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
WKU162 .889  305  .857
Middle Tennessee144 .778  2410  .706
Southern Miss135 .722  2511  .694
Old Dominion117 .611  2113  .618
UAB117 .611  1813  .581
UTSA117 .611  1615  .516
Louisiana Tech108 .556  1615  .516
Charlotte108 .556  1517  .469
Marshall810 .444  1715  .531
Florida Atlantic711 .389  1317  .433
UTEP711 .389  1216  .429
Rice414 .222  921  .300
North Texas414 .222  524  .172
FIU018 .000  326  .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

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Rankings

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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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