University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, December 30
Reed Green Coliseum
2 p.m.
Southern Miss
vs
Marshall
Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Lady Eagles Open Sun Belt Play Against Marshall at Reed Green Coliseum
12/29/2023 2:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss women's basketball returns home for the first time since Dec. 2 after a three-game road skid to some of the nation's best mid-major programs. The Lady Eagles open their second season of Sun Belt Conference play against old Conference USA rival and long-time opponent Marshall on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m.
Game 11 | Southern Miss (7-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs. Marshall (6-5, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 | 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: Southern Miss Sports Network (92.7 FM)
Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) | Hattiesburg, Miss.
FOLLOW ALONG
As always, Jason Baker, the Voice of the Lady Eagles, and legendary head coach Kay James will be on the call from Reed Green Coliseum with Baker taking you inside the Lady Eagle locker room for the Lady Eagle Basketball Pregame Show. Join Baker and head coach Joye Lee-McNelis starting at 1:30 p.m., live from Reed Green Coliseum.
The game will also be streamed on ESPN+ with Lee Roberts providing play-by-play and color analysis by Larry Boyd. Marty Windham will be the official statistician and Lee Field will be producing the broadcast.
LAST TIME OUT
Southern Miss (7-3) finished the Homewood Suites Classic 0-2 after two tough losses to Cleveland State and Florida Gulf Coast, currently ranked 4th and 5th in the Mid-Major Polls. While winless on the trip, Southern Miss hardly played bad basketball, out-shooting both CSU and FGCU in each of their games.
Domonique Davis (DeRidder, La.) scored 46 points on the week, highlighted by a 30-point performance against FGCU.
SCOUTING MARSHALL
A familiar foe, the Thundering Herd (6-5) are led by a new face to Southern Miss. First-year Marshall head coach Kim Caldwell is in her eighth overall season as a head coach after winning the Division II national title at Glenville State (Glenville, W.Va.) and has reinvented Marshall's gameplan.
Caldwell's new-look Herd play a frenetic style of basketball, pressing their opponents the whole length of the floor and always looking for the quick basket. The group shoots the three-ball relentlessly and forces an average of 25.27 turnovers per game. However, the Herd commits 16.5 of their own giveaways each game as well. All of this has combined to give Marshall an 85.1 points per game mark—tops in the Sun Belt and 13th nationally. The Thundering Herd have hit the 70-point mark eight times, 80-point mark five times, 90-point mark four times and topped 100 three times with a season-best against 121 against Point Park (NAIA).
Game 11 | Southern Miss (7-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs. Marshall (6-5, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 | 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: Southern Miss Sports Network (92.7 FM)
Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) | Hattiesburg, Miss.
FOLLOW ALONG
As always, Jason Baker, the Voice of the Lady Eagles, and legendary head coach Kay James will be on the call from Reed Green Coliseum with Baker taking you inside the Lady Eagle locker room for the Lady Eagle Basketball Pregame Show. Join Baker and head coach Joye Lee-McNelis starting at 1:30 p.m., live from Reed Green Coliseum.
The game will also be streamed on ESPN+ with Lee Roberts providing play-by-play and color analysis by Larry Boyd. Marty Windham will be the official statistician and Lee Field will be producing the broadcast.
LAST TIME OUT
Southern Miss (7-3) finished the Homewood Suites Classic 0-2 after two tough losses to Cleveland State and Florida Gulf Coast, currently ranked 4th and 5th in the Mid-Major Polls. While winless on the trip, Southern Miss hardly played bad basketball, out-shooting both CSU and FGCU in each of their games.
Domonique Davis (DeRidder, La.) scored 46 points on the week, highlighted by a 30-point performance against FGCU.
SCOUTING MARSHALL
A familiar foe, the Thundering Herd (6-5) are led by a new face to Southern Miss. First-year Marshall head coach Kim Caldwell is in her eighth overall season as a head coach after winning the Division II national title at Glenville State (Glenville, W.Va.) and has reinvented Marshall's gameplan.
Caldwell's new-look Herd play a frenetic style of basketball, pressing their opponents the whole length of the floor and always looking for the quick basket. The group shoots the three-ball relentlessly and forces an average of 25.27 turnovers per game. However, the Herd commits 16.5 of their own giveaways each game as well. All of this has combined to give Marshall an 85.1 points per game mark—tops in the Sun Belt and 13th nationally. The Thundering Herd have hit the 70-point mark eight times, 80-point mark five times, 90-point mark four times and topped 100 three times with a season-best against 121 against Point Park (NAIA).
– #McNelisStrong –
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