University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss Lady Eagles Conclude Regular Season on the Road
2/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Southern Miss Lady Eagles Conclude Regular Season on the Road
Southern Miss is coming off a 53-52 loss to Houston last Sunday. In that game, Allison Story and Dana Jones scored 10 points each. Jones also pulled down eight rebounds. It was the last home game for the six seniors, Sonja Brown, Jones, Kelly Parkerson, La?Tasha Sumerall, Anna Udicova and Jessica Woods.
Jones continues to lead the team in scoring, averaging 10.4 points per game, while Brown leads the team in rebounding at 6.7 rebounds per game. Marlena Lee leads the team in assists with 84. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 59.4 points, 24th in the nation in scoring defense, and 39.6 rebounds per game.
Charlotte is 18-7 and 10-2 in league play, following a 77-56 win at UAB last Sunday. Peaches Harris is the 49ers? leading scorer, averaging 10.9 points, while Alicia Abernathy leads the team in rebounding at 7.1 boards per game. Charlotte is averaging 71.4 points and 40.6 rebounds per game, while shooting .408 percent from the field and .690 from the free throw line. Head Coach Katie Meier, in her second season, returns six letterwinners, including three starters from last year?s team that finished 16-13.
Southern Miss and Charlotte have played 17 times in a series, dating back to the 1985-86 season, before both teams were members of the same conference. Southern Miss has won all 17 meetings, including last year?s game in Hattiesburg, 50-47.
Southern Miss Probable Starters :
15, G/F, Allison Story, 5-10, So., 7.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
42, F, Dana Jones, 6-0, Sr., 10.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg
34, C, Sonja Brown, 6-5, Sr., 6.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg
11, G, La'Tasha Sumerall, 5-8, Sr., 9.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
22, G, Marlena Lee, 5-5, Jr., 3.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
It appears that six could be the lucky number to get into the 2003 Conference USA Tournament. The Lady Eagles are one victory shy of reaching that goal. Charlotte (10-2), Cincinnati (10-2), Tulane (9-3), DePaul (9-4), TCU (6-6), Saint Louis (6-6) and Marquette (6-7) have all clinched a berth in the tournament. Charlotte, Cincinnati, Tulane and DePaul will receive first-round byes. Battling it out for the final five spots are Louisville (5-7), Southern Miss (5-7), Memphis (5-7), Houston (4-8), East Carolina (4-8) and UAB (4-8). South Florida is 2-10.
Following the Charlotte game, Southern Miss heads to Greenville, N.C., for a game with East Carolina, closing out the regular season.
