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 By Ben Anderson      Tomorrow, Marshall women’s basketball aims to extend its winning streak to three in a row when it welcomes the IU Indy Jaguars into the Cam Henderson Center.      The Thundering Herd is coming off yet another impressive performance with a 85-54 victory Friday afternoon after the USC Upstate Spartans at Morehead State University.       The Herd in the contest let it rain from the behind the arc in the first quarter, connecting on 10 triples to take a 29-7 lead after the period. The Herd converted on 16 shots from behind the arc in the contest.       Defense, which has been the bread and butter for the Thundering Herd this season, continued to be the strong front as the Herd forced 36 turnovers, and scoring 37 points off turnovers.      Leading the way for the Thundering Herd was senior guard Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, scoring 17 points, going 6-for-8 from the field, including 2-3 fro...

 By Ben Anderson      Tonight, the Marshall Thundering Herd aims to regain its winning ways against the NCAA Division II Salem Tigers at the Cam Henderson Center.      The Herd has lost back-to-back games to power five opponents, falling 51-57 to Indiana, and 77-44 to No. 23 Kentucky.      Despite the lopsided score, the Herd had many positives in the loss to the Wildcats, especially on the defensive side of the hardwood.      “I thought defensively, it’s the theme right now, we did a lot of really good things,” Juli Fulks, Marshall head women’s basketball coach, said. “We were plus-15 on steals. Defensively, we’re doing enough.”      The game against the Wildcats was one that the Herd brought the stampede early, trailing 9-6 after the first quarter and holding Kentucky to just 3-for-17 shooting. The Herd held the Wildcats to an overall shooting of 39.1% (25 for 64).      “I thought we had a l...

 By Ben Anderson      Marshall Cross Country recently competed in the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships in Foley Alabama.      The women’s team finished 8th out of 13 teams. Leading the way was senior Hannah Wyler with a seventh-place overall finish with a time of 17:25, a new 5K PR for the Mineral City, Ohio native. Cross Country head coach Caleb Bowen said that Wyler made tremendous efforts to be the leader of the pack.      “That was totally what we expected,” Bowen said. “She thrives in being up in the front. She thrives in that leadership role. So, she did exactly what we knew she could do. And she was tough. It definitely wasn’t easy being up in that front seven. But, really proud of her for laying it all on the line, going for it, and ultimately getting that first-team all-conference.”      Wyler became the third female runner in the Sun Belt Conference era to earn all-conference honors joining Abb...

 By Ben Anderson      Tonight, the Marshall Thundering Herd play host to the Elon Phoenix for the 2025-26 home opener.       The Thundering Herd has had the hot hand to start the season, opening up with a pair of road wins against UMass and Toledo. Redshirt senior Wyatt Fricks said that the start helps boost the team morale entering tonight.       “Getting two wins on the road to start the year, that’s big time.” Fricks said. “Last year we really struggled on the road.” “Getting two early, that really helps with that kind of team morale, that confidence that you can win on the road, you can overcome adversity.”      The Herd trailed the Toledo Rockets 40-30 at halftime, before outscoring the Rockets 55-33 in the second half to pick up the 85-73 victory, something that stood out to head coach Cornelius “Corny” Jackson was the team’s effort in the second half.       “I was proud of our second-ha...