2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Kiley Hill; Lauren Pittman; Patosha Jeffery;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fifteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated Nicholls in the first round before losing to North Alabama in the quarterfinals.

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Rice †	16	–	0	1.000	28	–	4	.875
UAB	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Western Kentucky	11	–	5	.688	20	–	15	.571
Old Dominion	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Marshall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
North Texas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Louisiana Tech	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
UTEP	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
UTSA	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250
FIU	2	–	14	.125	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2018–19 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)	RS Jr	Buford HS NC State	Buford, GA
G	2	Allie Kennedy	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Red Bay HS	Bed Bay, AL
F	3	Shania Edgecombe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Jena Ribault HS	Jacksonville, FL
G	4	Destiny Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	McComb HS	MccComb, MS
G	5	Shonte Hailes	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Quitman HS	Quitman, MS
G/F	12	Imani Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Enterprise HS	Enterprise, AL
C	15	Amber Landing	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Madison-Ridgeland Academy Little Rock	Sharon, MS
G	21	Daishai Almond	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Peach County HS	Athens, GA
G	22	Megan Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Salmen HS	Slidell, LA
F	24	Kennedy Gavin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Petal HS	Petal, MS
G/F	25	Alarie Mayze	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Arlington HS New Mexico JC	Arlington, TX
F	34	Respect Leaphart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Dunbar HS	Fort Myers, FL
C	42	Kelsey Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Starkville HS	Starkville, MS

Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech)
Lauren Pittman (Southern Miss)
Patosha Jeffery (Memphis)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 65–36		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 11:00 am		William Carey	W 74–48	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,865) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm		Grambling State	W 68–47	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,211) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 14, 2018* 7:05 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 68–77	2–1	Mitchell Center (781) Mobile, AL
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		Samford	W 76–40	3–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,137) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 67–60	4–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,212) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm		Sam Houston State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	L 61–65	4–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,180) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 27, 2018* 6:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 69–54	5–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,143) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Tulane	L 54–71	5–3	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Dec 11, 2018* 6:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 66–47	6–3	Reed Green Coliseum (1,312) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 5 Mississippi State	L 42–86	6–4	Reed Green Coliseum (4,448) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 18, 2018* 6:00 pm		Blue Mountain	W 84–38	7–4	Reed Green Coliseum (1,048) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 59–52	8–4	University Center (463) Hammond, LA
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		Houston	L 44–61	8–5	Reed Green Coliseum (1,093) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm		Rice	L 47–58	8–6 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (982) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		North Texas	L 48–62	8–7 (0–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,231) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 49–66	8–8 (0–3)	Murphy Center (3,987) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm		at UAB	L 60–71	8–9 (0–4)	Bartow Arena (658) Birmingham, AL
Jan 17, 2019 2:00 pm		Charlotte	W 65–54	9–9 (1–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm		Old Dominion	L 50–53	9–10 (1–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,099) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at Western Kentucky	W 69–56	10–10 (2–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,187) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm		at Marshall	W 64–52	11–10 (3–5)	Cam Henderson Center (774) Huntington, WV
Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm		FIU	W 71–57	12–10 (4–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,150) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 71–57	13–10 (5–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,150) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 85–106	13–11 (5–6)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,723) Ruston, LA
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm		at UTSA	W 70–45	14–11 (6–6)	Convocation Center (430) San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm		at UTEP	W 64–63	15–11 (7–6)	Don Haskins Center (356) El Paso, TX
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 74–70	16–11 (8–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,456) Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm		UTSA	W 72–39	17–11 (9–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,171) Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 46–59	17–12 (9–7)	Dale F. Halton Arena (668) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) North Texas First Round	L 46–49	17–13	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
WBI
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm		Nicholls State First Round	W 77–71	18–13	Reed Green Coliseum (530) Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 25, 2019* 6:00 pm		North Alabama Quarterfinals	L 65–69 ^OT	18–14	Reed Green Coliseum (626) Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Women's Basketball :: Southern Miss Official Athletic Site". Southernmiss.com.

[1] "Women's Basketball :: Southern Miss Official Athletic Site". Southernmiss.com.

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2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

See also

References