2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles Southern Miss Script Logo.png 200 Conference USA C-USA 14–16 7–11 Joye Lee-McNelis 12th Jordan Dupuy Alaura Sharp Pauline Love Reed Green Coliseum Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament champions The 2015–16 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by twelfth-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to UAB. Roster w 2015 Southern Miss Golden Eagles y y w Tajanay Veiga n 1 G 5 6 JR Boston, MA Midland College w Lashyra Cotton n 2 F 5 11 JR Cleveland, MS East Side HS w Keri Jewett-Giles n 3 G 5 6 FR Fort Myers, FL Dunbar HS w Ariel Sneed n 5 F 6 0 JR Harvey, IL Kirkwood CC w Jerontay Clemons n 10 G 5 8 SR Coldwater, MS Coldwater HS w Brittanny Dinkins y 12 G 5 7 JR Miami, FL Norland HS w Katie Dozier n 14 G 5 6 SO Marietta, GA Walton HS w Caitlin Jenkins n 15 C 6 3 FR Shreveport, LA Huntington HS w Jayla King n 21 G/F 5 9 SO y Pensacola, FL South Florida w Megan Brown n 22 G 5 10 SO Slidell, LA Salmen HS w Brittny Norris n 24 G 5 9 JR Dallas, TX Tyler JC w Jessica Powers n 25 C 6 6 FR y Carriere, MS Pearl River Central HS w Shayla Wilson n 44 F 6 1 JR Tampa, FL St. Petersburg College Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss) Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss) Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State) Pauline Love (Southern Miss) https://southernmiss.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2015-16 August 3, 2024 Rankings + Regular-season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP Coaches + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   No change (RV)   Received votes Schedule 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F1C500; color:#000000;"| Exhibition November 7, 2015 4:00 p.m. yes West Alabama Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS   90–49 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F1C500; color:#000000;"| Non-conference regular season November 13, 2015 11:00 a.m. yes Alabama State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS Preseason WNIT first round 2,498 65–44 1–0 November 16, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes yes Baylor 5 Ferrell Center Waco, TX Preseason WNIT second round 5,400 42–97 1–1 November 20, 2015 5:30 p.m. yes yes Chattanooga 24 McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN Preseason WNIT consolation round 1,111 48–53 OT 1–2 November 27, 2015 5:00 p.m. yes Mississippi Valley State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 1,320 71–55 2–2 November 28, 2015 2:00 p.m. yes Nicholls State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament championship 1,262 56–48 3–2 December 1, 2015 6:00 p.m. yes yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 576 69–57 4–2 December 6, 2015 2:00 p.m. yes South Alabama Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,294 71–51 5–2 December 12, 2015 4:00 p.m. yes Ole Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,632 57–38 6–2 December 16, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes yes Mississippi State 9 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 3,505 65–78 6–3 December 20, 2015 4:00 p.m. yes yes North Carolina Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC Carolinas Challenge   ASN 62–69 6–4 December 28, 2015 6:00 p.m. yes William Carey Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,392 75–34 7–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F1C500; color:#000000;"| Conference USA regular season January 2, 2016 4:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,525 69–59 8–4 (1–0) January 7, 2016 11:00 a.m. yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 5,437 59–80 8–5 (1–1) January 9, 2016 3:00 p.m. yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 1,975 45–53 8–6 (1–2) January 14, 2016 8:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,546 FSN 89–80 9–6 (2–2) January 16, 2016 4:00 p.m. FIU Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,660 83–55 10–6 (3–2) January 24, 2016 12:00 p.m. yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 1,724 ASN 37–72 10–7 (3–3) January 28, 2016 8:05 p.m. yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 4,326 64–72 10–8 (3–4) January 30, 2016 2:00 p.m. yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, TX 554 41–47 10–9 (3–5) February 4, 2016 6:00 p.m. North Texas Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,576 57–38 11–9 (4–5) February 6, 2016 4:00 p.m. Rice Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,522 68–62 12–9 (5–5) February 11, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 312 49–53 12–10 (5–6) February 13, 2016 5:00 p.m. yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 5,229 44–74 12–11 (5–7) February 18, 2016 6:00 p.m. UTEP Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,484 54–57 12–12 (5–8) February 20, 2016 4:00 p.m. UTSA Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,549 65–53 13–12 (6–8) February 25, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 404 59–49 14–12 (7–8) February 27, 2016 2:00 p.m. yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 638 55–57 14–13 (7–9) March 3, 2016 6:00 p.m. WKU Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,382 53–54 14–14 (7–10) March 5, 2016 4:00 p.m. Marshall Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 1,514 53–63 14–15 (7–11) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F1C500; color:#000000;"| Conference USA women's tournament March 9, 2016 11:00 a.m. yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL Second round 356 ASN 46–64 14–16 AP poll Central Source:SOUTHERNMISS.COM - The Southern Miss Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smis-w-baskbl-sched.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141226210236/http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smis-w-baskbl-sched.html 2014-12-26 2015-11-04 See also 2015–16 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team References Category:Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball seasons Southern Miss Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball