Women’s Basketball Preview<\/p>\n
By: Anthony Doria, FM88 Sports<\/p>\n
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WMUL-FM) Marshall Women’s Basketball (2-0, 0-0 SBC) continues its homestand, hosting the Howard Bison (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) in Huntington on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
This will be the first time the two programs have faced each other. Both of them are coming off historic seasons. Marshall won a program-record 28 games and won the WNIT Tournament for the program’s first national postseason championship. Howard also won a program-best 26 games and advanced all the way to the NCAA Tournament before losing in the first round to Ohio State.<\/p>\n
Marshall is coming off a 62-45 win over North Carolina A&T to move to 2-0 on the season. Juli Fulks is now in her third year at the helm of the Herd. Fulks might have to be considered the Curt Cignetti of women’s basketball, because a quick Google search tells you she wins wherever she is. She has won over 72% of the games she has coached, including her time at Transylvania University and Lewis and Clark College. A win would also give Marshall its first 3-0 start since the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n
Marshall is led by transfer Guard Cassie Gallagher. Gallagher has been stellar to start the season, leading the team in points per game at 15.5 and having the most total points scored at 31. She has reached double-digit points in both games for Marshall this year. With Gallagher and Olivia Olson in the backcourt, they could both wreak havoc this season.<\/p>\n
Howard is coming off its first win of the season, beating Little Rock 73-50. Howard will not be an easy team to beat. The Bison almost knocked off Missouri on the road, losing a close 91-88 overtime. Ty Grace has led the Bison to big heights in her twelve seasons as head coach. She has led the Bison to 3 regular-season conference championships, 2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championships, and 2 NCAA Tournament appearances in 2022 and 2026. The previous March Madness appearance before that? It was 2001.<\/p>\n
Howard is led by Graduate Student Guard Zoe Stewart. Stewart is leading the team in scoring, averaging over 17 points a game, and is highly ranked in multiple team categories, including three-point percentage and steals. Stewart made the BOXTOROW HBCU All-American First Team last season and has been one of the best players in the MEAC since joining as a transfer last season. Both backcourts should produce some high-scoring numbers in this game.<\/p>\n
Make no mistake about it, Marshall will have to be on its A game if they want to prove they are the better Bison team.<\/p>\n
FM88 Sports\u2019 Anthony Doria and Ben Stottlemire will be the call with pregame coverage scheduled for 5:30 p.m., and tipoff at 6:00 p.m Nov 11. in the Cam Henderson Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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