LADY HORNETS (2-7) vs. MARSHALL “Thundering Herd” (5-7)
Sat., Dec. 29, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
Huntington, W.V. (Cam Henderson Center – 9,048)
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DeIaware State Head Coach David Caputo (Montclair State, '05): 2-7 at DSU; 138-66 career (9th yr.)
The Game
Delaware State (2-7) plays it next-to-last non-conference game of the season with a visit to
Marshall. The Lady Hornets have dropped their last three games, including a 64-63 loss at Robert Morris in the most recent outing on Dec. 18. The Colonials scored the winning basket with seven seconds left to play. DSU led 63-62 after a jumper by NaJai Pollard with 1:44 remaining. DSU trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter before storming back. Pollard had another monster performance in the game, topping all players with 36 points and 12 rebounds. She was 16-for-21 from the field and four-of-four at the free throw in the game. For the season, Pollard in tops in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and fifth among all NCAA Div. I players in scoring at 23.7 points per game. She's also second in the league in rebounding at 9.8 per game. The performance against Robert Morris propelled Pollard to her second MEAC Player-of-the-Week award of the season this week. She enters the Marshall contest with 1,561 points to rank fifth on the Lady Hornets' all-time list and is fourth in team history with 834 career rebounds. Lanayjha Ashe was the only other Delaware State player in double figures with 10 points in the Robert Morris contest. Ashe also led all players with seven assists in the game. She ranks second on the Lady Hornets in scoring at 12.7 points per game this season.
Marshall (5-7) is trying to snap a two-game losing streak. The Herd is coming off a 76-69 loss to visiting Towson in their last outing on Dec. 22. Taylor Porter led the way with 15 points and tied for the team-lead with six rebounds in the Towson contest. Marshall's Shayna Gore added 13 points in the game. For the season, Gore is the Herds' scoring leader at 18.6 points per game. She also has a team-high 38 three-point field goals. Porter is Marshall's second-leading scorer at 11.1 points per game, Khadaijia Brooks averages 6.6 rebounds per game to lead the team.
The Series
This is the second meeting between the Lady Hornets and Thundering Herd. Marshall won the first meeting 62-47 in Huntington, W.V., on Dec. 21, 2013.
