HUNTINGTON – It’s been three decades since Karen Pelphrey starred as Marshall women’s basketball ushered in the NCAA and Southern Conference eras with the then-Lady Herd.
“It doesn’t feel like it’s been 30 years, really,” Pelphrey said. “It is hard to believe.”
What also was hard for her to believe was a voicemail she received at one of the two schools where Pelphrey is a special education teacher in Sedona, Ariz. The message was from Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino.
“The man left a message, said he hoped this was the Karen Pelphrey that played basketball at Marshall,” Pelphrey recounted by phone Sunday from Sedona.