The Parthenon

Replacing greatness

Malcolm Walton, Reporter • March 23, 2015

Marshall University’s football team begins spring practice Tuesday after capturing its first-ever C-USA Championship and a win in the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl. “It seems like yesterday, we walked off...

Player of the week

Bradley Heltzel, Reporter • March 23, 2015

Position: Guard Class: Sophomore Hometown: Princeton, West Virginia The Marshall University basketball season concluded Sunday with the women’s quarterfinal loss to Mercer University in the...

Herd softball to take on WKU in conference opener

Adam Polsky, Reporter • March 12, 2015

The Marshall University softball team will play Western Kentucky University for its C-USA home opener Friday at Dot Hicks Field. The Thundering Herd is coming off of a 2-1 series win over Florida International...

WEEKEND WATCH

Bradley Heltzel, Contributer • March 12, 2015

Baseball: UTSA @ Marshall (In Beckley, W.Va.) Friday at 3 p.m.—Saturday at 1 p.m.—Sunday at 1 p.m. Geonte Jackson, Infielder, #23 After a sluggish start to the season, Geonte Jackson has...

The Herd tests its hot streak against WKU

Malcolm Walton, Reporter • March 11, 2015

Marshall University’s men’s basketball team (11-20, 7-11) takes on Western Kentucky University (19-11, 12-6) 7 p.m. Wednesday in the first-round of the C-USA Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. During...

Herd Baseball prepares for weekend series

Kasey Madden, Reporter • March 10, 2015

The Marshall University baseball team plays a three game series this weekend against the University of Texas at San Antonio in Beckley. Originally, the Herd had a scheduled home opener Tuesday against...

Herd women’s basketball to open C-USA tournament

Adam Polsky, Reporter • March 10, 2015

Marshall University’s women’s basketball team will open the C-USA tournament Wednesday with a chance for revenge against University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Birmingham, Alabama. The Thundering...

Player of the week

Bradley Heltzel, Reporter • March 9, 2015

Chukwuka Ezeigbo’s contributions to the Marshall University basketball program go well beyond that of a weekly honor. Ezeigbo could be labeled as the player of the year, or the past four years for...

Herd women drop home finale, prepare for C-USA tourney

Malcolm Walton, Reporter • March 8, 2015

Marshall University’s women’s basketball team lost its last home game of the season Saturday to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 66-58 at the Cam Henderson Center. The Herd started off...

WEEKEND WATCH

Bradley Heltzel, Contributer • March 6, 2015

Women’s Basketball: University of Charlotte @ Marshall University Saturday at 1 p.m. Lefty Webster, Forward, #21 Lefty Webster is a versatile swingman with terrific athleticism and length. Her...

#WeekendWalkOff: The boys of summer are back

Shannon Stowers, Assistant Sports Editor • March 6, 2015

#WeekendWalkOff is a weekly column where sports and pop culture collide in a look at the one of that week’s biggest sports topics. As temperatures drop below freezing and snow covers the local baseball...

Herd women fall to ODU

Adam Polsky, Reporter • March 5, 2015

Marshall University’s women’s basketball team lost to Old Dominion University Thursday, 67-55, in its first game without junior point guard Norrisha Victrum in the Cam Henderson Center. Marshall’s...