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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall junior forward, Ante Sustic, elevates for a dunk over Mount St. Marys defender Brandon Leftwich. Sustic scores five points in the contest.

Men’s basketball uses three-pointer to down Mount St. Mary’s

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor November 14, 2018

Marshall University men’s basketball senior guard Jon Elmore used his three-point shot Wednesday to lead the Herd to a 98-75 defeat of Mount St. Mary’s at the Henderson Center. Elmore said in a...

Brenden Knox avoids a Charlotte defender to break into open space. Knox gains 116 yards on 22 carries in the contest.

Marshall football takes on UTSA in last home game of season

Morgan Griffith, Reporter November 13, 2018

The Marshall University football team looks to add another conference win at Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against the University of Texas at San Antonio. Heading into the contest, Marshall...

Marshall redshirt running back Brenden Knox (#20) joins a team celebration after a touchdown in Marshalls earlier home game against Western Kentucky. Knox has a career-high 22 rushes for 116 and a touchdown in his most-recent game against Charlotte.

Herd football report card

Staff Report November 13, 2018

OFFENSE: B- The first half performance wasn’t great by any means and Marshall only had a three-point lead at halftime. What the run game did in the second half, however, was perhaps its best performance...

Marshall senior guard Rondale Watson drives through Hofstra defenders in the paint. Watson has 14 points in Marshalls win over the Pride.

Herd men’s basketball to take on Mount St. Mary’s

Derek Gilbert, Reporter November 13, 2018

The Marshall men’s basketball team continues its three-game homestand Wednesday against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers in the Cam Henderson Center. “They play a very similar style to what we...

Marshall hires new swim coach

Sydney Shelton, Reporter November 13, 2018

After beginning the 2018-19 season with interim head coach Teel Hartmann, the Marshall swimming and diving team hired former assistant coach Ian Walsh as permanent head coach Oct. 24. Walsh was an assistant...

Senior guard C.J. Burks puts up a floater during Marshalls home defeat of Hofstra. Burks scores 23 points with six assists.

Men’s basketball edges Hofstra

Sydney Shelton, Reporter November 12, 2018

The Marshall’s men’s basketball team won its first home game Sunday, 76-72, over Hofstra at the Cam Henderson Center. The Herd improved its record to 2-0 and Hofstra fell to 1-1. Marshall men’s...

Marshall head coach Doc Holliday stands arm-and-arm with current and former players to honor the 75 who died in the 1970 plane crash. The Herd honors the 75 every year at home games.

Knox, Herd football run over Charlotte

Morgan Griffith, Reporter November 11, 2018

The Marshall football team scored 17 unanswered third quarter points Saturday to defeat the Charlotte 49ers 30-13 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. With the win, the Herd improved to 6-3 (4-2 Conference...

Indiana State tops Herd in season opener

Derek GIlbert, Reporter November 8, 2018

The Marshall Thundering Herd women’s basketball team lost its season opener to the Indiana State Sycamores, 62-53, Wednesday at the Cam Henderson Center. “We all have to be better,” Marshall head...

Hal Greer to be honored by statue

Gretchen Kalar and Sydney Shelton November 6, 2018

Marshall University will honor Hal Greer with a statue in 2019. President Jerry Gilbert has created a committee to focus on the state after he proposed the idea of a sculpture for a recognition of Hal...

Marshall women’s basketball team sits and watches the dunk contest in the Henderson Center at “Herd Madness.”

Marshall women’s basketball looking to improve from last season

Sydney Shelton, Reporter November 6, 2018

After the Marshall women’s basketball team finished last season with a record of 9-20 overall (3-13 Conference USA), the Herd looks to turn things around with a new season. The Herd women take on Indiana...

Freshman guard, Taevion Kinsey, points in excitement during “Herd Madness” at the Henderson Center prior to Marshall’s two preseason games.

Men’s basketball newcomers ready to start 2018-19 season

Morgan Griffith, Reporter November 6, 2018

Seven new members of the Marshall men’s basketball team will experience their first collegiate season, and the Herd gears up for its 2018-19 regular season. From high school to Division I basketball,...

Marshall senior guard Jon Elmore claps during Marshall’s “Herd Madness” event at the Cam Henderson Center prior to Marshall’s first exhibition games. The Herd is picked to finish second in the C-USA preseason poll.

Herd men’s hoops takes on Eastern Kentucky to open season

Michael Morgan, Contributor November 6, 2018

The Marshall men’s basketball team opens the 2018-2019 season today on the road against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. “We’re going to play hard,” head coach Dan D’Antoni said. “They’ll...

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