................Royce Chadwick (S.W. Oklahoma St., ‘80) 21 Alix Barnette G 5-8 SO Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill Record at Marshall ................................................103-102 (.502), 7 years Division I Record .................................................316-187 (.628), 17 years 22 Chantelle Handy G 6-3 RS SO Durham, England/Mount de Chantal Overall Record .....................................................503-234 (.682), 24 years Associate Head Coach ...............Roxanne White (Stephen F. Austin, ‘94) 24 Meagan Samis F 6-0 SR Oklahoma City, Okla./UNC Wilmington Assistant Coach .......................................John Sutherland (Kent State, ‘81) Assistant Coach ...................................................Jordie Soso (Memphis, ‘04) 32 Alyssa Hammond G/F 6-1 RS SO Oak Hill, Ohio/Oak Hill Administrative Assistant ..............................................................Judy Rogero Graduate Manager ..........................Sikeetha Shepard-Hall (Marshall, ‘06) 33 Tania Walters G 5-0 FR Toronto, Ontario/Notre Dame Prep Basketball Offi ce Phone ..........................................................(304) 696-5445 Athletic Trainer .......................................Tara Conway (Arkansas State, ‘03) 40 Kari James C 6-4 JR Gallipolis, Ohio/Gallipolis Strength Coach .............................. Daniel Roose (Appalachian State, ‘01) HEAD COACH: Royce Chadwick (S.W. Oklahoma St., ‘80) - 7th season at Marshall TEAM INFORMATION 2006-07 Overall Record ..............................................................................15-15 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Roxanne White (Stephen F. Austin, ‘94) - 7th season 2006-07 Conference USA Record/Finish .......................................... 8-8/8th ASSISTANT COACHES: John Sutherland (Kent State, ‘81) - 7th season, Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................................3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................................................................8/4 Jordie Soso (Memphis, ‘04) - 1st season Newcomers ..............................................................................................................7 GRADUATE MANAGER: Sikeetha Shephard-Hall (Marshall, ‘05) - 1st season HISTORY First Year of Basketball .................................................................................1969 Overall Record ...........................................................523-514 (.504), 38 years Statistical Comparison Conference USA Record ................................................ 24-24 (.500), 2 years Cam Henderson Center Record ...........................223-121 (.648), 26 years Marshall .............................. Category ................................ Tulane Last Postseason ...........................................1-1 in 2006 C-USA Tournament 68.3 ppg ...................................Scoring Offense ......................................... 65.7 W, 80-73 vs. Memphis (C-USA First Round) L, 58-60 vs. Southern Miss (C-USA Quarterfi nals) 68.4 ppg ...................................Scoring Defense ........................................63.4 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ......................................................1997 -0.1 ppg .....................................Scoring Margin ..........................................+2.3 Result .............................................................................L, 49-69 at Colorado 40.6% .......................................... Field Goal % .........................................39.7% SPORTS INFORMATION 41.1% ..................................Field Goal % Defense................................. 41.0% Asst. AD/Media Relations ......................... Randy Burnside (Marshall, ‘99) 66.7% .........................................Free Throw % .......................................73.0% Offi ce ......................................................................................(304) 696-4660 -0.5 ........................................Rebounding Margin .....................................+0.7 E-Mail ......................................................................burnsid2@marshall.edu Assistant SID ................................................Brandon Parro (Indiana-Pa., ‘01) 4.1/gm ....................................3 Pt. FG Per Game .........................................4.4 Offi ce ......................................................................................(304) 696-6525 29.9% ............................................ 3 Pt. FG % ...........................................30.3% E-Mail ..........................................................................parro1@marshall.edu