2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	14–16 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jordan Dupuy; Alaura Sharp; Pauline Love;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Tajanay Veiga	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Midland College	Boston, MA
F	2	Lashyra Cotton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	East Side HS	Cleveland, MS
G	3	Keri Jewett-Giles	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Dunbar HS	Fort Myers, FL
F	5	Ariel Sneed	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Kirkwood CC	Harvey, IL
G	10	Jerontay Clemons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Coldwater HS	Coldwater, MS
G	12	Brittanny Dinkins	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Norland HS	Miami, FL
G	14	Katie Dozier	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Walton HS	Marietta, GA
C	15	Caitlin Jenkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Huntington HS	Shreveport, LA
G/F	21	Jayla King	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	South Florida	Pensacola, FL
G	22	Megan Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Salmen HS	Slidell, LA
G	24	Brittny Norris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Tyler JC	Dallas, TX
C	25	Jessica Powers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	RS Fr	Pearl River Central HS	Carriere, MS
F	44	Shayla Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	St. Petersburg College	Tampa, FL

Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss)
Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State)
Pauline Love (Southern Miss)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 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	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.

References

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Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1975–present)
Culture & lore	History "Southern Mississippi to the Top"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

2015–16 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
WKU	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Middle Tennessee †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Old Dominion	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Marshall	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
UAB	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Southern Miss	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Rice	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
UTSA	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
North Texas	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
FIU	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161


† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 28, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

See also

References