The Thundering Word: Taylor Stands Out for Herd Among the Crowd

The best crowd for a Marshall game in five years - 8,520 - showed Saturday night for the Herd's 82-65 win over ODU, sweeping the series this year with the Monarchs. (Herd Insider photo by Rick Haye)HUNTINGTON — A crowd of 8,520 appeared Saturday night at the Cam Henderson Center, and while it was the largest attendance for a Marshall basketball game in nearly five years, the loud spectator presence wasn’t most crucial.

That’s because Ryan Taylor showed up again, too.

Ryan Taylor posted his 26th double-double – most in Conference USA – with 23 points and 12 rebounds to push the Herd to an 82-65 win over Old Dominion. The Herd sweeps the series after losing the last five in a row to the…