2020–21 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2020–21 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–12 (5–11 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Trosper
  • Patosha Jeffery
  • Stephanie Stoglin-Reed
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee † 12 – 4   .750 17 – 8   .680
Charlotte 9 – 5   .643 10 – 12   .455
FIU 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Florida Atlantic 8 – 8   .500 11 – 11   .500
Old Dominion 7 – 9   .438 13 – 11   .542
Marshall 7 – 9   .438 8 – 11   .421
Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 7 – 16   .304
West
Rice 12 – 2   .857 23 – 4   .852
UTEP 13 – 5   .722 17 – 8   .680
North Texas 10 – 4   .714 13 – 7   .650
Louisiana Tech 8 – 8   .500 14 – 10   .583
Southern Miss 5 – 11   .313 7 – 12   .368
UAB 3 – 11   .214 10 – 13   .435
UTSA 0 – 14   .000 2 – 18   .100
† 2021 C-USA tournament winner
As of March 13, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by seventeenth-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of Conference USA.[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020*
3:00 p.m. 		Alabama A&M
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		Canceled [a][2] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
November 28, 2020*
5:00 p.m. 		Southeastern Louisiana
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		Canceled [a][2] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 5, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		McNeese State Canceled [a][3] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 12, 2020*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 12 Mississippi State Canceled [a][3] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 17, 2020*
8:00 p.m. 		at Alabama Canceled [a][4] Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		Nicholls W 63–50  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
December 19, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		William Carey W 57–50  2–0
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
C-USA regular season
January 1, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		at UTEP L 65–83  2–1
(0–1) 		Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 2, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		at UTEP L 72–74  2–2
(0–2) 		Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 8, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		UAB L 63–85  2–3
(0–3) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 9, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		UAB L 65–84  2–4
(0–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee L 58–78  2–5
(0–5) 		Murphy Center (100)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 16, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		at Middle Tennessee W 69–61  3–5
(1–5) 		Murphy Center (100)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 22, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		UTSA W 88–64  4–5
(2–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 23, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		UTSA W 73–66  5–5
(3–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 28, 2021
6:30 p.m. 		at Louisiana Tech L 60–77  5–6
(3–6) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
January 30, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 57–44  6–6
(4–6) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		Rice Postponed [b][5] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		Rice Postponed [b][5] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 12, 2021
6:30 p.m. 		at North Texas L 55–76  6–7
(4–7) 		UNT Coliseum (865)
Denton, TX
February 13, 2021
3:30 p.m. 		at North Texas L 64–72  6–8
(4–8) 		UNT Coliseum (843)
Denton, TX
February 19, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		FIU L 58–59 OT 6–9
(4–9) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		FIU W 76–60  7–9
(5–9) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		at Florida Atlantic L 63–78  7–10
(5–10) 		FAU Arena (228)
Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		at Florida Atlantic L 61–86  7–11
(5–11) 		FAU Arena (239)
Boca Raton, FL
C-USA tournament
March 10, 2021
11:00 a.m. 		(5W) vs. (4E) FIU
Second round 		L 75–85  7–12
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Game was canceled due to COVID-19-related issues.
  2. ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19-related issues.

References

  1. ^ "Southern Miss Women's Basketball Releases 2020-21 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Milligan, Rashad (November 27, 2020). "Southern Miss women's basketball won't play in their tournament due to COVID-19". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Alcorn men, Southern Miss women suspend basketball activities". The Vicksburg Post. December 3, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". University of Southern Mississippi. December 11, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Doherty, Tim (February 5, 2021). "USM-Rice women's basketball games postponed". WDAM-TV. Retrieved February 21, 2021.