2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

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.

2018–19 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–14 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Kiley Hill Lauren Pittman Patosha Jeffery
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

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 Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss) Assistant coach(es) Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech) Lauren Pittman (Southern Miss) Patosha Jeffery (Memphis) 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
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

2018–19 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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