Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball

Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
	2025–26 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
University	Marshall University
First season	1969–70; 57 years ago
Head coach	Juli Fulks (2nd season)
Location	Huntington, West Virginia
Arena	Cam Henderson Center ; (capacity: 9,048)
Conference	Sun Belt
Nickname	Thundering Herd
Colors	Kelly green and white;
All-time record	800–792
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1997, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	SoCon: 1997Sun Belt: 2024
Conference regular-season champions
	SoCon: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989Sun Belt: 2024
Conference division champions
	MAC East: 2005
Uniforms

First season1969–70; 57 years ago

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.

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2016	First Round	Ohio	L 68–76
2026	Second Round Super 16 Great 8 Fab 4 Championship	UMBC Youngstown State Army Arkansas State Illinois State	W 66–53 W 72–46 W 82–65 W 69–62 W 66–41

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	43–29	.597

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

NCAA tournament results

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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 2024–25 2025–26

v t e 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 (leaving in 2026) 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 2024–25 2025–26