Marshall University NCAA News

East Carolina returns home Sunday after two games on the road, facing Marshall for the Pirates' annual "Play 4Kay" Day.

Thanks to strong pitching and a go ahead home run, Marshall softball captured game one of their season over Georgia Southern, 4-1 in the Kickin' Chicken Classic on Friday afternoon.

Damier Pitts scored 27 points as the Marshall Thundering Herd downed the East Carolina Pirates 78-68 in a Conference USA joust at the Henderson Center.

Outside linebacker becomes a need for the Texans if Mario Williams departs in free agency and given there's a decent chance that another player will be wearing #90 for the Texans next season, we need to take a look at the tweener crop at the top of the draft.

Marshall will play four of its final six regular season men's basketball games at home beginning with a game Saturday against East Carolina at 7 p.m. The contest will be televised on WSAZ in Huntington and WITN in Greenville, N.C. with Keith Morehouse and Tony Casticone calling the action.

UCF coach Donnie Jones said he's thrilled his team held on for a 67-60 win over rival Marshall Wednesday, but he didn't enjoy the final four minutes of the game.

The 2012 Georgia Southern Softball season got underway on Friday afternoon with the Eagles splitting their first two games at the Coastal Carolina Kickin' Chicken Classic.

Memphis coach Josh Pastner had high praise for Miguel Paul, even after his team's busy defense mostly neutralized the East Carolina point guard.

Marshall's DeAndre Kane shoots over Belmont's Brandon Baker earlier this season.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Marshall scored a flurry of points late in the second half at UCF on Wednesday night, but the Thundering Herd men's basketball team ultimately lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Sophomore Kayla Thornton posted her second double-double of the season to help UTEP topple a feisty Marshall squad, 64-56, in front of a season-best 4,167 fans at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening.

Marshall softball will get their season started this Friday when they participate in the Kickin' Chicken Classic hosted by Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. First game for the Thundering Herd is slated for Friday at 2 p.m. against Georgia Southern, followed by a second game later in the day at 6:30 p.m. versus George Mason.

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UCF sophomore guard Isaiah Sykes got the crowd on its feet after chasing Marshall guard Damier Pitts in transition and blocking his shot.

GAME NOTES: The UCF Knights try to win their third straight game tonight when they host the Marshall Thundering Herd in Conference USA action.

The Marshall men's basketball team departed Yeager Airport on Tuesday afternoon, bound for Orlando, Fla., for tonight's rivalry game at Central Florida.

Watch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall will look to sweep the men's basketball season series with UCF on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at UCF Arena.

A couple days ago I went over the possibilities in Free Agency for the Falcons along the offensive line.

It seems the folks at Central Florida just might miss its short but barb-filled rivalry with Marshall when it moves on to swing through the Big East jungle.

The NFL Draft is now less than three months away, and as the big day approaches, everyone is taking their best guess as to who will fall where.