2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record15–20 (6–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Gehlhausen
  • Sacha Santimano
  • Mykasa Robinson
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 6   .833
Arkansas State † 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Troy 13 – 5   .722 24 – 14   .632
Coastal Carolina 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529
Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 13 – 16   .448
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Louisiana–Monroe 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
6 – 12   .333 15 – 20   .429
Georgia Southern 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
South Alabama 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Juli Fulks, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the season 26–7, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Appalachian State, Old Dominion, and James Madison to become champions. They received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed Virginia Tech in the first round.

After the season, head coach Kim Caldwell left to become the head coach at Tennessee. Marshall hired Transylvania University head coach, Juli Fulks, as her replacement.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Abby Beeman 5 G 5'4" GS Senior Ridgeley, West Virginia Graduated
Breanna Campbell 1 G 5'5" Senior Largo, Florida Graduated
Terah Harness 21 G 5'9" Junior New Carlisle, Ohio Transferred to Buffalo
Tamia Lawhorne 87 F 6'0" GS Senior Amityville, New York Graduated
Mahogany Matthews 25 F 6'1" RS Senior York, Pennsylvania Graduate transferred to Georgia State
Sydni Scott 15 G 5'8" Sophomore Prospect Park, Pennsylvania Transferred to Fairfield

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Maddie Kellione 6 G 5'6" GS Senior Cynthiana, Kentucky Tennessee Tech
Blessing King 2 G 5'10" Junior Columbus, Ohio Morehead State
Leyocha Marigney 13 F 6'3" Sophomore Fresno, California Reedley
Adiana Pachecho 4 F 6'1" Junior Harrison, New Jersey CCBC Essex
TreShonda Williams 1 F 6'2" Junior Flint, Michigan Columbia State

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kassie Ingram
PG 		Cincinnati, Ohio Kings High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A May 1, 2024 
Recruit ratings: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: NR    ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

On October 14, 2024, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Marshall was picked to finish sixth in the Sun Belt regular season.[2]

Preseason rankings

Sun Belt preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 191 (12)
2 Troy 169 (2)
3 Old Dominion 167
4 Louisiana–Monroe 150
5 Louisiana 122
6 118
7 Southern Miss 113
8 Georgia State 107
9 Coastal Carolina 77
10 Texas State 67
11 Appalachian State 61
12 Georgia Southern 53
13 Arkansas State 50
14 South Alabama 25

Source:[2]

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

Preseason All-Sun Belt teams
Team Player Position Year
First Aislynn Hayes Guard 4th

Source:[2]

Roster

2024–25 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Timberlynn Yeast 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mercer County Harrodsburg, Kentucky
F 1 TreShondra Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Columbia State Flint, Michigan
G 2 Blessing King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Morehead State Columbus, Ohio
G 3 CC Mays 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Seffner Christian Tampa, Florida
F 4 Adiana Pachecho 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr CCBC Essex Harrison, New Jersey
G 5 Alasia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Mississippi State Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 6 Maddie Kellione 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Tennessee Tech Cynthiana, Kentucky
G 10 Aislynn Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mississippi State Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G/F 11 Jayda Allie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Cabell Midland Huntington, West Virginia
F 13 Leyocha Marigney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Reedley Fresno, California
F 14 Olivia Ziolkowski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Woodrow Wilson Beckley, West Virginia
G 20 Peyton Ilderton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Logan Logan, West Virginia
G 22 Ashley Tudor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Radford Cincinnati, Ohio
F 23 Meredith Maier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Fairmont Senior Fairmont, West Virginia
G 24 Kassie Ingram 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kings Cincinnati, Ohio
G/F 30 Aarionna Redman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Pickerington Central Pickerington, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 7/27/2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
6:30 pm 		Pikeville W 87–77  –
  21 – Ai. Hayes   13 – Maier   4 – Kellione  Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 68–71  0–1
  20 – Mays   9 – Mays   4 – Kellione  Savage Arena (3,754)
Toledo, OH
November 10, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 78–80  0–2
  25 – Maier   8 – King   6 – Kellione  Cam Henderson Center (1,245)
Huntington, WV
November 13, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Elon W 65–56  1–2
  27 – Ai. Hayes   8 – Maier   4 – Kellione  Cam Henderson Center (966)
Huntington, WV
November 17, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Mason L 56–69  1–3
  16 – Ai. Hayes   6 – King   4 – Ai. Hayes  Cam Henderson Center (1,037)
Huntington, WV
November 21, 2024*
7:30 pm, Peacock 		vs. Penn State
WBCA Showcase 		L 59–74  1–4
  12 – Mays   7 – Ai. Hayes   5 – Ai. Hayes  State Farm Field House (657)
Bay Lake, FL
November 23, 2024*
12:00 pm, Peacock 		vs. Tulsa
WBCA Showcase 		W 84–80 OT 2–4
  31 – Ai. Hayes   9 – Ai. Hayes   3 – Tied  State Farm Field House (735)
Bay Lake, FL
December 1, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Salem W 98–41  3–4
  15 – Maier   15 – King   7 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (986)
Huntington, WV
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Florida L 63–82  3–5
  20 – Kellione   6 – King   4 – Hayes  O'Connell Center (1,732)
Gainesville, FL
December 13, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 78–76  4–5
  20 – Maier   9 – King   5 – Kellione  Cam Henderson Center (3,733)
Huntington, WV
December 18, 2024*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 64–67  4–6
  24 – Ai. Hayes   7 – Maier   5 – Kellione  Fifth Third Arena (1,210)
Cincinnati, OH
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davis & Elkins W 77–38  5–6
  13 – Maier   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,080)
Huntington, WV
December 29, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State L 49–60  5–7
(0–1) 		 17 – Ai. Hayes   9 – Maier   3 – Kellione  Cam Henderson Center (1,117)
Huntington, WV
January 2, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 56–66  5–8
(0–2) 		 18 – Mays   6 – Maier   4 – Ai. Hayes  First National Bank Arena (421)
Jonesboro, AR
January 4, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy L 69–80  5–9
(0–3) 		 18 – Hayes   7 – Maier   5 – Ai. Hayes  Trojan Arena (1,346)
Troy, AL
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 59–71  5–10
(0–4) 		 19 – Mays   5 – 3 Tied   2 – Tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,235)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 75–80  5–11
(0–5) 		 21 – Ai. Hayes   9 – King   5 – Tied  Chartway Arena (2,113)
Norfolk, VA
January 15, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		James Madison L 65–93  5–12
(0–6) 		 24 – Mays   7 – Marigney   4 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,149)
Huntington, WV
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 64–68  5–13
(0–7) 		 13 – Tied   10 – Mays   5 – Ai. Hayes  Cam Henderson Center (1,533)
Huntington, WV
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 67–60  6–13
(1–7) 		 25 – Ai. Hayes   5 – Mays   4 – Ilderton  Cam Henderson Center (1,117)
Huntington, WV
January 26, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss L 48–54  6–14
(1–8) 		 26 – Ai. Hayes   6 – Tied   2 – 4 Tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,132)
Huntington, WV
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 64–76  6–15
(1–9) 		 20 – Maier   8 – King   3 – Tied  HTC Center (828)
Conway, SC
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 71–65  7–15
(2–9) 		 25 – Mays   6 – King   3 – Ai. Hayes  Hill Convocation Center (621)
Statesboro, GA
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 88–92 OT 7–16
(2–10) 		 27 – Mays   7 – King   4 – Ai. Hayes  Cajundome (313)
Lafayette, LA
February 8, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 68–73  7–17
  20 – Ai. Hayes   7 – Tied   2 – 5 Tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,449)
Huntington, WV
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 73–70 OT 8–17
(3–10) 		 29 – Ai. Hayes   6 – Yeast   2 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,036)
Huntington, WV
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina L 57–66  8–18
(3–11) 		 20 – Mays   8 – Mays   3 – Tied  Cam Henderson Center (1,035)
Huntington, WV
February 19, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 76–58  9–18
(4–11) 		 29 – Ai. Hayes   6 – Ai. Hayes   3 – 3 Tied  Holmes Center (497)
Boone, NC
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 70–59  10–18
(5–11) 		 26 – Ai. Hayes   8 – Yeast   4 – Mays  GSU Convocation Center (1,552)
Atlanta, GA
February 26, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 73–65  11–18
(6–11) 		 16 – Kellione   10 – Ai. Hayes   6 – Ai. Hayes  Cam Henderson Center (1,006)
Huntington, WV
February 28, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 68–70  11–19
(6–12) 		 18 – Maier   6 – 2 Tied   5 – Kellione  Cam Henderson Center (1,576)
Huntington, WV
Sun Belt tournament
March 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (14) South Alabama
First Round 		W 73–59  12–19
  22 – Ai. Hayes   7 – Marigney   4 – 2 Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (516)
Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (10) Texas State
Second Round 		W 68–62  13–19
  17 – Ai. Hayes   11 – Maier   3 – Kellione  Pensacola Bay Center (1,112)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (7) Louisiana
Third Round 		W 48–46  14–19
  21 – Hayes   8 – Maier   3 – Ilderton  Pensacola Bay Center (448)
Pensacola, FL
March 7, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (6) Appalachian State
Fourth Round 		W 75–66  15–19
  21 – Ilderton   9 – Mays   4 – Ai. Hayes  Pensacola Bay Center (632)
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(11) vs. (3) Troy
Quarterfinals 		L 54–85  15–20
  23 – Ai. Hayes   12 – Yeast   2 – 3 Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (1,518)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Carey, Greg (April 12, 2024). "Marshall selects Juli Fulks as women's basketball coach". WV Metro News. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "James Madison Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Marshall Women's Basketball Announces 2024-25 Conference Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". www.herdzone.com. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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