2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Dupuy
  • Alaura Sharp
  • Pauline Love
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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 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, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-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 Hometown
G 1 Tajanay Veiga 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Midland College Boston, MA
F 2 Lashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr East Side HS Cleveland, MS
G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
F 5 Ariel Sneed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Kirkwood CC Harvey, IL
G 10 Jerontay Clemons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Coldwater HS Coldwater, MS
G 12 Brittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Norland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Katie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Walton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Caitlin Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Huntington HS Shreveport, LA
G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So South Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Salmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Brittny Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Tyler JC Dallas, TX
C 25 Jessica Powers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Fr Pearl River Central HS Carriere, MS
F 44 Shayla Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Petersburg College Tampa, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 3, 2024

Rankings

Regular-season polls
Poll Pre-
season		 Week
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7		 Week
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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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2015*
4:00 p.m. 		West Alabama W 90–49 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
11:00 a.m. 		Alabama State
Preseason WNIT first round 		W 65–44  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,498)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 16, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 5 Baylor
Preseason WNIT second round 		L 42–97  1–1
 Ferrell Center (5,400)
Waco, TX
November 20, 2015*
5:30 p.m. 		at No. 24 Chattanooga
Preseason WNIT consolation round 		L 48–53 OT 1–2
 McKenzie Arena (1,111)
Chattanooga, TN
November 27, 2015*
5:00 p.m. 		Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		W 71–55  2–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,320)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 28, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		Nicholls State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament championship 		W 56–48  3–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,262)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 1, 2015*
6:00 p.m. 		at Tennessee Tech W 69–57  4–2
 Eblen Center (576)
Cookeville, TN
December 6, 2015*
2:00 p.m. 		South Alabama W 71–51  5–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,294)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 12, 2015*
4:00 p.m. 		Ole Miss W 57–38  6–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,632)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 16, 2015*
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 9 Mississippi State L 65–78  6–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,505)
Starkville, MS
December 20, 2015*
4:00 p.m., ASN 		vs. North Carolina
Carolinas Challenge 		L 62–69  6–4
 Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 28, 2015*
6:00 p.m. 		William Carey W 75–34  7–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,392)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2016
4:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 69–59  8–4 (1–0)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,525)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 7, 2016
11:00 a.m. 		at Charlotte L 59–80  8–5 (1–1)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (5,437)
Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2016
3:00 p.m. 		at Old Dominion L 45–53  8–6 (1–2)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,975)
Norfolk, VA
January 14, 2016
8:00 p.m., FSN 		Florida Atlantic W 89–80  9–6 (2–2)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,546)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 16, 2016
4:00 p.m. 		FIU W 83–55  10–6 (3–2)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,660)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 24, 2016
12:00 p.m., ASN 		at Louisiana Tech L 37–72  10–7 (3–3)
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,724)
Ruston, LA
January 28, 2016
8:05 p.m. 		at UTEP L 64–72  10–8 (3–4)
 Don Haskins Center (4,326)
El Paso, TX
January 30, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at UTSA L 41–47  10–9 (3–5)
 Convocation Center (554)
San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2016
6:00 p.m. 		North Texas W 57–38  11–9 (4–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,576)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 6, 2016
4:00 p.m. 		Rice W 68–62  12–9 (5–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,522)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 11, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at UAB L 49–53  12–10 (5–6)
 Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL
February 13, 2016
5:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee L 44–74  12–11 (5–7)
 Murphy Center (5,229)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 18, 2016
6:00 p.m. 		UTEP L 54–57  12–12 (5–8)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,484)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 20, 2016
4:00 p.m. 		UTSA W 65–53  13–12 (6–8)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,549)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 25, 2016
7:00 p.m. 		at Rice W 59–49  14–12 (7–8)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (404)
Houston, TX
February 27, 2016
2:00 p.m. 		at North Texas L 55–57  14–13 (7–9)
 The Super Pit (638)
Denton, TX
March 3, 2016
6:00 p.m. 		WKU L 53–54  14–14 (7–10)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,382)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 5, 2016
4:00 p.m. 		Marshall L 53–63  14–15 (7–11)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,514)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA women's tournament
March 9, 2016
11:00 a.m., 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.

Source:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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