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Intercollegiate basketball season

2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kiley Hill
  • Pauline Love
  • Lauren Pittman
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons← 2015–162017–18 →
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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

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.

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 Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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. "SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
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