The Parthenon

Herd football takes on Southern Miss

Morgan Griffith, Reporter • November 1, 2018

The Marshall University football team (5-2, 3-1 Conference USA) fights for a C-USA championship berth and its third consecutive win Saturday at 3 p.m. against Southern Miss (3-4, 2-2 C-USA) in Hattiesburg,...

New softball coach readies for Marshall tenure

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor • October 30, 2018

After nine years as head softball coach for the University of Kansas, Megan Smith moved east this summer and took over as Marshall University softball’s new head coach. Smith, a Walkertown, North Carolina,...

Men’s basketball outlasts Glenville State

Taylor Huddleston, Contributor • October 30, 2018

The Marshall Thundering Herd returned to the Cam Henderson Center Sunday and defeated Glenville State College 113-108 in its first exhibition game of the season. “I thought we contested most of (Glenville’s...

Men’s soccer falls to No. 17 Wright State

Derek GIlbert, Reporter • October 24, 2018

The Marshall Thundering Herd men’s soccer team fell short to the No. 17 Wright State Raiders 3-1 Tuesday at Hoops Family Field. The loss brought Marshall to 5-8-2 (1-3-1 C-USA), while Wright State...

Women’s soccer plays to draw against Louisiana Tech

Derek Gilbert, Reporter • October 23, 2018

The Marshall Thundering Herd women’s soccer team played to a 2-2 draw Sunday against Louisiana Tech at Hoops Family Field. The draw brought the Herd to 5-8-3 (3-5-1 C-USA) on the year and moved the...

Grading the Herd’s week eight performance

Staff Report • October 23, 2018

STAFF REPORT OFFENSE: B The pass game still needs some work, but Alex Thomson looked much more comfortable in the pocket than he did a few weeks ago against Middle Tennessee. Thomson only threw for 102...

Herd volleyball drops match to UTSA

Sydney Shelton, Reporter • October 21, 2018

Marshall University’s volleyball team lost to UTSA 3-1 Sunday at the Cam Henderson Center. With the win, UTSA improved to 16-5 (8-1 C-USA) and Marshall fell to 10-13 (3-6 C-USA). “We knew we had...

Herd football claims crucial C-USA victory

Morgan Griffith, Reporter • October 20, 2018

Five Florida Atlantic turnovers led to a 31-7 Marshall win Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. With the win, the Herd improved to 5-2 (3-1 Conference USA) while FAU moved to 3-4 (1-2 C-USA). “I...

Gallery: Herd Madness

Richard Crank, Photographer • October 20, 2018

Frazier ties for second at Dayton Flyer Invitational

Sydney Shelton, Reporter • October 19, 2018

Marshall University redshirt senior golfer Thomas Frazier tied for second place Tuesday at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. “Being a senior, he put a lot of pressure on himself to perform,” men’s...

Herd football takes on FAU at home

Morgan Griffith, Reporter • October 16, 2018

The Marshall University Football team (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) returns to Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. matchup against Florida Atlantic University (3-3, 1-1 C-USA). “(FAU) has tremendous...

High school students renovate men’s basketball locker room

Derek Gilbert, Reporter • October 16, 2018

Cabell County high school students completed installation of new lockers in the Cam Henderson Center for Marshall University’s men’s basketball team. The students, who are taking vocational classes...