2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record18–12 (9–8 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (18th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Trosper
  • Patosha Jeffery
  • Kaitlynn Pacholke
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Charlotte † 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688
Middle Tennessee 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 15 – 13   .536
FIU 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Florida Atlantic 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
West
Louisiana Tech 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
North Texas 10 – 7   .588 17 – 13   .567
Southern Miss 9 – 8   .529 18 – 12   .600
Rice 8 – 9   .471 14 – 13   .519
UAB 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
UTEP 6 – 12   .333 14 – 15   .483
UTSA 3 – 14   .176 7 – 23   .233
† 2022 C-USA tournament winner

The 2021–22 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 18th-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 (C-USA).[1]

On March 31, 2022, Southern Miss announced that this will be the last season for the team in the C-USA and will join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2022.[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Southeastern Baptist W 109–18 
Reed Green Coliseum (350)
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
11:00 a.m. 		William Carey W 72–42  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,388)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Louisiana–Monroe W 77–60  2–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,607)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Alabama L 54–86  2–1
 Coleman Coliseum (1,784)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 20, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Samford W 71–66  3–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,555)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 26, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		L 57–76  3–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,410)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 27, 2021*
11:00 a.m. 		Mississippi Valley State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 72–53  4–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,425)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 1, 2021*
4:30 p.m. 		at Georgia State W 64–56  5–2
 GSU Sports Arena (427)
Atlanta, GA
December 5, 2021*
3:00 p.m. 		at South Alabama W 71–51  6–2
 Mitchell Center (313)
Mobile, AL
December 13, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Blue Mountain W 75–50  7–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,324)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 19, 2021*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Alabama A&M
FAU Holiday Classic 		W 70–55  8–2
 FAU Arena (477)
Boca Raton, FL
December 20, 2021*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Richmond
FAU Holiday Classic 		L 75–87  8–3
 FAU Arena (360)
Boca Raton, FL
C-USA regular season
December 30, 2021
6:30 p.m. 		at Western Kentucky L 88–98  8–4
(0–1) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (1,222)
Bowling Green, KY
January 1, 2022
12:00 p.m. 		at Marshall L 55–72  8–5
(0–2) 		Cam Henderson Center (461)
Huntington, WV
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		at Louisiana Tech W 65–59  9–5
(1–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,632)
Ruston, LA
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 65–60  10–5
(2–2) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,329)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 17, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP W 55–49  11–5
(3–2) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,422)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Middle Tennessee L 71–81  11–6
(3–3) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,611)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 27, 2022
6:30 p.m. 		at North Texas L 66–72  11–7
(3–4) 		UNT Coliseum (1,320)
Denton, TX
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 78–55  12–7
(4–4) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (538)
Houston, TX
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		FIU W 65–64  13–7
(5–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,442)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Florida Atlantic W 79–60  14–7
(6–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,535)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		UTSA W 60–57 OT 15–7
(7–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,315)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		UAB L 61–68  15–8
(7–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,524)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		at UTSA W 66–50  16–8
(8–5) 		Convocation Center (587)
San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m. 		at UTEP L 79–86 OT 16–9
(8–6) 		Don Haskins Center (959)
El Paso, TX
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		North Texas Canceled[a] Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice L 46–51  16–10
(8–7) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,421)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		at UAB W 67–57  17–10
(9–7) 		Bartow Arena (312)
Birmingham, AL
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 49–70  17–11
(9–8) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (1,009)
Charlotte, NC
C-USA tournament
March 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(W3) vs. (E6) FIU
Second round 		W 78–60  18–11
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(W3) vs. (E2) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals 		L 50–70  18–12
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Game was canceled due to inclement weather.

References

  1. ^ "Lady Eagles Announce 2021-22 Schedule". University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Athletics. September 21, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan & Sallee, Barrett (March 31, 2022). "Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss. Retrieved October 11, 2024.