2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to UTEP.

2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kiley Hill
  • Victoria Crawford
  • Lauren Pittman
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
Western Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Rice 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Louisiana Tech 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Middle Tennessee 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Charlotte 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
UTEP 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Southern Miss 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
North Texas 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
UTSA 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Old Dominion 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
FIU 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
Marshall 3 13   .188 9 20   .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2017–18 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) Jr Buford HS
NC State
Buford, GA
G 2 Allie Kennedy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Red Bay HS Bed Bay, AL
G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Quitman HS Quitman, MS
C 11 Kyle Felton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Columbus HS
Jones County JC
Lithonia, GA
G/F 12 Imani Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Enterprise HS Enterprise, AL
C 15 Amber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Little Rock
Sharon, MS
G 20 Molly Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alexander HS
South Georgia Tech
Douglasville, GA
G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Pine Forest HS
South Florida
Pensacola, FL
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
F 24 Kennedy Gavin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Petal HS Petal, MS
G/F 25 Alarie Mayze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Arlington HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
G 30 Hanah Lott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Petal HS
Jones County JC
Petal, MS
F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
C 42 Kelsey Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Starkville HS Starkville, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
6:00 pm
Antelope Valley W 73–55 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:00 am
William Carey W 82–44  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,943)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/14/2017*
6:00 pm
Tulane W 66–58  2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,126)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/16/2017*
6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 84–69  3–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,244)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
at No. 6 Mississippi State L 56–91  3–1
Humphrey Coliseum (5,321)
Starkville, MS
11/24/2017*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–67  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
11/25/2017*
4:00 pm
Alabama State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–35  5–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,132)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2017*
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 71–59  6–1
Prather Coliseum (742)
Natchitoches, LA
11/30/2017*
6:00 pm
South Alabama L 57–78  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/12/2017*
11:00 am
at Ole Miss L 59–68  6–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229)
Oxford, MS
12/15/2017*
6:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 58–38  7–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,225)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 56–61  7–4
Pete Hanna Center (243)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 44–63  7–5
Hank McCamish Pavilion (856)
Atlanta, GA
12/30/2017*
4:00 pm
Blue Mountain W 96–46  8–5
Reed Green Coliseum (1,101)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
01/04/2018
10:30 am
at Charlotte L 56–66  8–6 (0–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,438)
Charlotte, NC
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, FCS
at Western Kentucky L 60–81  8–7 (0–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,897)
Bowling Green, KY
01/11/2018
6:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 65–50  9–7 (1–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,264)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2018
6:00 pm
at UAB W 80–63  10–7 (2–2)
Bartow Arena (357)
Birmingham, AL
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Middle Tennessee W 61–53  11–7 (3–2)
Murphy Center (3,470)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/25/2018
6:00 pm
Charlotte L 79–85 2OT 11–8 (3–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,346)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/27/2018
4:00 pm
UTSA W 83–60  12–8 (4–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,362)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, beIN
at Rice L 56–62  12–9 (4–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (626)
Houston, TX
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
Marshall W 70–61  13–9 (5–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,194)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
Old Dominion L 55–74  13–10 (5–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,431)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/15/2018
5:00 pm
at North Texas L 62–71  13–11 (5–5)
The Super Pit (1,602)
Denton, TX
02/17/2018
2:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 57–89  13–12 (5–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,748)
Ruston, LA
02/23/2018
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 74–89  13–13 (5–8)
FAU Arena (480)
Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
UTEP W 60–53  14–13 (6–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,310)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/01/2018
6:00 pm
Western Kentucky W 69–63  15–13 (7–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,175)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
FIU L 70–74  15–14 (7–9)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,322)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
11:00 am
(8) vs. (9) UTEP
First Round
L 67–72  15–15
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Miss 2016-17 Women's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles Women's Basketball - Golden Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Southern Miss Lady Golden Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball :: Southern Miss Official Athletic Site". Southernmiss.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2017.