Without a win

The Marshall University women’s basketball team remains winless after a last-minute three-pointer earned the victory for Seton Hall University.
With the 53-52 loss, the Herd’s record falls to 0-2 while the Pirates improved to 2-0.
“We had a lot of opportunities I thought down the stretch, but they did a really good job of defending us and making us make tough shots,” said Marshall head coach Royce Chadwick. “We had every opportunity in the world to close the door on them and we just couldn’t get it done.”
Marshall never trailed the Pirates until Seton Hall’s Ebonie Williams sunk the game winning shot with 14 seconds remaining.
The Herd had a chance to win the game when junior forward Tynikki Crook pushed into the lane and put up the ball. The shot bounced around the rim until it was finally rebounded by Seton Hall’s Kandice Green to end the game.
“We had a couple of offensive execution things that if we had executed better I think we might have had a little better opportunity and hopefully we can learn from that,” Chadwick said. “I’m very proud of the way our team fought and the things that they did on the defensive end.”
While the Herd led for most of the game, Marshall only managed to sink 18.5 percent of its shots in the second half. With 14 minutes left in the game, the Pirates were able to whittle Marshall’s lead to two points after the Herd went scoreless for more than three minutes.
“I think we got shots again tonight and we’re getting shots from people I see in practice just fill it up,” Chadwick said. “We just weren’t able to knock those down tonight.”
Marshall’s sophomore guard Rashedah Henriques scored what looked to be the game winner when her three-pointer found the net with nearly a minute and a half left. The Pirates quickly ran down the court and brought themselves within two before Williams earned the win.
Overall, Chadwick said the team performed better in this game than the Herd’s previous outing.
“We want to show that kind of improvement in game three,” Chadwick said. “We want to stay on that same pattern.”
Crook, Marshall’s leading rebounder, earned 10 rebounds and 15 points in the contest Monday.
“It was physical down low, but I think we handled it well,” said Kendra King, senior forward. “I think we could have gotten a little better, towards the end we weren’t boxing out. But I think we did a good job overall.”
The Herd will play its final home game in November against Kent State University before hitting the road for six consecutive games. Even so, Chadwick said the team should not be in panic mode quite yet.
“I believe everything that happens in November can make you tougher come March,” Chadwick said. “We’ll get it figured out and I think the thing we hopefully learned tonight was how important it is to execute when the game is on the line.”

 Adam Russell can be contacted at russell58@marshall.edu.
 

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