2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WNIT, Super 16
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Trosper; Jessica Barber; Barbara Farris;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall †	17	–	1	.944	26	–	7	.788
Troy	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
James Madison	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Louisiana–Monroe	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Southern Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgia State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Arkansas State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Georgia Southern	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Texas State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
South Alabama	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, and played their home games at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Previous season

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference champions for the 2022–23 basketball season with an overall record of 21–10 and 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. They lost in the conference tournament to Texas State 85–57^[1] and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

Despite her recurring battle with lung cancer, head coach Joye Lee-McNelis stated that she would be back to coach the 2023–24 season.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Brikayla Gray	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	West Jones HS	New Hebron, MS
G	2	Domonique Davis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	DeRidder HS	DeRidder, LA
G	3	Jaccoriah Bracey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Thomas Edwards HS	Drew, MS
G	4	Noelani Cornfield	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Lake Shore HS	Gowanda, NY
G	5	Emma Wallhoff	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Westminster Academy	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	10	Mahoganie Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Ouachita Parish HS	Monroe, LA
G	12	Morgan Sieper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	H.B. Plant HS	Tampa, FL
G	14	Nyla Jean	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	H.B. Plant HS	Tampa, FL
G	24	Mikaylah Manley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Barbe HS	Lake Charles, LA
G	25	Elle Blatchford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Sequoyah HS	Canton, GA
C	32	Atria Dumas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	North Shore HS	Houston, TX
F	35	Asjha Leake	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Steele HS	Cibolo, TX
C	45	Melyia Grayson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Hattiesburg HS	Hattiesburg, MS

Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Trosper (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
Jessica Barber (Mobile)
Barbara Farris (Tulane)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Mississippi College	W 96–44		Reed Green Coliseum (350) Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		William Carey	W 88–46	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (3,566) Hattiesburg, MS
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Akron MAC–SBC Challenge	W 77–60	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,375) Hattiesburg, MS
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 91–63	3–0	Flowers Hall Florence, AL
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 61–49	4–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,374) Hattiesburg, MS
November 24, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		North Dakota Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–53	5–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,366) Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Samford Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic	W 51–33	6–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,489) Hattiesburg, MS
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 19 Ole Miss	W 61–59	7–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,653) Hattiesburg, MS
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	L 67–69	7–1	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,077) Memphis, TN
December 20, 2023* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Cleveland State Homewood Suites Classic	L 63–70	7–2	Alico Arena (108) Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast Homewood Suites Classic	L 62–78	7–3	Alice Arena (1,319) Fort Myers, FL
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 72–87	7–4 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,538) Hattiesburg, MS
January 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 71–88	7–5 (0–2)	HTC Center (331) Conway, SC
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 62–68	7–6 (0–3)	Chartway Arena (1,816) Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 76–81	7–7 (0–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,368) Hattiesburg, MS
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 77–69	8–7 (1–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,586) Hattiesburg, MS
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 82–75	9–7 (2–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,448) Hattiesburg, MS
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	L 58–70	9–8 (2–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (5,587) Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 70–77	9–9 (2–6)	Trojan Arena (1,567) Troy, AL
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 77–43	10–9 (3–6)	Mitchell Center (331) Mobile, AL
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 55–48	11–9 (4–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,606) Hattiesburg, MS
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 72–63	12–9 (5–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,667) Hattiesburg, MS
February 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 62–54	13–9 (6–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (632) Statesboro, GA
February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo MAC-SBC Challenge	L 46–62	13–10	Alumni Arena (1,756) Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 57–48	14–10 (7–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,247) Hattiesburg, MS
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 68–58	15–10 (8–6)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,425) Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 52–57	15–11 (8–7)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,086) Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 70–59	16–11 (9–7)	First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	W 67–59	17–11 (10–7)	Strahan Arena (751) San Marcos, TX
March 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 57–58 ^OT	17–12 (10–8)	Cajundome (872) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (11) Coastal Carolina Second round	W 70–53	18–12	Pensacola Bay Center (588) Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) James Madison Quarterfinals	L 49–77	18–13	Pensacola Bay Center (842) Pensacola, FL
WNIT
March 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		UAB First round	W 79–74	19–13	Reed Green Coliseum (1,130) Hattiesburg, MS
March 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m.		Murray State Second round	W 78–67 ^OT	20–13	Reed Green Coliseum (1,566) Hattiesburg, MS
March 27, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe Super 16	L 71–84	20–14	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,257) Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Cold Third Quarter Dooms Southern Miss in Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals Loss". southernmiss.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
^ Busby, Garrett (September 28, 2023). "Southern Miss' Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer". WLBT 3. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[1] "Cold Third Quarter Dooms Southern Miss in Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals Loss". southernmiss.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

[2] Busby, Garrett (September 28, 2023). "Southern Miss' Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer". WLBT 3. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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