Southern Miss Lady Eagle Basketball Southern Miss at #10 Mississippi State | Nov. 9 | 2 p.m. schedule / results GAME INFORMATION NOVEMBER (1-0) Tues. 5 William Carey CUSA.tv W 77-47 Series – USM & Mississippi State Mississippi State leads 24-22 Sat. 9 #10 Mississippi State SEC Network 2 pm In Reed Green: 15-10 Wed. 13 Southeastern La. CUSA.tv 6 pm At Humphrey Coliseum: 7-14 Sat. 16 ULM 12 pm Under McNelis: 4-12 Tues. 19 Ole Miss CUSA.tv 6 pm Fri. 29 Mississippi Valley ^ CUSA.tv 4 pm Southern Miss Lady Eagles #10 Mississippi State Bulldogs First Meeting: 1/29/76 – Reed Green Coliseum Sat. 30 VCU ^ CUSA.tv 4 pm RECORD: 1-0 | 0-0 C-USA RECORD: 0-0 | 0-0 SEC L – USM 57, MSU 69 Last Meeting: DECEMBER HEAD COACH: Joye Lee-McNelis HEAD COACH: Vic Schaefer 12/14/18 – Reed Green Coliseum Wed. 4 Tulane CUSA.tv 5 pm Season: 16th Season: 8th L – USM 42, MSU 86 Sun. 15 South Alabama CUSA.tv 2 pm Alma Mater: Southern Miss ‘84 Alma Mater: Texas A&M ‘84 Record at USM: 249-224 Thur. 19 Houston 11 am Winning Streak: MSU, 7 Sat. 28 Faulkner CUSA.tv 4 pm Record Overall: 478-380 Conference Play: 125-120 Overtime Games: 3 JANUARY TV: SEC Network Sat. 4 LA Tech * CUSA.tv 4 pm LEADERS – SEASON LEADERS – SEASON Thur. 9 UTEP * CUSA.tv 6 pm Points: Alarie Mayze, 15 Points: Radio: 98.1 WMXI Play by Play: Jason Baker Sat. 11 UTSA * CUSA.tv 4 pm Rebounds: Leaphart/Jones, 5 Rebounds: Thur. 16 North Texas * 7 pm Assists: Hailes/Almond, 3 Assists: Officials: Sat. 18 Rice * 2 pm Gina Cross Thur. 23 UAB * ESPN3/+ 6 pm LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT Darren McClure Sat. 25 Middle Tennessee * CUSA.tv 4 pm W 77-47 vs. William Carey W (EXH) 78-57 vs. Lubbock Christian Starr Jefferson Thur. 30 Old Dominion * 6:30 pm 11/5/19 | Reed Green Coliseum 11/4/19 | Starkville, Miss. FEBRUARY Sat. 1 Charlotte * 4 pm Last Game Starters Thur. 6 Marshall * CUSA.tv 6 pm No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School Sat. 8 WKU * ESPN3/+ 4 pm 5 Shonte Hailes G 5’6” Sr.-3L Quitman, Miss. (Quitman HS) Thur. 13 Florida Atlantic * 7 pm 25 Alarie Mayze F 5’10” Sr.-2L Arlington, Texas (New Mexico JC) Sat. 15 FIU * 2 pm 15 Amber Landing C 6’4” RSr.-2L Sharon, Miss. (Little Rock) Thur. 20 LA Tech * 6:30 pm 2 Allie Kennedy G 5’6” Jr.-2L Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay HS) Sat. 22 C-USA * TBA 34 Respect Leaphart F 6’0” Sr.-3L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) Wed. 26 C-USA * TBA STORYLINES Sat. 29 C-USA * TBA • Back home: redshirt sophomore Kelsey Jones is from Starkville and attended Starkville High School. • This will be the first of two SEC matchups this season for the Lady Eagles. They will play Ole Miss at home 10 days MARCH after they play MSU on Nov. 19th at 6pm. Thur. 5 C-USA * TBA • Allie Kennedy started against the Crusaders, the fourth time she received the starting nod in her career. Sat. 7 C-USA * TBA • Liz Gibbs and Jalise Smallwood both played their first games as Lady Eagles in the season opener, and both scored their first points. • Southern Miss returns 10 players from last season, including multiple starters. ALL TIMES CENTRAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE • The Lady Eagles welcomed 3 new players and 5 new staff members for the 2019-20 season. Home | Away • Shonte Hailes was named Preseason All-Conference for the second year in a row. Hailes is only 62 points away * Conference USA Games from 1,000. • Coach McNelis is 27 games away from coaching 500 total games at Southern Miss. She is currently at 473. She is ^ Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic only 22 wins away from hitting 500 total wins in her head coaching career. #SMTTT THE MATCHUP • The Lady Eagles will be playing the Bulldogs in their home and season opener on Saturday. • This will be the 47th game between the two. It will be McNelis’ 16th and Shaefer’s 8th. www.southernmiss.com /SouthernMissWBB • Mississippi State is the fourth-most played team for the Lady Eagles with 46 total games. The Lady Eagles have only played more games against Tulane (67), UAB (63), and Memphis (56). • McNelis is 4-12 when playing the Bulldogs. @SouthernMissWBB @southernmisswbb • The Bulldogs lead the matchup by two, 24-22. • The Lady Eagles are 7-14 when playing in Humphrey Coliseum. Just Southern Miss • Southern Miss has played Mississippi State four previous times as a ranked opponent. Saturday will be the fifth. Please refer to Southern Miss’ 17 Division I athletic programs as The Lady Eagles have previously played them as a No. 19 team (12/19/00), No. 5 team (12/9/16), No. 7 team Southern Miss. USM is also acceptable. Please refer to the women’s basketball team as the Southern Miss Lady Eagles or Lady Eagles for (11/19/17) and again as a No. 5 team (12/14/18). They have not beaten the Bulldogs when they have been ranked. short. WBB Contact: Madelon Allen / Email: [email protected] Cell: 817-996-3453 / Twitter: @madelonallen Southern Miss Athletics Communications 118 College Dr. #5161, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 @SouthernMissWBB Southernmiss.com Numerical Lady Eagles by State No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School Alabama – 2 Imani Carter, Allie Kennedy 0 Camille Anderson G 5’9” RSr.-1L Buford, Ga. (NC State) Florida – 1 Respect Leaphart 2 Allie Kennedy G 5’6” Jr.-2L Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay HS) Georgia – 3 Daishai Almond, Camille Anderson, 3 Liz Gibbs G 5’9” Fr.-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Landmark Christian HS) Liz Gibbs 4 Destiny Smith G 5’11” So.-1L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) 5 Shonte Hailes G 5’6” Sr.-3L Quitman, Miss. (Quitman HS) Mississippi – 5 Shonte Hailes, Lauren Gross, 11 Jalise Smallwood G 5’7” Jr.-TR Tulsa, Okla. (Butler CC) Kelsey Jones, Amber Landing, 12 Imani Carter G/F 6’0” RSo.-1L Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) Destiny Smith 15 Amber Landing C 6’4” RSr.-2L Sharon, Miss. (Little Rock) Oklahoma – 1 Jalise Smallwood 21 Daishai Almond G 5’9” So.-1L Athens, Ga. (Peach County HS) Texas – 1 Alarie Mayze 22 Lauren Gross ^ G 5’9” So.-TR Southaven, Miss. (North Florida) 25 Alarie Mayze G/F 5’10” Sr.-2L Arlington, Texas (New Mexico JC) 34 Respect Leaphart F 6’0” Sr.-3L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) Pronunciation Guide 42 Kelsey Jones C 6’3” RSo.-1L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) Daishai Almond Day-jah Shonte Hailes Shon-tay Alphabetical Alarie Mayze Al-uh-ree Maze No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School Respect Leaphart Leap-heart 21 Daishai Almond G 5’9” So.-1L Athens, Ga. (Peach County HS) Joye Lee-McNelis Mick-nell-iss 0 Camille Anderson G 5’9” RSr.-1L Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) Patosha Jeffery Pa-toe-sha 12 Imani Carter G/F 6’0” RSo.-1L Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 3 Liz Gibbs G 5’9” Fr.-HS Fairburn, Ga. (Landmark Christian HS) 22 Lauren Gross ^ G 5’9” So.-TR Southaven, Miss. (North Florida) LETTERWINNERS LOST (3) 5 Shonte Hailes G 5’6” Sr.-3L Quitman, Miss. (Quitman HS) #3 Shania Edgecombe 42 Kelsey Jones C 6’3” RSo.-1L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) #22 Megan Brown * 2 Allie Kennedy G 5’6” Jr.-2L Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay HS) #24 Kennedy Gavin 15 Amber Landing C 6’4” RSr.-2L Sharon, Miss. (Little Rock) * - Starter 34 Respect Leaphart F 6’0” Sr.-3L Fort Myers, Fla. (Dunbar HS) 25 Alarie Mayze G/F 5’10” Sr.-2L Arlington, Texas (New Mexico JC) 11 Jalise Smallwood G 5’7” Jr.-TR Tulsa, Okla. (Butler CC) Where they came from 4 Destiny Smith G 5’11” So.-1L McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) Jack Trosper Head Coach, Wabash Valley College ^ Will sit out season due to NCAA transfer rules. Stephanie Stoglin-Reed Assistant Coach, Marshall Christian Barnhill sVideo Coordinator, Tulsa Roster Breakdown LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (10) - from 2018-19 season No. Name Ht. GP/GS PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 0 Camille Anderson * 5’9” 29/19 5.6 2.0 1.4 0.1 0.6 2 Allie Kennedy 5’6” 30/0 4.2 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 4 Destiny Smith 5’11” 15/0 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 5 Shonte Hailes * 5’6” 30/30 12.9 3.6 4.4 0.2 1.9 12 Imani Carter 6’0” 23/0 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 15 Amber Landing * 6’4” 32/28 2.4 2.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 21 Daishai Almond 5’9” 29/2 3.9 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.8 25 Alarie Mayze * 5’10” 32/32 8.0 4.3 1.8 0.3 2.1 34 Respect Leaphart 6’0” 32/13 6.6 4.7 0.6 0.1 1.0 42 Kelsey Jones 6’3” 31/0 7.7 5.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 * - Returning Starter NEWCOMERS (3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School 3 Liz Gibbs * G 5’9” Fr.-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Landmark Christian HS) 22 Lauren Gross ^ G 5’9” So.-TR Southaven, Miss. (North Florida) 11 Jalise Smallwood G 5’7” Jr.-TR Tulsa, Okla.