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SOUTHERN MISSLady Eagles Dec. 14, 2018 | Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State | Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, Miss. | 6pm GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE / RESULTS Series – USM & Mississippi State NOVEMBER (5-2) Mississippi State leads 23-22 Tues. 6 William Carey W1 74-48 In Reed Green: 14-9 Sun. 11 Grambling State W2 68-47 At Humphrey Coliseum: 8-14 Wed. 14 South Alabama L1 68-77 First Meeting: Sun. 18 Samford W1 76-40 Jan. 29, 1976 – Reed Green Coliseum Fri. 23 Mississippi Valley St. ^ W2 67-60 L – USM 57, Mississippi State 69 Sat. 24 Sam Houston State ^ L1 61-65 SOUTHERN MISS LADY EAGLES #5 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Tues. 27 Northwestern State W1 69-54 Last Meeting: RECORD: 6-3 / 0-0 C-USA RECORD: 9-0 / 0-0 SEC Nov. 19, 2017 – Humphrey Coliseum L – USM 59, Mississippi State 91 DECEMBER HEAD COACH: Joye Lee-McNelis HEAD COACH: Vic Schaefer Sat. 1 Tulane L1 54-71 Winning Streak: Mississippi State, 6 Season: 15th Season: 7th Tues. 11 Alcorn State W1 66-47 Alma Mater: Southern Miss ‘84 Alma Mater: Texas A&M ‘84 Fri. 14 Mississippi State 6pm, Home Radio: 92.7 The Score Record at USM: 236-213 Record at Mississippi St.: 170-53 Play-by-Play: Jason Baker Tues. 18 Blue Mountain College 6pm, Home Record Overall: 465-369 Record Overall: 250-163 Color: Kay James Thur. 20 Southeastern Louisiana 6pm, Away Record Against Miss. St.: 4-11 Sun. 30 Houston 2pm, Home TV: ESPN + LEADERS – SEASON LEADERS – SEASON Lee Applewhite JANUARY Points: Megan Brown, 104 Points: Teaira McCowan, 160 Lee Roberts Thur. 3 Rice * 6pm, Home Rebounds: Hailes / Mayze, 46 Rebounds: Teaira McCowan, 100 Stats: Assists: Shonte Hailes, 44 Assists: Jazzmun Holmes, 47 Sat. 5 North Texas * 4pm, Home https://southernmiss.com/sidearmstats/wbball Thur. 10 Middle Tennessee * 6:30pm, Away LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT Sat. 12 UAB * 2pm, Away W 66-47 vs. Alcorn State W 87-82 vs. Marquette Thur. 17 Charlotte * 6pm, Home 12/11/18 | Reed Green Coliseum 12/6/18 | Humphrey Coliseum Sat. 19 Old Dominion * 4pm, Home Thur. 24 WKU * 7pm, Away Sat. 26 Marshall * 12pm, Away PROBABLE STARTERS Thur. 31 FIU * 6pm, Home No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School 5 Shonte Hailes G 5’6” Jr.-2L Quitman, Miss. (Quitman HS) FEBRUARY 15 Amber Landing C 6’4” RJr.-1L Sharon, Miss. (Little Rock) Sat. 2 Florida Atlantic * 4pm, Home 22 Megan Brown G 5’10” RSr.-3L Slidell, La. (Salmen HS) Sat. 9 Louisiana Tech * 1pm, Away 25 Alarie Mayze G/F 5’10” Jr.-1L Arlington, Texas (New Mexico JC) Thur. 14 UTSA * 7pm, Away 34 Respect Leaphart F 6’0” Jr.-2L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) Sat. 16 UTEP * 12pm, Away Sat. 23 Louisiana Tech * 4pm, Home STORYLINES • USM (6-3) continues its three-game homestand against Mississippi State. This game will be the second of the three MARCH games, with the win against Alcorn State last Tuesday, and the third game in the series on Tuesday the 18th against Blue Mountain College. This will be the Lady Eagles eighth home game of the season. Thur. 2 UTSA * 4pm, Home • This is the fifth night game of the season for the Lady Eagles, and the second game to be broadcast on ESPN+. The first Thur. 7 Charlotte * 6pm, Away was at South Alabama. • Shonte Hailes is the leading scorer for Southern Miss, posting 95 points for this season thus far. • Megan Brown is climbing the ranks in the Southern Miss all-time records for games played, as she has played in 109 ALL TIMES CENTRAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE games to date, and is tied at No. 24 with Candice Keyes. • Brown is currently at 824 points for her career, with 104 so far this season. * Conference USA Games • The Lady Eagles are currently averaging 67.0 points per game, and are currently outscoring their opponents for the ^ Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic season, with 603 total points versus the opponents’ 509. • Southern Miss is averaging 39.6 rebounds a game. Alarie Mayze and Shonte Hailes are currently tied as the leading rebounders of the team, both with 46 rebounds this season. #SMTTT • Junior Alarie Mayze is currently tied for No. 48 in the NCAA for steals in women’s basketball. Brown is tied for No. 16 in the NCAA for free throw percentage. THE MATCHUP • The Lady Eagles take on the Bulldogs of Mississippi State for the 36th time overall. www.southernmiss.com /SouthernMissWBB • This matchup is the fourth-longest for Southern Miss, being just below former conference opponent Memphis, conference member UAB, and I-59 foe Tulane. • The Lady Eagles look to match the series at 23-all on Friday night with a win over the Bulldogs. • The two will have played in Reed Green Coliseum a total of 25 times come Friday, with Southern Miss leading the series when playing on their home court, 14-9. @SouthernMissWBB @southernmisswbb • Southern Miss has played Mississippi State when they were ranked three times before, the most recent being last season when they were 7/4. WBB Contact: Madelon Allen // Email: [email protected] // Cell: 817-996-3453 // Twitter: @madelonallen Southern Miss Athletics Communications // 118 College Drive #5165 // Hattiesburg, MS 39406 // southernmiss.com SOUTHERN MISS NUMERICAL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School Daishai Almond Day-shuh 0 Camille Anderson G 5’9” RJr.-RS Buford, Ga. (NC State) Shania Edgecombe Edge-comb 2 Allie Kennedy G 5’6” So.-1L Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay HS) Shonte Hailes Shon-tay 3 Shania Edgecombe F 6’1” Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Paxon HS) Alarie Mayze Allory Maze 4 Destiny Smith G 5’11” Fr.-HS McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) Respect Leaphart Leap-heart 5 Shonte Hailes G 5’6” Jr.-2L Quitman, Miss. (Quitman HS) Joye Lee-McNelis Mick-nell-iss 12 Imani Carter G/F 6’0” RFr.-RS Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) Patosha Jeffery Pa-toe-sha 15 Amber Landing C 6’4” RJr.-1L Sharon, Miss. (Little Rock) 21 Daishai Almond G 5’9” Fr.-HS Athens, Ga. (Peach County HS) 22 Megan Brown G 5’10” RSr.-3L Slidell, La. (Salmen HS) HISTORY 24 Kennedy Gavin F 6’0” So.-1L Petal, Miss. (Petal HS) First Season 1975-76 25 Alarie Mayze G/F 5’10” Jr.-1L Arlington, Texas (New Mexico JC) Record All-Time 728-539 34 Respect Leaphart F 6’0” Jr.-2L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) At Reed Green Coliseum 442-168 42 Kelsey Jones C 6’3” RFr.-RS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) On the Road 220-310 Neutral Sites 66-63 C-USA Record 350-330 COACHES AND STAFF C-USA Tournament Record 17-23 Staff Position Name Graduated From Year at Southern Miss Postseason Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis Southern Miss ‘84 15th season at Southern Miss NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last 8 / 1995-96 Associate Head Coach Kiley Hill Arkansas Tech ‘95 3rd season at Southern Miss Record in NCAA Tournament 4-8 Assistant Coach Patosha Jeffery Memphis ‘99 1st season at Southern Miss WNIT Appearances / Last 5 / 2016-17 Assistant Coach Lauren Pittman Southern Miss ‘14 3rd season at Southern Miss Record in WNIT 6-5 Director of Operations Drew Granger Delta State ‘15 3rd season at Southern Miss NWIT Appearances / Last 1 / 1981-82 Graduate Assistant Brittany Greene Shorter ‘17 2nd season at Southern Miss Record in NWIT 1-2 COACHING STAFF LADY EAGLES BY STATE Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis Alabama – 2 (Imani Carter, Allie Kennedy) Seasons at Southern Miss 15 Florida – 2 (Shania Edgecombe, Respect Leaphart) Alma Mater Southern Miss ‘84 Georgia – 2 (Daishai Almond, Camille Anderson) Career Record 465-369 Louisiana – 1 (Megan Brown) Record at Southern Miss 236-213 Mississippi – 5 (Kennedy Gavin, Shonte Hailes, Kelsey Jones, Amber Landing, Destiny Smith) Conference Record 116-112 Texas – 1 (Alarie Mayze) Associate Head Coach Kiley Hill Assistant Coaches Patosha Jeffery Lauren Pittman Director of Operations Drew Granger REED GREEN COLISEUM Graduate Assistant Brittany Greene • 8,095 seat 2018-19 TEAM INFO • Named for Reed Green, a player, coach and athletic director for 44 at his alma mater • First game – 12/6/1965, men defeat Southeastern Louisiana 71-69 Lettermen Returning / Lost 7 / 4 • Formally dedicated on 12/11/65, men played Alabama Starters Returning / Lost 4 / 2 • First women’s game – 12/4/1975 against Belhaven Sr. / Jr. / So. / Fr. 1 / 5 / 2 / 5 • First Metro Conference in Reed Green – 82-78 loss to South Carolina, 1/25/84 • First Metro Conference victory in Reed Green – 84-75 win over Florida State, 1/30/84 2017-18 SEASON RECAP • First Conference USA game and victory and first C-USA game in Reed Green – 95-71 win over Record (H / A / N) 15-15 (12-4 / 3-10 / 0-1) Charlotte on 1/7/96 Conference Record / Finish 7-9 / T-7 C-USA • Largest crowd – Michigan, WNIT Midwest Region Quarterfinals, 5,480, 3/29/15 Postseason First Round C-USA • Longest home winning streak – 30 games, start with 89-71 win over William Carey on 11/28/88, ending on 1/14/91 in a 72-71 loss to Memphis MEDIA INFORMATION • Improvements – plan made in April of 2003, upgrade in heating and cooling systems completed WBB Contact Madelon Allen in the summer of 2004, brand new coaches’ offices, locker rooms, training areas and a weight room Email [email protected] completed in summer of 2009, updates to floor seating, auxiliary support facilities and improvements Cell 817-996-3453 in concessions, restrooms and the concourse, face-lift to the exterior of the building, summer of Mail Southern Miss Athletics Communications 2018 addition of two video boards, painted bleachers and updated graphics 118 College Drive #5165 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Website SouthernMiss.com Interview & Credential Requests Please contact Madelon Allen at least two days in advance to request interviews or credentials.