2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

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.

2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record25–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Dupuy
  • Pauline Love
  • Alaura Sharp
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  30–5  .857
Middle Tennessee14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Southern Miss13–5 .722  25–11  .694
Old Dominion11–7 .611  21–13  .618
UAB11–7 .611  18–13  .581
UTSA11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Louisiana Tech10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Charlotte10–8 .556  15–17  .469
Marshall8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Florida Atlantic7–11 .389  13–17  .433
UTEP7–11 .389  12–16  .429
Rice4–14 .222  9–21  .300
North Texas4–14 .222  5–24  .172
FIU0–18 .000  3–26  .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Alex Coyne 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoLake Placid HS Lake Placid, FL
F 2 Lashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoEast Side HS Cleveland, MS
F 4 Tamara Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrGarden City CC Prosser, WA
G 10 Jerontay Clemons 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrColdwater HS Coldwater, MS
F 11 Voche' Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrParis JC DeSoto, TX
G 12 Brittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNorland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Katie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWalton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Jessica Powers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrPearl River Central HS Carriere, MS
F 20 Kierra Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLanier HS Jackson, MS
G/F 21 Jayla King  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSouth Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSalmen HS Slidell, LA
G 23 Brooke Rhodes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSDelta State Pelahatchie, MS
F 24 Ashley Folsom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFather 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
PollPre-
Season		Week
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4		Week
5		Week
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10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(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
  1. http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smis-w-baskbl-sched.html
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