Marshall women’s basketball (6-12, 0-5 C-USA) returned to the Cam Henderson Center Sunday afternoon to face Conference USA front-runner Western Kentucky (14-5, 5-1 C-USA). A late surge from WKU curbed the Herd’s comeback, handing Marshall its fifth consecutive loss in C-USA play 86-66.
“Give credit to Western Kentucky, they play for 40 minutes,” head coach Tony Kemper said. “They take advantage when they have it. They’re tough, they’re physical and they were all those things today.”
The Lady Toppers wasted no time on offense, as WKU senior forwards Ivy Brown and Tashia Brown combined for 11 points within the first two and a half minutes of the contest.