The Parthenon

Men’s basketball heads to C-USA Tournament

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • March 10, 2020

The Marshall University men’s basketball team (16-15, 10-8 Conference USA) is heading southwest to the Lone Star State as it prepares to face the University of Texas at El Paso Miners (17-14, 8-10 C-USA)...

Herd women’s basketball readies for Conference USA Tournament matchup against USM

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • March 10, 2020

After winning a three-way tiebreaker for the No. 8 seed, the Marshall University Thundering Herd women’s basketball team will play the No. 9 Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the first round of the 2020...

Herd Puts Five Players in Double Figures in Route to a 94-82 Win Over FAU in Home Finale

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • March 5, 2020

Propelled by a 53.4 shooting percentage from the field, the Marshall University men’s basketball team defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 94-82 Thursday night in the Cam Henderson Center as the team finished...

Athlete of the Week: Mya Stevenson, Softball

Staff Report • March 3, 2020

ABOUT MYA STEVENSON: Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mesquite, TX RESULTS OVER THE LAST WEEK: (At the Pirate Classic) 2 home runs, 2 RBI, 2 hits & 2 runs vs. Delaware State (8-0, W) 2...

Thundering Herd women’s hoops on the road for final two games

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • March 3, 2020

Trying to get out of a three-way tie for eighth place in the conference, the Marshall University Thundering Herd women’s basketball team will travel to the Sunshine State for a two-game road swing that...

Swimming and Diving finish fourth at C-USA Championships

Stormy Randazzo, Reporter • March 3, 2020

Capping off the season, Marshall University’s swim and dive finished fourth place at the Conference USA Championship in Atlanta, Georgia this past week with three school records, 21 top ten finishes...

Thundering Herd’s Comeback Falls Short, 77-69, to North Texas at home

Spencer DuPuis, Reporter • March 1, 2020

After going on a 19-0 run for most of the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to three at 72-69 with 3:03 remaining in the game, the Marshall University women’s basketball team was held without another...

Men’s golf finished first tournament of the spring season at Loyola Intercollegiate

Stormy Randazzo, Reporter • February 29, 2020

After finishing the first tournament of the spring season, Marshall men’s golf finished 11th out of 19 teams at the Loyola Intercollegiate in Goodyear, Arizona at Palm Valley Golf Club. “I know...

Marshall men’s basketball to travel to UAB for conference bonus play

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • February 25, 2020

The Marshall University men’s basketball team will go on the road once again this season to Birmingham, Alabama to face the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers as a part of Conference USA’s...

Herd women’s basketball prepares for North Texas at home

Grant Goodrich, Assistant Sports Editor • February 25, 2020

In its final home game of the season, the Marshall University women’s basketball team will face off against the University of North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 29 with a chance to improve to 7-9 in conference. As...

Athlete of the Week: Safiyyah Mitchell Women’s Track and Field

Staff Report • February 25, 2020

ABOUT SIFIYYAH MITCHELL: Class: Senior Position: Sprinter/Hurdler Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia RESULTS OVER THE PAST WEEK: (At the C-USA Indoor Championships): Second place...

Herd Tennis’ Stefancic and Van Hansewyck boost the start of spring season

Stormy Randazzo, Reporter • February 25, 2020

Marshall University’s women’s tennis players sophomore Liz Stefancic and freshman Jutte Van Hansewyck received Conference USA’s Student Athletes of the Week after defeating Yale’s nationally ranked...