Marshall made a late charge but fell just short in dropping a 79-73 women’s basketball decision to visiting Middle Tennessee in Conference USA basketball play Saturday in Huntington.
Down by 14 points with 57 seconds remaining, the Herd nailed three consecutive 3-pointers in just 16 seconds to cut the deficit to just five, but Middle Tennessee made its final three free throws to secure the win.
The Blue Raiders improved to 19-8 overall, 13-3 in C-USA games, while Marshall dropped to 17-10 and 7-9.
Brea Edwards paced Middle Tennessess with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Ty Petty added 15 point and eight boards.