University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Lady Eagle Basketball Announces 2019-20 Schedule
8/23/2019 12:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Southern Miss will host 15 games at home in Reed Green Coliseum.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Coach McNelis and the staff of Lady Eagles Basketball have announced the schedule for the 2019-2020 season of Southern Miss women's basketball.
The schedule features 15 home games, seven of which are Conference USA matchups.
Southern Miss' 44th season of women's basketball will officially kick off with Education Day against William Carey on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 11 am.
The Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic will be held for the 32nd time, featuring Mississippi Valley State, Omaha, and VCU as the competitors. The Lady Eagles will not face Omaha, but will face VCU for the first time since 1999 and the first time at home since 1995.
The Lady Eagles will host Ole Miss for the first time since 2015, and will welcome Southeastern Louisiana, Tulane, South Alabama and Faulkner University to their home court as well for non-conference play. This will be the first meeting for Faulkner and Southern Miss women's basketball.
Southern Miss will travel to Old Dominion for the first time in three seasons, and will play the second game of the regular season in Starkville versus Mississippi State. The Lady Eagles will also make trips to Louisiana-Monroe and Houston for the non-conference slate, and then to North Texas, Rice, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Florida Atlantic, FIU, and LA Tech for Conference play.
There are four unscheduled games that will be played within Conference USA at the end of the regular season prior to the Conference Championships, with matchups, locations and dates to be announced at a later date. Seeding for the Tournament will not be affected by these games, nor will they be slotted into groups for the final games. These games will be announced after Dec. 15.
The Competition
Of the 24 different teams Southern Miss will face this season, eight had 20 or more wins during their seasons and 11 of them played in the postseason. Those with 20 or more wins were VCU, Mississippi State, South Alabama, Rice, UAB, Middle Tennessee, ODU, and WKU. Those in the postseason were VCU (WNIT), Houston (WNIT), Mississippi State (NCAA), South Alabama (WNIT), Rice (NCAA), UAB (WNIT), Middle Tennessee (WNIT), ODU (WNIT), Charlotte (WNIT), Marshall (WBI), and WKU (WNIT).
The Roster
The Lady Eagles will have 13 members on the team this season, with 10 returners and three new faces. Eight are guards, one is a forward, two are centers, while two switch between guard and forward. The roster now consists of one true freshman, three sophomores, two redshirt sophomores, two juniors, three seniors, and two redshirt seniors. Lauren Gross and Jalise Smallwood are transfers, with Gross sitting out the season due to transfer rules, while Elizabeth Gibbs comes to Southern Miss from the high school ranks.
The Staff
Jack Trosper joined the staff earlier in the summer, taking the role of Assistant Head Coach, alongside Stephanie Stoglin-Reed who filled the slot for Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. They join Joye Lee-McNelis and Patosha Jeffery to complete the coaching staff. On the support staff are Christian Barnhill who will serve as the Director of Basketball Operations, Shelby Beam who is a graduate assistant, and Londyn Thomas who is a volunteer graduate assistant. Jayme Nauman will continue to assist as Athletic Trainer and Brooke Veltkamp as Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Ticket Info
Fans can purchase tickets to all home Southern Miss women's basketball games by visiting the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office Monday-Friday from the hours of 8:00 a.m. (CT) - 5:00 p.m. (CT), by calling (800) 844-TICK (8425), online at SouthernMissTickets.com, or at the Reed Green Box Office on game day beginning two hours prior to tip-off.
The schedule features 15 home games, seven of which are Conference USA matchups.
Southern Miss' 44th season of women's basketball will officially kick off with Education Day against William Carey on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 11 am.
The Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic will be held for the 32nd time, featuring Mississippi Valley State, Omaha, and VCU as the competitors. The Lady Eagles will not face Omaha, but will face VCU for the first time since 1999 and the first time at home since 1995.
The Lady Eagles will host Ole Miss for the first time since 2015, and will welcome Southeastern Louisiana, Tulane, South Alabama and Faulkner University to their home court as well for non-conference play. This will be the first meeting for Faulkner and Southern Miss women's basketball.
Southern Miss will travel to Old Dominion for the first time in three seasons, and will play the second game of the regular season in Starkville versus Mississippi State. The Lady Eagles will also make trips to Louisiana-Monroe and Houston for the non-conference slate, and then to North Texas, Rice, Charlotte, Old Dominion, Florida Atlantic, FIU, and LA Tech for Conference play.
There are four unscheduled games that will be played within Conference USA at the end of the regular season prior to the Conference Championships, with matchups, locations and dates to be announced at a later date. Seeding for the Tournament will not be affected by these games, nor will they be slotted into groups for the final games. These games will be announced after Dec. 15.
The Competition
Of the 24 different teams Southern Miss will face this season, eight had 20 or more wins during their seasons and 11 of them played in the postseason. Those with 20 or more wins were VCU, Mississippi State, South Alabama, Rice, UAB, Middle Tennessee, ODU, and WKU. Those in the postseason were VCU (WNIT), Houston (WNIT), Mississippi State (NCAA), South Alabama (WNIT), Rice (NCAA), UAB (WNIT), Middle Tennessee (WNIT), ODU (WNIT), Charlotte (WNIT), Marshall (WBI), and WKU (WNIT).
The Roster
The Lady Eagles will have 13 members on the team this season, with 10 returners and three new faces. Eight are guards, one is a forward, two are centers, while two switch between guard and forward. The roster now consists of one true freshman, three sophomores, two redshirt sophomores, two juniors, three seniors, and two redshirt seniors. Lauren Gross and Jalise Smallwood are transfers, with Gross sitting out the season due to transfer rules, while Elizabeth Gibbs comes to Southern Miss from the high school ranks.
The Staff
Jack Trosper joined the staff earlier in the summer, taking the role of Assistant Head Coach, alongside Stephanie Stoglin-Reed who filled the slot for Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. They join Joye Lee-McNelis and Patosha Jeffery to complete the coaching staff. On the support staff are Christian Barnhill who will serve as the Director of Basketball Operations, Shelby Beam who is a graduate assistant, and Londyn Thomas who is a volunteer graduate assistant. Jayme Nauman will continue to assist as Athletic Trainer and Brooke Veltkamp as Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Ticket Info
Fans can purchase tickets to all home Southern Miss women's basketball games by visiting the Pat Ferlise Ticket Office Monday-Friday from the hours of 8:00 a.m. (CT) - 5:00 p.m. (CT), by calling (800) 844-TICK (8425), online at SouthernMissTickets.com, or at the Reed Green Box Office on game day beginning two hours prior to tip-off.
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