University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Lady Eagle Basketball Team Hosts Tulsa in Televised Contest
1/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 15, 2011
Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 • Hattiesburg, Miss.
Tip-off: 5 p.m. (central)
Arena: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095)
Radio: WXHB-FM 96.5
TV: CSS/CBS C
Ranking: None
Southern Miss: Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss, '84)
94-106 at Southern Miss (Seven seasons); 323-262 (21 seasons)
Tulsa: Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn, `92)
71-90 at Tulsa (Six seasons); 95-151 (Nine seasons)
Lady Eagle Fast Break Points
• Southern Miss is 6-10 overall and 1-2 in the league play after a 78-59 loss at Houston
• The Lady Eagles own a 105-127 record in conference games in C-USA
• Rachel Vigers collected her fourth 20-point performance with 24 points against Houston
• Tanesha Washington added her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds
• Freshman Jamierra Faulkner dished out four assists to go with nine points, six rebounds and five steals
• Three players are averaging in double figure scoring led by junior Rachel Vigers at 16.2, followed by Tanesha Washington at 12.8 and Jamierra Faulkner at 10.9 points per game
• Washington leads the team in rebounding with 8.6 rebounds per game
• Vigers recorded her first career double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds against Alabama (12/28)
• Jamierra Faulkner leads the league and the team in assists while ranking among the national leaders
• As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 59.6 points and 40.7 rebounds per game while shooting 38.4 percent from the field and 64.1 percent from the line.
Scouting Tulsa
Tulsa comes into the game with a 4-7 overall record and 0-3 in league play following a 75-56 loss to SMU. Chanice Scott and Loren McDaniel scored 15 and 11 points, respectively against the Mustangs.
Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson is in her sixth season at Tulsa and returns nine letterwinners including three starters from last year's team that finished 12-16. Taleya Mayberry leads the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game average. Tulsa has a balanced rebounding attack with five players averaging 4.5 rebounds or more per game. McDaniel leads the group, averaging 5.9 rebounds per game.
As a team, Tulsa is averaging 68.1 points and 42.7 rebounds while shooting 35.1 percent from the field and 62.4 percent from the line. Tulsa leads the league in steals and turnover margin.
The Series
This is the eighth meeting between the two teams dating back to the 2005-06 season. Tulsa leads the overall series against Southern Miss, 6-1. The two teams faced each other for the first time on Feb. 10, 2006, in Hattiesburg with the Golden Hurricane winning that matchup. Tulsa defeated Southern Miss in last year's meeting in Tulsa.
What Next?
Southern Miss travels to Tulane on Jan. 20 for a 7 p.m., contest against the Green Wave.
