Coastal Carolina 74, at Marshall 80

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Interstat) — In a game defined by opportunistic defense and a decisive fourth-quarter surge, the Marshall women’s basketball team held off a persistent Coastal Carolina squad for an 80-74 victory on Saturday at Cam Henderson Center. The Thundering Herd, improving to 15-3 overall, leveraged a staggering 19 points off 17 Coastal Carolina turnovers while committing only six of their own. That disparity proved to be the cornerstone of the win, offsetting a more efficient shooting afternoon from the visiting Chanticleers. Marshall guard Peyton Ilderton, a 5-foot-6 sophomore from Logan, West Virginia, led all scorers with 20 points, including… Read more...