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2014–15 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Conference USA
Record25–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
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
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, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finish 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  Current redshirt 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

Roster

Rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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.

See also

References

  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.