2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record18–12 (9–8 CUSA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (18th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Trosper
  • Patosha Jeffery
  • Kaitlynn Pacholke
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
2021–22 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Charlotte153 .8332210  .688
Middle Tennessee144 .778278  .771
Old Dominion126 .6672410  .706
Western Kentucky117 .6111812  .600
Marshall108 .5561513  .536
FIU612 .3331516  .484
Florida Atlantic117 .056525  .167
West
Louisiana Tech117 .6112112  .636
North Texas107 .5881713  .567
Southern Miss98 .5291812  .600
Rice89 .4711413  .519
UAB810 .4441615  .516
UTEP612 .3331415  .483
UTSA314 .176723  .233
2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighteenth-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of Conference USA.[1]

On March 31, 2022, Southern Miss announced that this will be the last season for the team in the C-USA and will join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
Southeastern Baptist W 109–18 
Reed Green Coliseum (350)
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
William Carey W 72–42  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,388)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 77–60  2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,607)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Alabama L 54–86  2–1
Coleman Coliseum (1,784)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 20, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
Samford W 71-66  3–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,555)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 26, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 57-76  3–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,410)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 27, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 72-53  4–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,425)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 1, 2021*
4:30 p.m.
at Georgia State W 64-56  5–2
GSU Sports Arena (427)
Atlanta, GA
December 5, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
at South Alabama W 71-51  6–2
Mitchell Center (313)
Mobile, AL
December 13, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
Blue Mountain W 75-50  7–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,324)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 19, 2021*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Alabama A&M
FAU Holiday Classic
W 70-55  8–2
FAU Arena (477)
Boca Raton, FL
December 20, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Richmond
FAU Holiday Classic
L 75-87  8–3
FAU Arena (360)
Boca Raton, FL
CUSA regular season
December 30, 2021
6:30 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 88-98  8–4
(0–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,222)
Bowling Green, KY
January 1, 2022
12:00 p.m.
at Marshall L 55-72  8–5
(0–2)
Cam Henderson Center (461)
Huntington, WV
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech W 65-59  9–5
(1–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,632)
Ruston, LA
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech W 65-60  10–5
(2–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,329)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 17, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 55-49  11–5
(3–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,422)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee L 71-81  11–6
(3–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,611)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 27, 2022
6:30 p.m.
at North Texas L 66-72  11–7
(3–4)
UNT Coliseum (1,320)
Denton, TX
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice W 78-55  12–7
(4–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (538)
Houston, TX
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m.
FIU W 65-64  13–7
(5–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,442)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic W 79-60  14–7
(6–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,535)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m.
UTSA W 60–57 OT 15–7
(7–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,315)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m.
UAB L 61–68  15–8
(7–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,524)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m.
at UTSA W 66–50  16–8
(8–5)
Convocation Center (587)
San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 79–86 OT 16–9
(8–6)
Don Haskins Center (959)
El Paso, TX
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m.
North Texas Canceled[lower-alpha 1] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice L 46–51  16–10
(8–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,421)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 3, 2022
6:00 p.m.
at UAB W 67–57  17–10
(9–7)
Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m.
at Charlotte L 49–70  17–11
(9–8)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,009)
Charlotte, NC
C-USA Tournament
March 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(W3) vs. (E6) FIU
Second Round
W 78–60  18–11
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(W3) vs. (E2) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 50–70  18–12
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

Notes

  1. Game was canceled due to inclement weather

References

  1. "Lady Eagles Announce 2021-22 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Athletics. September 21, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. "Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA". CBSSports.com. March 31, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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