2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Record	25–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Jordan Dupuy; Pauline Love; Alaura Sharp;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	30	–	5	.857
Middle Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	25	–	11	.694
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
UAB	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
UTSA	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Louisiana Tech	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Marshall	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Rice	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
North Texas	4	–	14	.222	5	–	24	.172
FIU	0	–	18	.000	3	–	26	.103


† 2015 C-USA tournament winner As of 29 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

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, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished 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.

Roster

2014–15 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Alex Coyne	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Lake Placid HS	Lake Placid, FL
F	2	Lashyra Cotton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	East Side HS	Cleveland, MS
F	4	Tamara Jones	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Garden City CC	Prosser, WA
G	10	Jerontay Clemons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Coldwater HS	Coldwater, MS
F	11	Voche' Martin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Paris JC	DeSoto, TX
G	12	Brittanny Dinkins	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Norland HS	Miami, FL
G	14	Katie Dozier	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Walton HS	Marietta, GA
C	15	Jessica Powers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Fr	Pearl River Central HS	Carriere, MS
F	20	Kierra Jordan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Lanier HS	Jackson, MS
G/F	21	Jayla King	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	South Florida	Pensacola, FL
G	22	Megan Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Salmen HS	Slidell, LA
G	23	Brooke Rhodes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Delta State	Pelahatchie, MS
F	24	Ashley Folsom	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Father 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

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
11/08/2014* 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.

References

^ "SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

[1] "SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

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