2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Dupuy
  • Alaura Sharp
  • Pauline Love
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTEP162 .889295  .853
WKU153 .833277  .794
Middle Tennessee153 .833249  .727
Charlotte126 .6671912  .613
Old Dominion108 .5561717  .500
Marshall99 .5002112  .636
Louisiana Tech99 .5001416  .467
UAB711 .3891516  .484
Southern Miss711 .3891416  .467
Rice711 .389922  .290
Florida Atlantic612 .3331416  .467
UTSA612 .3331019  .345
North Texas513 .2781119  .367
FIU216 .111526  .161
2016 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by twelfth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to UAB.

Roster

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tajanay Veiga 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrMidland College Boston, MA
F 2 Lashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrEast Side HS Cleveland, MS
G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrDunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
F 5 Ariel Sneed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrKirkwood CC Harvey, IL
G 10 Jerontay Clemons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrColdwater HS Coldwater, MS
G 12 Brittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNorland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Katie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoWalton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Caitlin Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHuntington HS Shreveport, LA
G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSouth Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSalmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Brittny Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrTyler JC Dallas, TX
C 25 Jessica Powers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS FrPearl River Central HS Carriere, MS
F 44 Shayla Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSt. Petersburg College Tampa, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
4:00 pm
West Alabama W 90–49 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:00 am
Alabama State
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 65–44  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,498)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 5 Baylor
Preseason WNIT Second Round
L 42–97  1–1
Ferrell Center (5,400)
Waco, TX
11/20/2015*
5:30 pm
at No. 24 Chattanooga
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
L 48–53 OT 1–2
McKenzie Arena (1,111)
Chattanooga, TN
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 71–55  2–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,320)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
Nicholls State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament championship
W 56–48  3–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,262)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2015*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 69–57  4–2
Eblen Center (576)
Cookeville, TN
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
South Alabama W 71–51  5–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,294)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm
Ole Miss W 57–38  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,632)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 9 Mississippi State L 65–78  6–3
Humphrey Coliseum (3,505)
Starkville, MS
12/20/2015*
4:00 pm, ASN
vs. North Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
L 62–69  6–4
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/28/2015*
6:00 pm
William Carey W 75–34  7–4
Reed Green Coliseum (1,392)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016
4:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 69–59  8–4 (1–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,525)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/07/2016
11:00 am
at Charlotte L 59–80  8–5 (1–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,437)
Charlotte, NC
01/09/2016
3:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 45–53  8–6 (1–2)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,975)
Norfolk, VA
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, FSN
Florida Atlantic W 89–80  9–6 (2–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,546)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
FIU W 83–55  10–6 (3–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,660)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/24/2016
12:00 pm, ASN
at Louisiana Tech L 37–72  10–7 (3–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,724)
Ruston, LA
01/28/2016
8:05 pm
at UTEP L 64–72  10–8 (3–4)
Don Haskins Center (4,326)
El Paso, TX
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at UTSA L 41–47  10–9 (3–5)
Convocation Center (554)
San Antonio, TX
02/04/2016
6:00 pm
North Texas W 57–38  11–9 (4–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,576)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
Rice W 68–62  12–9 (5–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,522)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
at UAB L 49–53  12–10 (5–6)
Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL
02/13/2016
5:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 44–74  12–11 (5–7)
Murphy Center (5,229)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/18/2016
6:00 pm
UTEP L 54–57  12–12 (5–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,484)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
UTSA W 65–53  13–12 (6–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,549)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Rice W 59–49  14–12 (7–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (404)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
at North Texas L 55–57  14–13 (7–9)
The Super Pit (638)
Denton, TX
03/03/2016
6:00 pm
WKU L 53–54  14–14 (7–10)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,382)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2016
4:00 pm
Marshall L 53–63  14–15 (7–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,514)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2016
11:00 am, ASN
vs. UAB
Second Round
L 46–64  14–16
Bartow Arena (356)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

  1. "SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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