# 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Kemper, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Conference USA. They finished with a record of 15–13, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost to Rice in the second round of the C-USA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bluefield State | W 108–45 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center (467) Huntington, WV |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 68–64 | 2–0 | Dedmon Center (745) Radford, VA |
| November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 65–58 | 3–0 | Cam Henderson Center (737) Huntington, WV |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Purdue | L 60–70 | 3–1 | Mackey Arena (1,526) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | L 75–85 | 3–2 | Breslin Center (3,938) East Lansing, MI |
| November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | Wright State | Canceled | Canceled | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coppin State | L 69–77 | 3–3 | Cam Henderson Center (431) Huntington, WV |
| December 12, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 47–50 | 3–4 | Reilly Center (339) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| December 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alderson Broaddus | W 88–56 | 4–4 | Cam Henderson Center (209) Huntington, WV |
| December 20, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Oakland Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 79–58 | 5–4 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| December 21, 2021* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. Akron Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | Canceled | Canceled | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| C-USA regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 62–44 | 6–4 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (437) Huntington, WV |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 72–55 | 7–4 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center (461) Huntington, WV |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | W 66–51 | 8–4 (3–0) | FAU Arena (351) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 13, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 54–64 | 8–5 (3–1) | UNT Coliseum (1,052) Denton, TX |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Rice | W 66–53 | 9–5 (4–1) | Tudor Fieldhouse (464) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 62–59 | 10–5 (5–1) | Cam Henderson Center (610) Huntington, WV |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 57–44 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (6–1) | Cam Henderson Center (651) Huntington, WV |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Middle Tennessee | L 41–80 | 11–6 (6–2) | Murphy Center (3,025) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at UAB | L 65–77 | 11–7 (6–3) | Bartow Arena (324) Birmingham, AL |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 47–62 | 11–8 (6–4) | Cam Henderson Center (412) Huntington, WV |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | L 37–39 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (6–5) | Cam Henderson Center (613) Huntington, WV |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at FIU | L 66–70 | 11–10 (6–6) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (312) Miami, FL |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 60–48 | 12–10 (7–6) | Cam Henderson Center (549) Huntington, WV |
| February 17, 2022 6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Old Dominion | W 64–48 | 13–10 (8–6) | Chartway Arena (1,765) Norfolk, VA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | L 47–65 | 13–11 (8–7) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,015) Charlotte, NC |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 57–65 | 13–12 (8–8) | Cam Henderson Center (573) Huntington, WV |
| March 2, 2022 7:30 p.m. | | at Western Kentucky | W 80–62 | 14–12 (9–8) | E. A. Diddle Arena (713) Bowling Green, KY |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 58–51 | 15–12 (10–8) | Cam Henderson Center (1,153) Huntington, WV |
| C-USA Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5E) | vs. (4W) Rice Second Round | L 62–80 | 15–13 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
* Source: Marshall University Athletics