The Parthenon

SWEETHEART CLINIC IS SET TO HELP YOUNG ATHLETES

Jill Shemanski, reporter • February 18, 2015

The Marshall University Athletic Department is having the 18th Annual Sweetheart Clinic 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Chris Cline Athletic Complex Indoor Athletic Facility. The clinic is a free event open...

Column: Herd teams having success out of the limelight

Shannon Stowers, Assistant Sports Editor • February 18, 2015

For almost every school across the country, football and basketball are the prized possessions of athletic departments and fans, and rightfully so. The two sports are, for the most part, what television...

Herd basketball seeing bigger crowds

Mercedez Speight, Reporter • February 18, 2015

The Marshall University ticket office is predicting positive overall statistics from this year’s basketball sales. The ticket office does not release its statistics on overall attendance until the...

Player profile: Chase Boster

LaChel House, Reporter • February 16, 2015

Chase Boster is a junior right hand pitcher from Stafford, Virginia. During his first season at Marshall, he was considered a true freshman and was the Friday starter for the first half of the season....

Player of the week

Bradley Heltzel, Reporter • February 16, 2015

Austin Loop, already leading C-USA in three-pointers, put on a shooting exhibition in Saturday’s home win over Western Kentucky University. Loop canned six of his 10 three-point attempts en route to...

Herd gets 37 runs, wins series over Rattlers

Jill Shemanski, Reporter • February 16, 2015

The Marshall University baseball team defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers this weekend in a three game series in Tallahassee, Florida. After falling to the Rattlers in the first game with the score...

Track and field team runs away with invitational win

Kasey Madden, Reporter • February 16, 2015

Marshall University’s women’s track and field team scored a home victory in the Marshall Invitational this weekend at the Jeff Small Track in the Chris Cline Athletic Complex. The Thundering Herd...

Herd tops Hilltoppers 87-82

Adam Polsky, Reporter • February 16, 2015

Marshall University’s men’s basketball team picked up its fourth straight home C-USA win Saturday with an 87-82 victory over Western Kentucky University in the Cam Henderson Center. Five different...

Track team gears up for second home meet

Kasey Madden, Reporter • February 13, 2015

The Marshall University track and field team will compete Saturday in its second home meet. Senior sprinter and jumper Loren Dyer said she is running the open 400-meter dash. At the Akron Invitational,...

WEEKEND WATCH

Bradley Heltzel, Contributor • February 13, 2015

Men’s Basketball: Western Kentucky @ Marshall Saturday at 5:30 p.m. T.J. Price, Point Guard, #52- Price is arguably the best player in C-USA. The senior point guard leads the conference in scoring...

PREVIEW: Western Kentucky @ Marshall

Malcolm Walton, Reporter • February 13, 2015

Marshall University’s men’s basketball team won four of its last five games and takes on Western Kentucky University 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center. The Hilltoppers (16-7, 9-2)...

Herd tennis set to face Gophers, Cards

Adam Polsky, Reporter • February 13, 2015

Marshall University’s tennis team will look to stay unbeaten at home with two matches against University of Louisville and University of Minnesota this weekend at the Huntington Tennis Club. The Thundering...