The Marshall University women’s basketball defeated Louisiana Tech University, 54-52, Thursday to pick up just its second win in its last six games.

With the victory the Herd moves to an 8-9 conference record with its regular season finale set for 5 p.m. Saturday against the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

In Thursday’s victory, senior point guard Norrisha Victrum led the team with 12 points on 5-13 shooting to go with six rebounds and six assists. Fellow senior Leah Scott just missed a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds.

Sophomore guard Taylor Porter and junior forward Chelsey Romero also reached double-digit scoring totals with 11 and 10 points, respectively. The duo also combined for 11 rebounds.

Guard Brooke Pumroy, who scored 20 points on 6-15 field goals, led Louisiana Tech. Pumroy received little help on the offensive end from her teammates as forward Reauna Cleaver was the only other Louisiana Tech player to achieve double-digits with 10 points on an inefficient 2-8 shooting.

The game saw minimal offensive efficiency from both teams as neither shot above 40 percent from the field. The first half, particularly, saw little activity from the scoreboard as Marshall took a 20-19 lead into the break. 

For the game, Louisiana Tech shot a dismal 16-63 for a 25 percent clip, including a 5-17 mark from 3. The Herd posted shooting splits of 38.5 percent and 26.7 percent, respectively, but found some offensive rhythm in the second half where it connected on 48 percent of its shots.

Despite Marshall possessing a significant overall advantage in terms of its shooting percentages, Louisiana Tech made up the difference by earning extra possessions via turnovers and offensive rebounds.

Louisiana Tech forced Marshall into 19 turnovers, and dominated the offensive glass, snaring 22 offensive rebounds. However, the surplus of scoring opportunities did not exactly manifest on the scoreboard as Louisiana Tech scored just 10 second-chance points and six fast break points, compared to four and six, respectively, for the Herd.