TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State's 2018-19 season and the
Vicki Hall era will begin Wednesday evening when the Sycamores will begin a new season at Marshall.
The game, which will be broadcast on C-USA.TV and the Sycamore Radio Network, tips off at 6 p.m. ET at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia.
Series History
- This will be the fifth meeting between Indiana State and Marshall on the hardwood with the Sycamores holding a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series. The last meeting came in the 2013-14 season when ISU rallied back for a 68-67 win in Huntington.
- Indiana State claims a win in the only known meeting in Huntington. However, two results in the series come with locations unknown - a matchup in 1972-73 and then a game on March 6, 1980.
- ISU has won two straight in the series, claiming both wins in the home-and-home series that took place over the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.
Five Things to Know
- Wednesday marks Vicki Hall's debut as a head coach
The last two Indiana State head coaches have won their debut for the Sycamores, but that has been no guarantee of long-term success. First year head coaches are 3-4 in their debut game at Indiana State while only two coaches have posted .500 or better records in their inaugural season.
- No Home November
Wednesday's game marks the first of five consecutive games away from home to start the season for the Sycamores. ISU hasn't started a year with so many games away from home since the 1982-83 season.
- Sycamores in Season Openers
Indiana State is 26-20 all-time in season openers (.553 winning percentage) but has gone 7-3 (.700) in the season opener over the past 10 years.
- Rebuild vs. Rebuild
Wednesday's contest features two teams that are trying to rebuild their programs. Vicki Hall, in her first year, inherits a team that went 11-19 (9-9 Missouri Valley) last year but is projected to finish seventh in the league. Marshall went 9-20 (3-13 Conference USA) and failed to qualify for their conference tournament in Tony Kemper's first season last year.
- Welcome to the Family
The season opener for Indiana State on Wednesday will also mark the debut of five newcomers to the Sycamore program – four freshmen and one graduate transfer. Two of those newcomers, Lynn Tamis and Ana Valero Lopez, join the program from overseas while Tamara Lee, a graduate transfer, brings firsthand knowledge of the league with her after spending the previous three years at Wichita State (a former MVC member).
For the latest information on the Sycamore Women's Basketball team, make sure to check out
GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including
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