2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 25–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis (11th year)
Assistant coach Jordan Dupuy
Assistant coach Pauline Love
Assistant coach Alaura Sharp
Home arena Reed Green Coliseum
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889     30 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 5   .722     25 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 7   .611     21 13   .618
UAB 11 7   .611     18 13   .581
UTSA 11 7   .611     16 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 8   .556     16 15   .516
Charlotte 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
Marshall 8 10   .444     17 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 11   .389     13 17   .433
UTEP 7 11   .389     12 16   .429
Rice 4 14   .222     9 21   .300
North Texas 4 14   .222     5 24   .172
FIU 0 18   .000     3 26   .103
2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by eleventh year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finish the season 25–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas Southern in the first round, TCU in the second round, Eastern Michigan in the third round before falling to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 00 Coyne, AlexAlex Coyne 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Lake Placid HS Lake Placid, FL
F 2 Cotton, LashyraLashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So East Side HS Cleveland, MS
F 4 Jones, TamaraTamara Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Garden City CC Prosser, WA
G 10 Clemons, JerontayJerontay Clemons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Coldwater HS Coldwater, MS
F 11 Martin, Voche'Voche' Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Paris JC DeSoto, TX
G 12 Dinkins, BrittannyBrittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Norland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Dozier, KatieKatie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Walton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Powers, JessicaJessica Powers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Pearl River Central HS Carriere, MS
F 20 Jordan, KierraKierra Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lanier HS Jackson, MS
G/F 21 King, JaylaJayla King  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So South Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Brown, MeganMegan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
G 23 Rhodes, BrookeBrooke Rhodes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Delta State Pelahatchie, MS
F 24 Folsom, AshleyAshley Folsom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Father Lopez HS Deltona, FA
Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Dupuy
Pauline Love
Alaura Sharp


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

Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/08/2014*
12:00 PM
West Florida W 68–59 
Reed Green Coliseum (N/A)
Hattiesburg, MS
Regular season

11/14/2014*
11:00 AM
William Carey W 98–45  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (3,052)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/17/2014*
7:05 PM
at South Alabama W 64–53  2–0
Mitchell Center (421)
Mobile, AL

11/19/2014*
6:00 PM
Mississippi Valley State W 69–51  3–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/23/2014*
2:00 PM
at McNeese State L 55–57  3–1
Burton Coliseum (589)
Lake Charles, LA

11/28/2014*
3:00 PM
Austin Peay
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 80–71  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum (602)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/29/2014*
7:00 PM
North Carolina A&T
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 72–48  5–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,117)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/03/2014*
5:00 PM
Tennessee Tech W 80–58  6–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,148)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/06/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 62–78  6–2
Alico Arena (1,624)
Fort Myers, FL

12/14/2014*
2:00 PM, ASN
No. 22 Mississippi State L 46–73  6–3
Reed Green Coliseum (2,561)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/18/2014*
4:00 PM
at Ole Miss L 66–68  6–4
Tad Smith Coliseum (796)
Oxford, MS

12/29/2014*
6:00 PM
at Nicholls State W 89–57  7–4
Stopher Gym (501)
Thibodaux, LA

01/04/2015
3:00 PM
at Louisiana Tech W 79–77 OT 8–4 (1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,804)
Ruston, LA

01/08/2015
6:00 PM
UTSA W 69–60 OT 9–4 (2–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,052)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/10/2015
4:00 PM
UTEP L 59–71  9–5 (2–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,380)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/15/2015
7:00 PM
at Middle Tennessee W 77–75  10–5 (3–1)
Murphy Center (3,912)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/17/2015
2:00 PM
at UAB L 49–62  10–6 (3–2)
Bartow Arena (462)
Birmingham, AL

01/22/2015
6:00 PM
Rice W 65–54  11–6 (4–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,046)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/24/2015
4:00 PM
North Texas W 67–55  12–6 (5–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,126)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/29/2015
5:00 PM
at Marshall L 65–67  12–7 (5–3)
Cam Henderson Center (454)
Huntington, WV

01/31/2015
2:00 PM
at WKU W 63–61  13–7 (6–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,766)
Bowling Green, KY

02/05/2015
6:00 PM
Middle Tennessee W 70–65 OT 14–7 (7–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,277)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/07/2015
4:00 PM
UAB W 44–39  15–7 (8–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,212)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/12/2015
5:00 PM
at FIU W 78–65  16–7 (9–3)
FIU Arena (234)
Miami, FL

02/14/2015
4:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic W 67–65  17–7 (10–3)
FAU Arena (530)
Boca Raton, FL

02/19/2015
6:00 PM
Old Dominion W 70–53  18–7 (11–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,285)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/21/2015
4:00 PM
Charlotte L 72–83  18–8 (11–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,732)
Hattiesburg, MS

02/26/2015
7:00 PM
at UTSA W 61–59  19–8 (12–4)
Convocation Center (645)
San Antonio, TX

03/01/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
at UTEP W 66–60  20–8 (13–4)
Don Haskins Center (3,377)
El Paso, TX

03/07/2015
4:00 PM
Louisiana Tech L 64–67  20–9 (13–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,514)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Tournament

03/12/2015
11:00 AM, ASN
vs. UAB
Quarterfinals
W 80–66  21–9
Bartow Arena (888)
Birmingham, AL

03/13/2015
10:00 AM, CBSSN
vs. Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
W 65–53  22–9
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL

03/14/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. WKU
Championship Game
L 57–60  22–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
WNIT

03/19/2015*
7:00 PM
Texas Southern
First Round
W 79–69  23–10
Reed Green Coliseum (1,358)
Hattiesburg, MS

03/22/2015*
2:00 PM
TCU
Second Round
W 77–73 OT 24–10
Reed Green Coliseum (1,726)
Hattiesburg, MS

03/25/2015*
7:00 PM
Eastern Michigan
Third Round
W 76–65  25–10
Reed Green Coliseum (2,937)
Hattiesburg, MS

03/29/2015*
2:00 PM
Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 60–69  25–11
Reed Green Coliseum (5,480)
Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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