With all 11 participating Marshall University Women’s Basketball players reaching the scoreboard, Erica Woods and her teammates responded to a three-game losing streak in dominant fashion by defeating Southern Illinois 82-59 at Cam Henderson Center.
“I think we’re learning about adversity,” Marshall coach Matt Daniel said. “If you think about what we have done, we’ve had adversity all season. They’re diving in the stands for loose balls, because they’re starving for an outcome that proves their hard work is paying off.”
Marshall improved to 2-3 overall with the win, while Southern Illinois remained winless on the season at 0-5.
Marshall stayed on top for most of the first half, leading by as many as eight points at the 14-minute mark. Southern Illinois gained its first and only lead of the game after a three-minute, 10-to-2 run, which included back-to-back three-pointers from junior Ariel Haynes, putting them up 26-25, with 6:21 until the break. Marshall recovered less than a minute later after a Woods layup, and never surrendered the lead again, at the first buzzer Marshall led 40-35.
Woods ended the game with 7 points from 30 minutes of action. Woods went 3 for 6 from the Field and 1 for 2 from the Free Throw Line. Woods grabbed 3 Rebounds to go along with 3 Assist and 2 Steals.
Midway through the game, senior Suporia Dickens had paced the team with 12 points, going 3-of-3 from three-point range. She ended the game with a team-high and season-high 16 points.
Opening the second half on a 10-to-4 run, the Herd never looked back as it led by double-digits for the final 15 minutes of the game. Marshall’s biggest margin of the game was 23 which came with 37 seconds remaining as a Kiana Evans free throw sealed the final score at 82-59.
Marshall’s 82 points marks the most scored by the team since an 83-66 victory over Morehead State, November 23rd, 2011.
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