2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team
American college basketball season
| 2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 18–12 (9–8 CUSA) |
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| Home arena | Reed Green Coliseum |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 C-USA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 18th-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of Conference USA (C-USA).[1]
On March 31, 2022, Southern Miss announced that this will be the last season for the team in the C-USA and will join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[2]
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | Southeastern Baptist | W 109–18 | Reed Green Coliseum (350) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | William Carey | W 72–42 | 1–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,388) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–60 | 2–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,607) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| November 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Alabama | L 54–86 | 2–1 | Coleman Coliseum (1,784) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | Samford | W 71-66 | 3–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,555) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| November 26, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | L 57-76 | 3–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,410) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| November 27, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | Mississippi Valley State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 72-53 | 4–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,425) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| December 1, 2021* 4:30 p.m. | at Georgia State | W 64-56 | 5–2 | GSU Sports Arena (427) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| December 5, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | W 71-51 | 6–2 | Mitchell Center (313) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| December 13, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | Blue Mountain | W 75-50 | 7–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,324) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| December 19, 2021* 1:30 p.m. | vs. Alabama A&M FAU Holiday Classic | W 70-55 | 8–2 | FAU Arena (477) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| December 20, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | vs. Richmond FAU Holiday Classic | L 75-87 | 8–3 | FAU Arena (360) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| CUSA regular season | |||||||||||
| December 30, 2021 6:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | L 88-98 | 8–4 (0–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,222) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| January 1, 2022 12:00 p.m. | at Marshall | L 55-72 | 8–5 (0–2) | Cam Henderson Center (461) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | W 65-59 | 9–5 (1–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,632) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | W 65-60 | 10–5 (2–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,329) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| January 17, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UTEP | W 55-49 | 11–5 (3–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,422) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | L 71-81 | 11–6 (3–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,611) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| January 27, 2022 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas | L 66-72 | 11–7 (3–4) | UNT Coliseum (1,320) Denton, TX | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Rice | W 78-55 | 12–7 (4–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (538) Houston, TX | |||||||
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. | FIU | W 65-64 | 13–7 (5–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,442) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | W 79-60 | 14–7 (6–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,535) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m. | UTSA | W 60–57 OT | 15–7 (7–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,315) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m. | UAB | L 61–68 | 15–8 (7–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,524) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | W 66–50 | 16–8 (8–5) | Convocation Center (587) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m. | at UTEP | L 79–86 OT | 16–9 (8–6) | Don Haskins Center (959) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m. | North Texas | Canceled[a] | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||||
| February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Rice | L 46–51 | 16–10 (8–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,421) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. | at UAB | W 67–57 | 17–10 (9–7) | Bartow Arena (312) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | L 49–70 | 17–11 (9–8) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,009) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| C-USA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (E6) FIU Second round | W 78–60 | 18–11 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
| March 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (E2) Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals | L 50–70 | 18–12 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Game was canceled due to inclement weather.
References
- ^ "Lady Eagles Announce 2021-22 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Athletics. September 21, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan & Sallee, Barrett (March 31, 2022). "Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
