University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Tuesday, October 27
Hattiesburg, Miss.
6 p.m.
Southern Miss
vs
East Texas Baptist (Exhibition)
10/26/2026 3:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss Women's Basketball welcomes East Texas Baptist to Reed Green Coliseum for an exhibition game on Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
The Golden Eagles enter the new season off the back of a 15-16 overall record last year under Coach Missy Bilderback in her first season. Coach Bilderback guided Southern Miss to an 8-10 mark, finishing seventh in the league standings, before falling to ULM in the conference tournament.
Southern Miss returns five players from a season ago, headlined by Hayleigh Breland after averaging 11.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 37.1 percent from the field during the 2025-26 season. Breland joins Ramiah "Moonie" Augurson, Miriam Prince, Timya Thurman and Whitney Hart from last year's roster to pair with nine newcomers.
Chrysta Narcisse highlights the newcomers for a new-look Golden Eagle squad after earning Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team honors. Narcisse spent the last three seasons at South Alabama and is one of nine new faces on the roster, which includes five Division I transfers, two junior college transfers and a pair of high school signees.
Among the five Division I transfers, Coach Bilderback brought in four players with Sun Belt experience, with the additions of Narcisse from South Alabama and Kylie Marshall from James Madison, while Nakiyah Allen and Mariah Clayton join the Golden Eagles from Old Dominion.
East Texas Baptist heads into Hattiesburg under Coach Blake Arbogast in his seventh season after finishing 16-9 overall and 2-4 in the American Southwest Conference. The Tigers, who compete in Division III return their top two scorers from last season in Macey Jones and Marley Keith, who averaged 12.1 and 9.6 points per game, respectively. Additionally, Coach Arbogast added five transfers to the squad to pair with eight returners.
Up Next
Southern Miss opens the regular season at Reed Green Coliseum with Education Day on Monday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. against Mississippi Christian.
For more information, follow us on Twitter (@SouthernMissWBB), Instagram (@southernmisswbb) or on Facebook (/SouthernMissWBB) to stay up-to-date on Southern Miss women's basketball. Fans can visit SouthernMiss.com or download the Southern Miss GameDay app to see full schedules, releases and more.
The Golden Eagles enter the new season off the back of a 15-16 overall record last year under Coach Missy Bilderback in her first season. Coach Bilderback guided Southern Miss to an 8-10 mark, finishing seventh in the league standings, before falling to ULM in the conference tournament.
Southern Miss returns five players from a season ago, headlined by Hayleigh Breland after averaging 11.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 37.1 percent from the field during the 2025-26 season. Breland joins Ramiah "Moonie" Augurson, Miriam Prince, Timya Thurman and Whitney Hart from last year's roster to pair with nine newcomers.
Chrysta Narcisse highlights the newcomers for a new-look Golden Eagle squad after earning Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team honors. Narcisse spent the last three seasons at South Alabama and is one of nine new faces on the roster, which includes five Division I transfers, two junior college transfers and a pair of high school signees.
Among the five Division I transfers, Coach Bilderback brought in four players with Sun Belt experience, with the additions of Narcisse from South Alabama and Kylie Marshall from James Madison, while Nakiyah Allen and Mariah Clayton join the Golden Eagles from Old Dominion.
East Texas Baptist heads into Hattiesburg under Coach Blake Arbogast in his seventh season after finishing 16-9 overall and 2-4 in the American Southwest Conference. The Tigers, who compete in Division III return their top two scorers from last season in Macey Jones and Marley Keith, who averaged 12.1 and 9.6 points per game, respectively. Additionally, Coach Arbogast added five transfers to the squad to pair with eight returners.
Up Next
Southern Miss opens the regular season at Reed Green Coliseum with Education Day on Monday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. against Mississippi Christian.
For more information, follow us on Twitter (@SouthernMissWBB), Instagram (@southernmisswbb) or on Facebook (/SouthernMissWBB) to stay up-to-date on Southern Miss women's basketball. Fans can visit SouthernMiss.com or download the Southern Miss GameDay app to see full schedules, releases and more.
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