# 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 6:00 pm | Kentucky Christian | W 113–36 | | Cam Henderson Center (872) Huntington, West Virginia |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm | at Morehead State Morehead State Classic | W 104–101 | 1–0 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,676) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 11/15/2015* 1:00 pm | Brescia Morehead State Classic | W 92–40 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| 11/18/2015* 6:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 72–62 | 3–0 | Cam Henderson Center (631) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 11/22/2015* 1:00 pm | NJIT | W 63–50 | 4–0 | Cam Henderson Center (384) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 11/27/2015* 4:00 pm | Cornell | W 73–47 | 5–0 | Cam Henderson Center (4,683) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 81–45 | 6–0 | Cam Henderson Center (443) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 12/13/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. West Virginia Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 60–66 | 6–1 | Charleston Civic Center (3,173) Charleston, West Virginia |
| 12/17/2015* 12:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 81–73 | 7–1 | Cam Henderson Center (289) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 81–67 | 8–1 | Cam Henderson Center (323) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 12/22/2015* 12:00 pm | West Virginia Tech | W 83–39 | 9–1 | Cam Henderson Center (501) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 12/28/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 61–55 | 10–1 | SIU Arena (400) Carbondale, Illinois |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 3:00 pm | at WKU | L 52–81 | 10–2 (0–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,413) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 73–84 | 10–3 (0–2) | FAU Arena (483) Boca Raton, Florida |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | at FIU | W 65–58 | 11–3 (1–2) | FIU Arena (302) Miami |
| 01/14/2016 6:00 pm | North Texas | L 63–71 | 11–4 (1–3) | Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 01/16/2016 1:00 pm | Rice | W 81–52 | 12–4 (2–3) | Cam Henderson Center (414) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm | Charlotte | L 61–64 | 12–5 (2–4) | Cam Henderson Center (474) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 80–62 | 13–5 (3–4) | Cam Henderson Center (652) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 01/28/2016 7:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 54–65 | 13–6 (3–5) | Murphy Center (3,958) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 01/30/2016 3:00 pm | at UAB | W 64–61 | 14–6 (4–5) | Bartow Arena (352) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/04/2016 6:00 pm | UTEP | W 79–64 | 15–6 (5–5) | Cam Henderson Center (327) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm | UTSA | W 80–76 | 16–6 (6–5) | Cam Henderson Center (812) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 02/14/2016 1:00 pm, ASN | WKU | L 76–80 | 16–7 (6–6) | Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 77–87 | 16–8 (6–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (909) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 55–77 | 16–9 (6–8) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,487) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 02/25/2016 11:30 am | UAB | W 73–65 | 17–9 (7–8) | Cam Henderson Center (1,855) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 73–79 | 17–10 (7–9) | Cam Henderson Center (876) Huntington, West Virginia |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | W 54–52 | 18–10 (8–9) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,803) Ruston, Louisiana |
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm | at Southern Miss | W 63–53 | 19–10 (9–9) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,514) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 8:30 pm, ASN | vs. FIU Second Round | W 76–44 | 20–10 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 03/10/2016 8:30 pm, ASN | vs. WKU Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 21–10 | Bartow Arena (499) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/11/2016 1:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals | L 41–69 | 21–11 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2016 7:00 pm | at Ohio First Round | L 68–76 | 21–12 | Convocation Center (1,172) Athens, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||