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2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

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2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kiley Hill
  • Lauren Pittman
  • Patosha Jeffery
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Rice 16 0   1.000 28 4   .875
UAB 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Western Kentucky 11 5   .688 20 15   .571
Old Dominion 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Marshall 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Charlotte 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
North Texas 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Louisiana Tech 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
UTEP 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
UTSA 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
FIU 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fifteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated Nicholls in the first round before losing to North Alabama in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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2018–19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Camille Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Buford HS
NC State
Buford, GA
G 2 Allie Kennedy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Red Bay HS Bed Bay, AL
F 3 Shania Edgecombe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Jena Ribault HS Jacksonville, FL
G 4 Destiny Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr McComb HS MccComb, MS
G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Quitman HS Quitman, MS
G/F 12 Imani Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Enterprise HS Enterprise, AL
C 15 Amber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Little Rock
Sharon, MS
G 21 Daishai Almond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Peach County HS Athens, GA
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
F 24 Kennedy Gavin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Petal HS Petal, MS
G/F 25 Alarie Mayze 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Arlington HS
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
C 42 Kelsey Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Starkville HS Starkville, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Mississippi College W 65–36 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
11:00 am
William Carey W 74–48  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,865)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
Grambling State W 68–47  2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,211)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 14, 2018*
7:05 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 68–77  2–1
Mitchell Center (781)
Mobile, AL
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
Samford W 76–40  3–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,137)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 67–60  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,212)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 24, 2018*
4:00 pm
Sam Houston State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
L 61–65  4–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,180)
Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 27, 2018*
6:00 pm
Northwestern State W 69–54  5–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,143)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Tulane L 54–71  5–3
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State W 66–47  6–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,312)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 5 Mississippi State L 42–86  6–4
Reed Green Coliseum (4,448)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 18, 2018*
6:00 pm
Blue Mountain W 84–38  7–4
Reed Green Coliseum (1,048)
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 20, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 59–52  8–4
University Center (463)
Hammond, LA
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm
Houston L 44–61  8–5
Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm
Rice L 47–58  8–6 (0–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (982)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
North Texas L 48–62  8–7 (0–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,231)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 10, 2019
6:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 49–66  8–8 (0–3)
Murphy Center (3,987)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
at UAB L 60–71  8–9 (0–4)
Bartow Arena (658)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 17, 2019
2:00 pm
Charlotte W 65–54  9–9 (1–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Old Dominion L 50–53  9–10 (1–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,099)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Western Kentucky W 69–56  10–10 (2–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,187)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 26, 2019
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 64–52  11–10 (3–5)
Cam Henderson Center (774)
Huntington, WV
Jan 31, 2019
6:00 pm
FIU W 71–57  12–10 (4–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 71–57  13–10 (5–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,150)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 85–106  13–11 (5–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,723)
Ruston, LA
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 70–45  14–11 (6–6)
Convocation Center (430)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2019
12:00 pm
at UTEP W 64–63  15–11 (7–6)
Don Haskins Center (356)
El Paso, TX
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 74–70  16–11 (8–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,456)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm
UTSA W 72–39  17–11 (9–6)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,171)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at Charlotte L 46–59  17–12 (9–7)
Dale F. Halton Arena (668)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) North Texas
First Round
L 46–49  17–13
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WBI
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm
Nicholls State
First Round
W 77–71  18–13
Reed Green Coliseum (530)
Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 25, 2019*
6:00 pm
North Alabama
Quarterfinals
L 65–69 OT 18–14
Reed Green Coliseum (626)
Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2018–19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball :: Southern Miss Official Athletic Site". Southernmiss.com.