Junior guard Shayna Gore celebrates the win in front of Marshall's pep band. She's a vital part of Marshall's first conference win.
Marshall women’s basketball (7-13, 1-6 C-USA) secured its first in-conference victory Sunday afternoon with a 78-75 win in nail-biting fashion against FIU (6-14, 3-4 C-USA).
“Obviously that feels really good, I’m proud of our team,” head coach Tony Kemper said. “(FIU) started the game really hot and I didn’t think our defense was awful. We were in the neighborhood, so to speak. They just hit them all.”
In the first quarter, FIU shot 68.