# 2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Kim Caldwell, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They 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.

## Previous season

In their 2022–23 season, the Thundering Herd finished eighth-ranked in conference play with a record of 17–14 overall and 9–9 in conference play. They lost to James Madison in the conference tournament quarterfinals and did not advance to postseason play.
On March 27, former Glenville State head coach Kim Caldwell was hired to coach the Thundering Herd.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | Pikeville | W 127–76 | | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 77–84 | 0–1 | EagleBank Arena (706) Fairfax, VA |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 79–74 | 1–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,283) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 66–76 | 1–2 | Truist Arena (1,194) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Point Park | W 121–55 | 2–2 | Cam Henderson Center (1,147) Huntington, WV |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 78–89 | 2–3 | Nutter Center (1,157) Fairborn, OH |
| November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 64–67 | 2–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (585) Morehead, KY |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida | W 91–88 | 3–4 | Cam Henderson Center (1,186) Huntington, WV |
| December 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Salem | W 115–56 | 4–4 | Cam Henderson Center (932) Huntington, WV |
| December 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 102–77 | 5–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (215) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | W 84–77 | 6–4 | Schar Center (594) Elon, NC |
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 59–66 | 6–5 | LJVM Coliseum (941) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 87–72 | 7–5 (1–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,538) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 90–64 | 8–5 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center (999) Huntington, WV |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 68–51 | 9–5 (3–0) | Cam Henderson Center (1,288) Huntington, WV |
| January 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 90–78 | 10–5 (4–0) | GSU Convocation Center (1,329) Atlanta, GA |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 72–60 | 11–5 (5–0) | HTC Center (859) Conway, SC |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 90–60 | 12–5 (6–0) | Cam Henderson Center (1,098) Huntington, WV |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 97–85 | 13–5 (7–0) | Cam Henderson Center (2,219) Huntington, WV |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | W 77–70 | 14–5 (8–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,370) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 106–95 | 15–5 (9–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (763) Statesboro, GA |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 81–69 | 16–5 (10–0) | Cam Henderson Center (2,095) Huntington, WV |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 63–72 | 16–6 (10–1) | Cam Henderson Center (2,526) Huntington, WV |
| February 7, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | W 74–42 | 17–6 (11–1) | Cam Henderson Center (3,024) Huntington, WV |
| February 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 87–78 | 18–6 (12–1) | Holmes Center (1,179) Boone, NC |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | W 89–75 | 19–6 (13–1) | Chartway Arena (2,556) Norfolk, VA |
| February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | W 85–59 | 20–6 (14–1) | Strahan Arena (1,064) San Marcos, TX |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 99–90 | 21–6 (15–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,201) Monroe, LA |
| February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 97–69 | 22–6 (16–1) | Cam Henderson Center (2,554) Huntington, WV |
| March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 90–43 | 23–6 (17–1) | Cam Henderson Center (2,791) Huntington, WV |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | W 116–74 | 24–6 | Pensacola Bay Center (690) Pensacola, FL |
| March 10, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Old Dominion Semifinals | W 76–70 | 25–6 | Pensacola Bay Center (754) Pensacola, FL |
| March 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (3) James Madison Championship | W 95–92 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | Pensacola Bay Center (785) Pensacola, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (13 P3) | at (4 P3) No. 13 Virginia Tech First round | L 49–92 | 26–7 | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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