2019–20 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2019–20 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–15 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Trosper
  • Patosha Jeffery
  • Stephanie Stoglin-Reed
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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 December 19, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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 (C-USA).

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
November 2, 2019*
4:00 p.m.
Spring Hill College W 83–66 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
William Carey W 77–47  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,163)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 9, 2019*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 10 Mississippi State L 58–91  1–1
Humphrey Coliseum (7,591)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 13, 2019*
6:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 62–54  2–1
Reed Green Coliseum (711)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 16, 2019*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 57–42  3–1
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (709)
Monroe, LA
November 19, 2019*
6:00 p.m.
Ole Miss W 59–53  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,843)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 29, 2019*
4:00 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 84–80  5–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,087)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 30, 2019*
4:00 p.m.
VCU
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 51–39  6–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,016)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 4, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
Tulane L 58–62  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (3,668)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
South Alabama W 62–55  7–2
Reed Green Coliseum (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 19, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
at Houston L 60–75  7–3
Fertitta Center (6,206)
Houston, TX
December 28, 2019*
4:00 p.m.
Faulkner W 71–59  8–3
Reed Green Coliseum (1,117)
Hattiesburg, MS
C-USA regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech W 66–60  9–3 (1–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,420)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 9, 2020
6:00 p.m.
UTEP L 72–89  9–4 (1–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,000)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 11, 2020
4:00 p.m.
UTSA W 82–65  10–4 (2–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,013)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at North Texas W 65–57  11–4 (3–1)
UNT Coliseum (1,281)
Denton, TX
January 18, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at Rice L 64–75  11–5 (3–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (820)
Houston, TX
January 23, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 68–74  11–6 (3–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,631)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2020
4:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee L 69–77  11–7 (3–4)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,774)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 30, 2020
5:30 p.m.
at Old Dominion L 50–67  11–8 (3–5)
Chartway Arena (1,539)
Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at Charlotte L 59–63  11–9 (3–6)
Dale F. Halton Arena (867)
Charlotte, NC
February 6, 2020
6:00 p.m.
Marshall L 65–80  11–10 (3–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,015)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 65–81  11–11 (3–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,402)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 13, 2020
6:00 p.m.
at Florida Atlantic W 71–67  12–11 (4–8)
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 15, 2020
1:00 p.m.
at FIU W 58–53  13–11 (5–8)
Ocean Bank Center (258)
Miami, FL
February 20, 2020
6:30 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech W 63–61  14–11 (6–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,749)
Ruston, LA
February 22, 2020
4:00 p.m.
Charlotte L 55–59  14–12 (6–9)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,226)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 29, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 72–80  14–13 (6–10)
Don Haskins Center (912)
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2020
6:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic W 59–55  15–13 (7–10)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,228)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 7, 2020
2:00 p.m.
at UAB L 46–90  15–14 (7–11)
Bartow Arena (694)
Birmingham, AL
C-USA tournament
March 11, 2020
11:00 a.m., 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.

Source:[2]

See also

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.