University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Team Hosts East Carolina on Sunday
1/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2011
Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 • Hattiesburg, Miss.
Tip-off: 2 p.m. (central)
Arena: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095)
Radio: WXHB-FM 96.5
TV: None
Ranking (AP/Coaches): None
Southern Miss: Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss, '84)
95-107 at Southern Miss (Seven seasons); 324-263 (20 seasons)
East Carolina: Heather Macy (Greensboro College, 2000)
7-10 at ECU (first season); 122-49 (Six seasons)
Lady Eagle Fast Break Points
• Southern Miss is 7-11 overall and 2-3 in the league after an 86-81 overtime win at Tulane
• The Lady Eagles own a 106-128 record in conference games in C-USA
• Three Lady Eagles tallied double-figure scoring led by freshman Jamierra Faulkner with 24 followed by Rachel Vigers with 22 and Brittany Johnson chipped in 16 off the bench
• Freshman Jamierra Faulkner was one rebound shy of a triple-double as she dished out 11 assists to go with her 24 points and two steals
• Three players are averaging in double figure scoring led by junior Rachel Vigers at 16.5, followed by Tanesha Washington at 12.8 and Jamierra Faulkner at 11.5 points per game
• Washington leads the team in rebounding with 8.7 rebounds per game
• Jamierra Faulkner leads the league and the team in assists while ranking among the national leaders
• As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 61.7 points and 41.2 rebounds per game while shooting 39.5 percent from the field and 64.2 percent from the line.
A Look at East Carolina
East Carolina is 7-10 overall and 1-3 in the league after posting a 66-55 win over Rice. Jean Best led the way with a team-high 17 points. Crystal Wilson and Best grabbed nine rebounds apiece.
Coach Heather Macy is in her first season at East Carolina and returns 12 letterwinners including all five starters from last year's team that finished 23-11 and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. Kim Gay leads the team with 11.9 points with Ashley Clarke at 10.1 points per game. Gay also leads the team in rebounding with 6.6 boards per game.
As a team, East Carolina is averaging 73.8 points and 38.9 rebounds while shooting 41.2 percent from the field and 68.3 percent from the line.
The Series
This is the 16th meeting between the two teams dating back to the 2000-01 season. East Carolina leads the overall series against Southern Miss, 9-6. The two teams faced each other for the first time on Feb. 22, 2001, in Hattiesburg with the Pirates winning that matchup. ECU won two of the three meetings last season including a win in the Conference USA Tournament.
Game Day Promotions
Senior Citizens' Day - Senior Citizens can get into the game for $2
What Next?
The Lady Eagles remain at home on Jan. 27 to host SMU for a 7 p.m., tipoff.
