# 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by sixth-year head coach Tony Kemper, played their home games at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished with a record of 17–14, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost to James Madison in the Sun Belt tournament quarterfinals and did not advance to postseason play.

## Previous season

In their 2021–22 season, the Thundering Herd finished fifth-ranked in divisional conference play with a record of 15–13 overall and 10–8 in C-USA play. They lost to Rice in the second round of the C-USA tournament and did not advance to postseason play.
In March 2022, Marshall, as well as C-USA members Old Dominion and Southern Miss, announced that they would be joining the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2022 to compete as full-time members for the 2022–23 season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue | L 61–73 | 0–1 | Mackey Arena (2,058) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 72–39 | 1–1 | Cam Henderson Center (798) Huntington, WV |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. UT Martin Hostilo Hoops Community Classic | W 70–57 | 2–1 | Enmarket Arena (99) Savannah, GA |
| November 22, 2022* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Hostilo Hoops Community Classic | W 45–39 | 3–1 | Enmarket Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Norfolk State Hostilo Hoops Community Classic | L 43–48 | 3–2 | Enmarket Arena (143) Savannah, GA |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne | L 72–77 | 3–3 | Cam Henderson Center (637) Huntington, WV |
| December 4, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davis & Elkins | W 104–43 | 4–3 | Cam Henderson Center (966) Huntington, WV |
| December 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 72–47 | 5–3 | Cam Henderson Center (747) Huntington, WV |
| December 14, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 68–77 | 5–4 | Yuengling Center (5,573) Tampa, FL |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 61–53 | 6–4 | Cam Henderson Center (608) Huntington, WV |
| December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 60–56 | 7–4 | Cam Henderson Center (496) Huntington, WV |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 (1–0) | Mitchell Center (230) Mobile, AL |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | W 59–52 | 9–4 (2–0) | Holmes Convocation Center (572) Boone, NC |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 67–74 | 9–5 (2–1) | Cam Henderson Center (653) Huntington, WV |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 80–83 | 9–6 (2–2) | Cam Henderson Center (678) Huntington, WV |
| January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 61–65 | 9–7 (2–3) | HTC Center (504) Conway, SC |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 56–63 | 9–8 (2–4) | Chartway Arena (2,695) Norfolk, VA |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | L 77–87 | 9–9 (2–5) | Cam Henderson Center (954) Huntington, WV |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 53–52 | 10–9 (3–5) | Cam Henderson Center (472) Huntington, WV |
| January 26, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 61–59 | 11–9 (4–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,420) Monroe, LA |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | W 71–59 | 12–9 (5–5) | First National Bank Arena (1,117) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | W 72–64 | 13–9 (6–5) | Cam Henderson Center (645) Huntington, WV |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 50–45 | 14–9 (7–5) | Cam Henderson Center (1,186) Huntington, WV |
| February 9, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Coastal Carolina | W 65–60 | 15–9 (8–5) | Cam Henderson Center (1,195) Huntington, WV |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | L 60–64 | 15–10 (8–6) | Cam Henderson Center (922) Huntington, WV |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 61–63 | 15–11 (8–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (713) Statesboro, GA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 54–55 | 15–12 (8–8) | GSU Convocation Center (579) Atlanta, GA |
| February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 63–66 | 15–13 (8–9) | Cam Henderson Center (799) Huntington, WV |
| February 24, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | W 71–58 | 16–13 (9–9) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,280) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Coastal Carolina Second Round | W 60–53 | 17–13 | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| March 3, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) James Madison Quarterfinals | L 43–62 | 17–14 | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
* Source: Marshall University Athletics