The Marshall University women’s basketball team defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio, 80-76, Saturday to push its conference record above .500 for the first time this season.
Keying the Herd’s third-straight victory was senior point guard Norrisha Victrum, who scored a game-high 19 points on 8-14 shooting.
Forwards Tequila Hamilton and Chelsey Romero also scored double digits with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
UTSA jumped out to an early 8-0 advantage over the Herd as Marshall committed four turnovers in the opening minutes. However, the Herd, led by Victrum, battled back to tie the game at 15 before the end of the first quarter.