2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTEP.

2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2017–18 record	15–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Kiley Hill Victoria Crawford Lauren Pittman
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
Rice	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Charlotte	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10		.375			8	–	23		.258
FIU	5	–	11		.313			8	–	21		.276
Marshall	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Camille Anderson  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Buford HS NC State Buford, GA G 2 Allie Kennedy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Red Bay HS Bed Bay, AL G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Quitman HS Quitman, MS C 11 Kyle Felton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Columbus HS Jones County JC Lithonia, GA G/F 12 Imani Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Enterprise HS Enterprise, AL C 15 Amber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Madison-Ridgeland Academy Little Rock Sharon, MS G 20 Molly Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alexander HS South Georgia Tech Douglasville, GA G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Pine Forest HS South Florida Pensacola, FL G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Salmen HS Slidell, LA F 24 Kennedy Gavin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Petal HS Petal, MS G/F 25 Alarie Mayze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Arlington HS New Mexico JC Arlington, TX G 30 Hanah Lott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Petal HS Jones County JC Petal, MS F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL C 42 Kelsey Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Starkville HS Starkville, MS	Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech) Victoria Crawford (Memphis) Lauren Pittman (Southern Miss) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 6:00 PM		Antelope Valley	W 73–55		Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 11:00 AM		William Carey	W 82–44	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,943) Hattiesburg, MS
11/14/2017* 6:00 PM		Tulane	W 66–58	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,126) Hattiesburg, MS
11/16/2017* 6:00 PM		Mississippi Valley State	W 84–69	3–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,244) Hattiesburg, MS
11/19/2017* 2:00 PM		at No. 6 Mississippi State	L 56–91	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (5,321) Starkville, MS
11/24/2017* 6:00 PM		Alcorn State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 72–67	4–1	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
11/25/2017* 4:00 PM		Alabama State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 72–35	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,132) Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2017* 6:30 PM		at Northwestern State	W 71–59	6–1	Prather Coliseum (742) Natchitoches, LA
11/30/2017* 6:00 PM		South Alabama	L 57–78	6–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,243) Hattiesburg, MS
12/12/2017* 11:00 AM		at Ole Miss	L 59–68	6–3	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229) Oxford, MS
12/15/2017* 6:00 PM		Sam Houston State	W 58–38	7–3	Reed Green Coliseum (1,225) Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Samford	L 56–61	7–4	Pete Hanna Center (243) Birmingham, AL
12/21/2017* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at Georgia Tech	L 44–63	7–5	Hank McCamish Pavilion (856) Atlanta, GA
12/30/2017* 4:00 PM		Blue Mountain	W 96–46	8–5	Reed Green Coliseum (1,101) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
01/04/2018 10:30 AM		at Charlotte	L 56–66	8–6 (0–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,438) Charlotte, NC
01/06/2018 2:00 PM, FCS		at Western Kentucky	L 60–81	8–7 (0–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,897) Bowling Green, KY
01/11/2018 6:00 PM		Louisiana Tech	W 65–50	9–7 (1–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,264) Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2018 6:00 PM		at UAB	W 80–63	10–7 (2–2)	Bartow Arena (357) Birmingham, AL
01/20/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–53	11–7 (3–2)	Murphy Center (3,470) Murfreesboro, TN
01/25/2018 6:00 PM		Charlotte	L 79–85 ^2OT	11–8 (3–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,346) Hattiesburg, MS
01/27/2018 4:00 PM		UTSA	W 83–60	12–8 (4–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,362) Hattiesburg, MS
02/01/2018 7:00 PM, beIN		at Rice	L 56–62	12–9 (4–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (626) Houston, TX
02/04/2018 2:00 PM		Marshall	W 70–61	13–9 (5–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,194) Hattiesburg, MS
02/10/2018 2:00 PM		Old Dominion	L 55–74	13–10 (5–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,431) Hattiesburg, MS
02/15/2018 5:00 PM		at North Texas	L 62–71	13–11 (5–5)	The Super Pit (1,602) Denton, TX
02/17/2018 2:30 PM		at Louisiana Tech	L 57–89	13–12 (5–7)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,748) Ruston, LA
02/23/2018 6:00 PM		at Florida Atlantic	L 74–89	13–13 (5–8)	FAU Arena (480) Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2018 2:00 PM		UTEP	W 60–53	14–13 (6–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,310) Hattiesburg, MS
03/01/2018 6:00 PM		Western Kentucky	W 69–63	15–13 (7–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,175) Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2018 2:00 PM		FIU	L 70–74	15–14 (7–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,322) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 11:00 AM	(8)	vs. (9) UTEP First Round	L 67–72	15–15	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

1. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/prospectus/prospectus.pdf
2. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles Women's Basketball - Golden Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
3. Southern Miss Lady Golden Eagles. "Southern Miss Lady Golden Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
4. "Women's Basketball :: Southern Miss Official Athletic Site". Southernmiss.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.