2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by thirteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	23–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Kiley Hill Pauline Love Lauren Pittman
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
WKU †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3		.833			23	–	11		.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Rice	8	–	10		.444			22	–	13		.629
UAB	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Marshall	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
UTEP	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
FIU	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18		.000			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 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) Sr Midland College Boston, MA F 2 Lashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr East Side HS Cleveland, MS G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Quitman HS Quitman, MS G 12 Brittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Norland HS Miami, FL G 14 Katie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Walton HS Marietta, GA C 15 Amber Landing   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Little Rock Sharon, MS G 20 Molly Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Douglasville, GA G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr South Florida Pensacola, FL G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Salmen HS Slidell, LA G 24 Brittny Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Tyler JC Dallas, TX F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL F 44 Shayla Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Petersburg College Tampa, FL	Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech) Pauline Love (Southern Miss) Lauren Pittman (Southern Miss) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 6:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 91–73		Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		New Orleans	W 78–53	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,271) Hattiesburg, MS
11/14/2015* 11:00 am		William Carey	W 92–39	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,595) Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2016* 6:00 pm		Alabama State	W 70–43	3–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,337) Hattiesburg, MS
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Tulane	L 67–86	3–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (812) New Orleans, LA
11/25/2016* 10:00 am		Alcorn State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	W 99–56	4–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,190) Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016* 4:00 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic championship	W 71–49	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,169) Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2016* 4:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 83–55	6–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,253) Hattiesburg, MS
12/04/2016* 2:05 pm		at South Alabama	W 57–48	7–1	Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm		No. 5 Mississippi State	L 50–72	7–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,890) Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. California Puerto Rico Classic	L 51–71	7–3	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Xavier Puerto Rico Classic	W 73–59	8–3	South Point Arena (83) Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016* 10:00 am		vs. Northern Kentucky Puerto Rico Classic	L 53–58	8–4	South Point Arena (102) Enterprise, NV
Conference USA regular season
12/29/2016 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 61–72	8–5 (0–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,530) Ruston, LA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at UTSA	W 69–68	9–5 (1–1)	Convocation Center (203) San Antonio, TX
01/07/2017 3:00 pm		at UTEP	W 79–68	10–5 (2–1)	Don Haskins Center (1,717) El Paso, TX
01/12/2017 6:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 84–69	11–5 (3–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (13) Hattiesburg, MS
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		Charlotte	L 61–78	11–6 (3–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,540) Hattiesburg, MS
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, beIN		at North Texas	L 62–75	11–7 (3–3)	The Super Pit (826) Denton, TX
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		at Rice	L 68–76	11–8 (3–4)	Tudor Fieldhouse (609) Houston, TX
01/26/2017 6:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 81–61	12–8 (4–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,333) Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		UAB	W 64–59	13–8 (5–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,560) Hattiesburg, MS
02/02/2017 6:00 pm		at Marshall	W 82–78	14–8 (6–4)	Cam Henderson Center (613) Huntington, WV
02/04/2017 2:05 pm		at WKU	L 53–79	14–9 (6–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668) Bowling Green, KY
02/09/2017 6:00 pm		UTSA	W 74–71	15–9 (7–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,360) Hattiesburg, MS
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		UTEP	W 73–48	16–9 (8–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,364) Hattiesburg, MS
02/16/2017 6:00 pm		at FIU	W 75–37	17–9 (9–5)	FIU Arena (382) Miami, FL
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 82–67	18–9 (10–5)	FAU Arena (638) Boca Raton, FL
02/23/2017 6:00 pm		Rice	W 79–60	19–9 (11–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,237) Hattiesburg, MS
02/25/2017 4:00 pm		North Texas	W 70–48	20–9 (12–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,428) Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2017 6:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 72–63	21–9 (13–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,581) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 9:00 pm		vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	W 80–74	22–9	Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals	W 59–54	23–9	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
03/11/2017 4:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. WKU Championship Game	L 56–67	23–10	Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/15/2017* 6:00 pm		Little Rock First Round	L 62–72	23–11	Reed Green Coliseum (987) Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

1. . Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.