2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

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 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kiley Hill
  • Lauren Pittman
  • Patosha Jeffery
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Rice160 1.000284 .875
UAB124 .750267 .788
Middle Tennessee115 .6882311 .676
Western Kentucky115 .6882015 .571
Old Dominion106 .6252111 .656
Marshall106 .6251715 .531
Charlotte97 .5631814 .563
Southern Miss97 .5631814 .563
North Texas79 .4381816 .529
Louisiana Tech610 .3751416 .467
UTEP511 .313922 .290
UTSA214 .125721 .250
FIU214 .125524 .172
Florida Atlantic214 .125525 .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Camille Anderson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS JrBuford HS
NC State
Buford, GA
G2Allie Kennedy5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoRed Bay HSBed Bay, AL
F3Shania Edgecombe6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrJena Ribault HSJacksonville, FL
G4Destiny Smith5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrMcComb HSMccComb, MS
G5Shonte Hailes5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrQuitman HSQuitman, MS
G/F12Imani Carter6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoEnterprise HSEnterprise, AL
C15Amber Landing6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS JrMadison-Ridgeland Academy
Little Rock
Sharon, MS
G21Daishai Almond5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrPeach County HSAthens, GA
G22Megan Brown5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrSalmen HSSlidell, LA
F24Kennedy Gavin6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoPetal HSPetal, MS
G/F25Alarie Mayze5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrArlington HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
F34Respect Leaphart6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrDunbar HSFort Myers, FL
C42Kelsey Jones6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS FrStarkville HSStarkville, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Mississippi CollegeW 65–36 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
11:00 am
William CareyW 74–48 1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,865)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
Grambling StateW 68–47 2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,211)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 14, 2018*
7:05 pm, ESPN+
at South AlabamaL 68–77 2–1
Mitchell Center (781)
Mobile, AL
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
SamfordW 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 StateW 69–54 5–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,143)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm
at TulaneL 54–71 5–3
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm
Alcorn StateW 66–47 6–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,312)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 5 Mississippi StateL 42–86 6–4
Reed Green Coliseum (4,448)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 18, 2018*
6:00 pm
Blue MountainW 84–38 7–4
Reed Green Coliseum (1,048)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 20, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Southeastern LouisianaW 59–52 8–4
University Center (463)
Hammond, LA
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm
HoustonL 44–61 8–5
Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm
RiceL 47–58 8–6 (0–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (982)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
North TexasL 48–62 8–7 (0–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,231)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 10, 2019
6:30 pm
at Middle TennesseeL 49–66 8–8 (0–3)
Murphy Center (3,987)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at UABL 60–71 8–9 (0–4)
Bartow Arena (658)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 17, 2019
2:00 pm
CharlotteW 65–54 9–9 (1–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Old DominionL 50–53 9–10 (1–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,099)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Western KentuckyW 69–56 10–10 (2–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,187)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 26, 2019
12:00 pm
at MarshallW 64–52 11–10 (3–5)
Cam Henderson Center (774)
Huntington, WV
Jan 31, 2019
6:00 pm
FIUW 71–57 12–10 (4–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Florida AtlanticW 71–57 13–10 (5–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Louisiana TechL 85–106 13–11 (5–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,723)
Ruston, LA
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at UTSAW 70–45 14–11 (6–6)
Convocation Center (430)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2019
12:00 pm
at UTEPW 64–63 15–11 (7–6)
Don Haskins Center (356)
El Paso, TX
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana TechW 74–70 16–11 (8–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,456)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm
UTSAW 72–39 17–11 (9–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,171)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at CharlotteL 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 OT18–14
Reed Green Coliseum (626)
Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2018–19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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