2019–20 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2019–20 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by sixteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA.

2019–20 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–15 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Trosper Patosha Jeffery Stephanie Stoglin-Reed
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rice	16	–	2		.889			21	–	8		.724
Old Dominion	14	–	4		.778			24	–	6		.800
Western Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			22	–	7		.759
Middle Tennessee	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
UAB	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Charlotte	11	–	7		.611			20	–	9		.690
UTEP	8	–	10		.444			15	–	14		.517
Southern Miss	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Florida Atlantic	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Marshall	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Louisiana Tech	6	–	12		.333			14	–	15		.483
North Texas	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
FIU	3	–	15		.167			6	–	23		.207
UTSA	2	–	16		.111			6	–	23		.207
† 2020 C-USA Tournament winner As of May 20, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Marshall. The day following their loss, the rest of the games for the postseason tournament were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019* 4:00 pm		Spring Hill College	W 83–66		Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 11:00 am		William Carey	W 77–47	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,163) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 10 Mississippi State	L 58–91	1–1	Humphrey Coliseum (7,591) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 13, 2019* 6:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 62–54	2–1	Reed Green Coliseum (711) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 16, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 57–42	3–1	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (709) Monroe, LA
Nov 19, 2019* 6:00 pm		Ole Miss	W 59–53	4–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,843) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 29, 2019* 4:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 84–80	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,087) Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 30, 2019* 4:00 pm		VCU Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 51–39	6–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,016) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 4, 2019* 5:00 pm		Tulane	L 58–62	6–2	Reed Green Coliseum (3,668) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm		South Alabama	W 62–55	7–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,243) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 19, 2019* 11:00 am		at Houston	L 60–75	7–3	Fertitta Center (6,206) Houston, TX
Dec 28, 2019* 4:00 pm		Faulkner	W 71–59	8–3	Reed Green Coliseum (1,117) Hattiesburg, MS
C-USA regular season
Jan 4, 2020 4:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 66–60	9–3 (1–0)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,420) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 9, 2020 6:00 pm		UTEP	L 72–89	9–4 (1–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,000) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm		UTSA	W 82–65	10–4 (2–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,013) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm		at North Texas	W 65–57	11–4 (3–1)	UNT Coliseum (1,281) Denton, TX
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm		at Rice	L 64–75	11–5 (3–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (820) Houston, TX
Jan 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	L 68–74	11–6 (3–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,631) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 25, 2020 4:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 69–77	11–7 (3–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,774) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 30, 2020 5:30 pm		at Old Dominion	L 50–67	11–8 (3–5)	Chartway Arena (1,539) Norfolk, VA
Feb 1, 2020 3:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 59–63	11–9 (3–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (867) Charlotte, NC
Feb 6, 2020 6:00 pm		Marshall	L 65–80	11–10 (3–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,015) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 8, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 65–81	11–11 (3–8)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,402) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 13, 2020 6:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 71–67	12–11 (4–8)	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm		at FIU	W 58–53	13–11 (5–8)	Ocean Bank Center (258) Miami, FL
Feb 20, 2020 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 63–61	14–11 (6–8)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,749) Ruston, LA
Feb 22, 2020 4:00 pm		Charlotte	L 55–59	14–12 (6–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,226) Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm		at UTEP	L 72–80	14–13 (6–10)	Don Haskins Center (912) El Paso, TX
Mar 5, 2020 6:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 59–55	15–13 (7–10)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,228) Hattiesburg, MS
Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm		at UAB	L 46–90	15–14 (7–11)	Bartow Arena (694) Birmingham, AL
C-USA Tournament
Mar 11, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Marshall First Round	L 67–71 ^OT	15–15	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Southern Miss Athletics^[2]

See also

2019–20 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

1. "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
2. "2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.