Big Blue Preview: No. 23/20 Kentucky Women’s Basketball Plays at Marshall on Saturday
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The No. 23/20 University of Kentucky women’s basketball program will play at Marshall in Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. ET.
It is the second of seven games away from home for UK this nonconference season. The last time it played two true road games in the first five games of the season was 2017-18. That team got off to a 5-0 start, including triumphs at Montana and at Washington State.
Fans in the area can purchase tickets to the Kentucky-Marshall game here.
Darren Headrick will have the radio call for UK Sports Network in 2025-26, his ninth straight season as the voice of the Wildcats. His call will be carried on 98.5 FM ICONS in Lexington and on 790 AM WKRD in Louisville. It also will be carried on the SiriusXM App.
Big Blue Nation also can watch the game on ESPN+, with Bobby Iddings and Ben Westfall on the broadcast.
The Wildcats enter the contest 4-0 this season, including 1-0 on the road. They have scored 75+ points in each of their first four games of the season for the first time since 2013-14, while they have scored 80+ points in the last three straight games. Their 87.5 points per game through the first four games are their most since 2014-15, when that team averaged 92.0 ppg through four games.
On the flip side, the Thundering Herd press defense is holding teams to 49.7 points per game, recently coming off a narrow defeat at the Indiana Hoosiers, 57-51, on Tuesday.
Kentucky had a monster triumph over USC Upstate in its last game, 90-30, at Historic Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday. The last time it held a team to 30 or fewer points was against Jackson State on Nov. 29, 2015 (24 points). Six players contributed at least 10 points against USC Upstate, including leading-scorer Amelia Hassett (20), which marked the first time at least six players put up double digits since Dec. 18, 2018, against Western Carolina.
A look back at 4-0. 😼 pic.twitter.com/pQWNYjcRnR
— Kentucky Women’s Basketball (@KentuckyWBB) November 14, 2025
Clara Strack, a 6-5 junior center, is leading the team on 17.3 points per game, 12.3 rebounds per game and 3.5 blocks per game. Not only is she leading the team, but she is first in the SEC and 16th in the nation in rebounds, first in the SEC and first in the nation in blocks and first in the SEC and first in the nation in double-doubles. Tonie Morgan, a 5-9 senior point guard, who is averaging 10.0 points per game and 9.5 assists per game, also is first in the league and second in the nation in assists per game.
Morgan, an all-conference transfer student out of Georgia Tech, had a monster night herself against USC Upstate. She dished out a career-high 16 assists, which tied the 43-year-old, single-game school record set by Patty Jo Hedges in 1982, and zero assists, adding 11 points for her first double-double of the season. In the process, she eclipsed 500 career assists, while her current 506 career assists are currently third most among active players in all three divisions in the nation.
Because 16 assists & 0 turnovers deserves another post! 😼
Last night, Tonie tied the 43-year-old, single-game school record for assists! pic.twitter.com/i9csuCiqBp
— Kentucky Women’s Basketball (@KentuckyWBB) November 13, 2025
The Wildcats made 14 3s against the Spartans, including two by Strack and one by Morgan, which is tied for fifth in a single game in program history.
Kentucky leads Marshall, 15-2, in the all-time series, which officially began in 1975. UK also leads MU, 5-2, in Huntington.
The Wildcats have won the last four straight meetings over the Herd, including 2020 at home, 2017 at home, 2004 on the road and 2003 at home. The Cats haven’t lost to the Herd since Feb. 7, 1996, 72-66, on the road.
The last time Kentucky and Marshall played a game in Huntington was on Dec. 12, 2004, which resulted in a UK triumph, 73-55.
For more information on the Kentucky women’s basketball team, visit UKathletics.com or follow @KentuckyWBB on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
