The Marshall women’s basketball team begins Conference USA play Friday, taking on Florida International at Cam Henderson Center. Tip-off time is 6 p.m.
The Thundering Herd bring an 8-3 record into league play, including a 55-53 win at Illinois and an 82-80 loss to Penn State. MU is riding a three-game winning streak, punctuated before Christmas by a 136-62 win over Maine-Fort Kent.
Logan native Shayna Gore leads the team with a 16.1-point average, followed by Huntington products Kiana Evans (11.7) and Talequia Hamilton (11.6). Six-foot-2 Ashley Saintigene (6.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 26 blocks) has been named C-USA’s freshman of the week the last two times.