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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Rice 16 0   1.000 28 4   .875
UAB 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Western Kentucky 11 5   .688 20 15   .571
Old Dominion 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Marshall 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Charlotte 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
North Texas 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Louisiana Tech 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
UTEP 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
UTSA 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
FIU 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 2 14   .125 5 25   .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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Camille Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Buford HS
NC State
Buford, GA
G 2 Allie Kennedy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Red Bay HS Bed Bay, AL
F 3 Shania Edgecombe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Jena Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 4 Destiny Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr McComb HS MccComb, MS
G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Quitman HS Quitman, MS
G/F 12 Imani Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Enterprise HS Enterprise, AL
C 15 Amber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Little Rock
Sharon, MS
G 21 Daishai Almond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Peach County HS Athens, GA
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
F 24 Kennedy Gavin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Petal HS Petal, MS
G/F 25 Alarie Mayze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Arlington HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
C 42 Kelsey Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Starkville HS Starkville, 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Mississippi College W 65–36 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
11:00 am
William Carey W 74–48  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,865)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
Grambling State W 68–47  2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,211)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 14, 2018*
7:05 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 68–77  2–1
Mitchell Center (781)
Mobile, AL
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
Samford W 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 State W 69–54  5–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,143)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Tulane L 54–71  5–3
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State W 66–47  6–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,312)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 5 Mississippi State L 42–86  6–4
Reed Green Coliseum (4,448)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 18, 2018*
6:00 pm
Blue Mountain W 84–38  7–4
Reed Green Coliseum (1,048)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 20, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 59–52  8–4
University Center (463)
Hammond, LA
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm
Houston L 44–61  8–5
Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm
Rice L 47–58  8–6 (0–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (982)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
North Texas L 48–62  8–7 (0–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,231)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 10, 2019
6:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 49–66  8–8 (0–3)
Murphy Center (3,987)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at UAB L 60–71  8–9 (0–4)
Bartow Arena (658)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 17, 2019
2:00 pm
Charlotte W 65–54  9–9 (1–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Old Dominion L 50–53  9–10 (1–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,099)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Western Kentucky W 69–56  10–10 (2–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,187)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 26, 2019
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 64–52  11–10 (3–5)
Cam Henderson Center (774)
Huntington, WV
Jan 31, 2019
6:00 pm
FIU W 71–57  12–10 (4–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 71–57  13–10 (5–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 85–106  13–11 (5–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,723)
Ruston, LA
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 70–45  14–11 (6–6)
Convocation Center (430)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2019
12:00 pm
at UTEP W 64–63  15–11 (7–6)
Don Haskins Center (356)
El Paso, TX
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 74–70  16–11 (8–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,456)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm
UTSA W 72–39  17–11 (9–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,171)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at Charlotte L 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 OT 18–14
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.