2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Conference Conference USA
2015–16 record 14–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis (12th year)
Assistant coach Jordan Dupuy
Assistant coach Alaura Sharp
Assistant coach Pauline Love
Home arena Reed Green Coliseum
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UTEP 16 – 2   .889     29 – 5   .853
WKU 15 – 3   .833     27 – 7   .794
Middle Tennessee † 15 – 3   .833     24 – 9   .727
Charlotte 12 – 6   .667     19 – 12   .613
Old Dominion 10 – 8   .556     17 – 17   .500
Marshall 9 – 9   .500     21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500     14 – 16   .467
UAB 7 – 11   .389     15 – 16   .484
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389     14 – 16   .467
Rice 7 – 11   .389     9 – 22   .290
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333     14 – 16   .467
UTSA 6 – 12   .333     10 – 19   .345
North Texas 5 – 13   .278     11 – 19   .367
FIU 2 – 16   .111     5 – 26   .161
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by twelfth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UAB.

Roster

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Veiga, TajanayTajanay Veiga 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Midland College Boston, MA
F 2 Cotton, LashyraLashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr East Side HS Cleveland, MS
G 3 Jewett-Giles, KeriKeri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
F 5 Sneed, ArielAriel Sneed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Kirkwood CC Harvey, IL
G 10 Clemons, JerontayJerontay Clemons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Coldwater HS Coldwater, MS
G 12 Dinkins, BrittannyBrittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Norland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Dozier, KatieKatie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Walton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Jenkins, CaitlinCaitlin Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Huntington HS Shreveport, LA
G/F 21 King, JaylaJayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So South Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Brown, MeganMegan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Salmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Norris, BrittnyBrittny Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Tyler JC Dallas, TX
C 25 Powers, JessicaJessica Powers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Fr Pearl River Central HS Carriere, MS
F 44 Wilson, ShaylaShayla Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Petersburg College Tampa, FL
Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Dupuy (Southern Mississippi)
Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State)
Pauline Love (Southern Mississippi)

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

Roster

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season 		Week
2 		Week
3 		Week
4 		Week
5 		Week
6 		Week
7 		Week
8 		Week
9 		Week
10 		Week
11 		Week
12 		Week
13 		Week
14 		Week
15 		Week
16 		Week
17 		Week
18 		Week
19 		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
4:00 PM		 West Alabama W 90–49 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
11:00 AM		 Alabama State
Preseason WNIT First Round		 W 65–44  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,498)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM		 at #5 Baylor
Preseason WNIT Second Round		 L 42–97  1–1
 Ferrell Center (5,400)
Waco, TX

11/20/2015*
5:30 PM		 at #24 Chattanooga
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round		 L 48–53 OT 1–2
 McKenzie Arena (1,111)
Chattanooga, TN

11/27/2015*
5:00 PM		 Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals		 W 71–55  2–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,320)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM		 Nicholls State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament championship		 W 56–48  3–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,262)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/01/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Tennessee Tech W 69–57  4–2
 Eblen Center (576)
Cookeville, TN

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM		 South Alabama W 71–51  5–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,294)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/12/2015*
4:00 PM		 Ole Miss W 57–38  6–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,632)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/16/2015*
7:00 PM		 at #9 Mississippi State L 65–78  6–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,505)
Starkville, MS

12/20/2015*
4:00 PM, ASN		 vs. North Carolina
Carolinas Challenge		 L 62–69  6–4
 Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC

12/28/2015*
6:00 PM		 William Carey W 75–34  7–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,392)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season

01/02/2016
4:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech W 69–59  8–4 (1–0)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,525)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/07/2016
11:00 AM		 at Charlotte L 59–80  8–5 (1–1)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (5,437)
Charlotte, NC

01/09/2016
3:00 PM		 at Old Dominion L 45–53  8–6 (1–2)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,975)
Norfolk, VA

01/14/2016
8:00 PM, FSN		 Florida Atlantic W 89–80  9–6 (2–2)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,546)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/16/2016
4:00 PM		 FIU W 83–55  10–6 (3–2)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,660)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/24/2016
12:00 PM, ASN		 at Louisiana Tech L 37–72  10–7 (3–3)
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,724)
Ruston, LA

01/28/2016
8:05 PM		 at UTEP L 64–72  10–8 (3–4)
 Don Haskins Center (4,326)
El Paso, TX

01/30/2016
2:00 PM		 at UTSA L 41–47  10–9 (3–5)
 Convocation Center (554)
San Antonio, TX

02/04/2016
6:00 PM		 North Texas W 57–38  11–9 (4–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,576)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/06/2016
4:00 PM		 Rice W 68–62  12–9 (5–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,522)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/11/2016
7:00 PM		 at UAB L 49–53  12–10 (5–6)
 Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL

02/13/2016
5:00 PM		 at Middle Tennessee L 44–74  12–11 (5–7)
 Murphy Center (5,229)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/18/2016
6:00 PM		 UTEP L 54–57  12–12 (5–8)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,484)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/20/2016
4:00 PM		 UTSA W 65–53  13–12 (6–8)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,549)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/25/2016
7:00 PM		 at Rice L 59–49  14–12 (7–8)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (404)
Houston, TX

02/27/2016
2:00 PM		 at North Texas L 55–57  14–13 (7–9)
 The Super Pit (638)
Denton, TX

03/03/2016
6:00 PM		 WKU L 53–54  14–14 (7–10)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,382)
Hattiesburg, MS

03/05/2016
4:00 PM		 Marshall L 53–63  14–15 (7–11)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,514)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament

03/09/2016
11:00 AM, ASN		 vs. UAB
Second Round		 L 46–64  14–16
 Bartow Arena (356)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smis-w-baskbl-sched.html
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