2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WNIT, Super 16
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (20th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 7   .788
Troy 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647
James Madison 13 – 5   .722 23 – 12   .657
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Louisiana–Monroe 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Georgia State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Texas State 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
South Alabama 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Previous season

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference champions for the 2022–23 basketball season with an overall record of 21–10 and 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. They lost in the conference tournament to Texas State 85–57[1] and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

Despite her recurring battle with lung cancer, head coach Joye Lee-McNelis stated that she would be back to coach the 2023–24 season.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brikayla Gray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr West Jones HS New Hebron, MS
G 2 Domonique Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr DeRidder HS DeRidder, LA
G 3 Jaccoriah Bracey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Thomas Edwards HS Drew, MS
G 4 Noelani Cornfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lake Shore HS Gowanda, NY
G 5 Emma Wallhoff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Westminster Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 10 Mahoganie Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Ouachita Parish HS Monroe, LA
G 12 Morgan Sieper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr H.B. Plant HS Tampa, FL
G 14 Nyla Jean 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr H.B. Plant HS Tampa, FL
G 24 Mikaylah Manley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Barbe HS Lake Charles, LA
G 25 Elle Blatchford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sequoyah HS Canton, GA
C 32 Atria Dumas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Shore HS Houston, TX
F 35 Asjha Leake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Steele HS Cibolo, TX
C 45 Melyia Grayson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Hattiesburg HS Hattiesburg, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		Mississippi College W 96–44 
Reed Green Coliseum (350)
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		William Carey W 88–46  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (3,566)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 77–60  2–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,375)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Alabama W 91–63  3–0
 Flowers Hall 
Florence, AL
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 61–49  4–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,374)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 24, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		North Dakota
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 75–53  5–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,366)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Samford
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 51–33  6–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,489)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 Ole Miss W 61–59  7–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,653)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Memphis L 67–69  7–1
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,077)
Memphis, TN
December 20, 2023*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. Cleveland State
Homewood Suites Classic 		L 63–70  7–2
 Alico Arena (108)
Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast
Homewood Suites Classic 		L 62–78  7–3
 Alice Arena (1,319)
Fort Myers, FL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall L 72–87  7–4
(0–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,538)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 71–88  7–5
(0–2) 		HTC Center (331)
Conway, SC
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 62–68  7–6
(0–3) 		Chartway Arena (1,816)
Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison L 76–81  7–7
(0–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,368)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 77–69  8–7
(1–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,586)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 82–75  9–7
(2–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,448)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe L 58–70  9–8
(2–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (5,587)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy L 70–77  9–9
(2–6) 		Trojan Arena (1,567)
Troy, AL
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 77–43  10–9
(3–6) 		Mitchell Center (331)
Mobile, AL
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 55–48  11–9
(4–6) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,606)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 72–63  12–9
(5–6) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,667)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 7, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 62–54  13–9
(6–6) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (632)
Statesboro, GA
February 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 46–62  13–10
 Alumni Arena (1,756)
Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 57–48  14–10
(7–6) 		Reed Green Coliseum (4,247)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State W 68–58  15–10
(8–6) 		Reed Green Coliseum (4,425)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 52–57  15–11
(8–7) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,086)
Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 70–59  16–11
(9–7) 		First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 67–59  17–11
(10–7) 		Strahan Arena (751)
San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 57–58 OT 17–12
(10–8) 		Cajundome (872)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (11) Coastal Carolina
Second round 		W 70–53  18–12
 Pensacola Bay Center (588)
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) James Madison
Quarterfinals 		L 49–77  18–13
 Pensacola Bay Center (842)
Pensacola, FL
WNIT
March 20, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		UAB
First round 		W 79–74  19–13
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,130)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 23, 2024*
5:00 p.m. 		Murray State
Second round 		W 78–67 OT 20–13
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,566)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 27, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe
Super 16 		L 71–84  20–14
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,257)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cold Third Quarter Dooms Southern Miss in Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals Loss". southernmiss.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Busby, Garrett (September 28, 2023). "Southern Miss' Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer". WLBT 3. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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