Early put forth an effort of 13 points and 7 rebounds to lead Chattanooga, a former Southern Conference rival, over the Herd 69-68 at the Cam Henderson Center as part of the Global Sports Shoot-Out.
Marshall was led by Deandre Kane, a sophomore guard who came off the bench to lead all Marshall Scorers with 20 points and 8 boards. However, it would not be enough to best the Indian Chew Chew's today, which as you can tell by the final score was the slimmest of margins for victory.
Still, with the loss of master recruiter Head Coach Donnie Jones and NBA Draftee Hassan Whiteside after his one and only season, Marshall looks headed in the right direction under the leadership of Tom Herrion.
Marshall falls to 2-1 on the season, and looks to be a legitimate threat to the hiearchy of the Conference USA order. Marshall won't be able to let this one linger too much, as they have yet another game in the Global Sports Shoot-out on Monday against the Tigers of Jackson State. The Herd needs to take advantage of that match-up and get back in the win column, as a date with National Power Louisville looms on the 27th at the Yum Center. I would love to see some We Love Karen Sypher signs in the crowd that night...
Interesting facts about the upcoming home games for the heard this season...
The Isaiah Thomas led Florida International comes to Huntington on the 29th, so if you are one of those crazed autograph types, here is your chance to get Zeke's. FIU is also a chance to get a glimpse of a player who's mom may have talked to much and a kid who just couldn't put up with the mind-fucking that was Billy Clyde as Alex Legion is a member of the FIU Golden Panthers. Legion you will re-call was a majorly hyped recruit who swayed towards Kentucky, then left after a handful of games, went to Illinois, then didn't come back after Christmas break...
Also, a game with a more micro-managed regionality to it, The Dukes of James Madison will come to town on the 7th of December . JMU features former Rose Hill stand-out(during the second wave of D1 level players at the school) and eventually Scott County Cardinal Chad Jackson, who we did a little ditty on a few months ago or so...
Then, what is a big circle the calender date, March the 5th, in a televised game, the man who left town after he got cold feet losing Whiteside, Donnie Jones brings his new team, and current conference foe, Central Florida to take on the Herd. Not only is this the selling point for this game, but as an added attraction, the 'Heir Jordans" Marcus and Jeff both play for UCF. Marcus and Jeff Jordan are the son's of The Greatest Ever. Marcus seems to be a moron and spoiled little brat who can't handle twitter, and Jeff transfered from Illinois so he will have to sit this one out.
Then a showdown with Nationally ranked, and another CUSA foe, Memphis will get under way for the Marshall hosted side of the two-fer on January the 29th.
But the main event as always, will be the Capitol City Classic, in Charleston for the showdown against Huggy Bear and his Mountaineers. This game, which has enough hate and passion in it already, has this added bit of drama considering Herrion came from the hated Pitt, and he was the assistant on Pitt's sideline who got hit in the eye with a quarter which was flung by a member of the WVU crowd. Which only goes to show it is proof positive that those fools do not know how to act, and they are without a doubt the most obnoxious fans in all of college sports, maybe only second to Ohio State. I find it even more astounding that someone from Morgantown would have the gaul to waste their life savings by heaving it towards an opposing team's bench... Joe Manchin can not be impressed...
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