2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Sun Belt co-regular-season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–10 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (19th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Trosper
  • Patosha Jeffery
  • Kaitlynn Pacholke
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
Texas State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Georgia Southern 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 22 – 13   .629
Troy 12 – 6   .667 17 – 13   .567
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 22 – 21   .512
Marshall 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Coastal Carolina 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Arkansas State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
South Alabama 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
† 2023 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of November 6, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by 19th-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.

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference regular-season champions with a record of 21–10 overall and 13–5 in conference play.

Previous season

The Lady Eagles finished 18–12 and 9–8 in conference play for the 2021–22 basketball season. They lost in the conference tournament quarterfinal to Middle Tennessee, 50–70,[1] and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

In March 2022, Southern Miss, as well as C-USA members Old Dominion and Marshall, announced that they would be joining the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2022 to compete as full-time members for the 2022–23 season.[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		Auburn Montgomery W 81–78 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		William Carey W 81–58  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,304)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 12, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Valparaiso L 65–72  1–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (330)
Valparaiso, IN
November 16, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 46–92  1–2
 SJB Pavilion (1,693)
University, MS
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Alabama W 72–67  2–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,303)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 83–68  3–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (893)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 26, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic 		W 56–48  4–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (829)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mississippi College W 74–42  5–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (859)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Samford L 59–71  5–3
 Pete Hanna Center (235)
Homewood, AL
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama L 47–56  5–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,037)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 16, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		vs. UC Irvine
Long Beach Classic 		W 50–45  6–4
 Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 17, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Long Beach State
Long Beach Classic 		W 56–50  7–4
 Walter Pyramid (607)
Long Beach, CA
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy W 77–75  8–4
(1–0) 		Trojan Arena (1,872)
Troy, AL
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 58–37  9–4
(2–0) 		Mitchell Center (267)
Mobile, AL
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 44–43  10–4
(3–0) 		Reed Green Coliseum (725)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison L 54–63  10–5
(3–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum (920)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 12, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 61–36  11–5
(4–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum (850)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 77–57  12–5
(5–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum (896)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 19, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State W 75–68  13–5
(6–1) 		Holmes Center (450)
Boone, NC
January 21, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 52–53  13–6
(6–2) 		Cam Henderson Center (472)
Huntington, WV
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State W 68–59  14–6
(7–2) 		First National Bank Arena (1,014)
Jonesboro, AR
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 52–62 OT 14–7
(7–3) 		Strahan Arena (1,053)
San Marcos, TX
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 55–65  14–8
(7–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,234)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama W 61–40  15–8
(8–4) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,449)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 9, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State L 52–69  15–9
(8–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (8,097)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 80–68  16–9
(9–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (4,578)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 16, 2023
10:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 71–57  17–9
(10–5) 		GSU Convocation Center (467)
Atlanta, GA
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 84–82 OT 18–9
(11–5) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,012)
Monroe, LA
February 22, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 88–79  19–9
(12–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,023)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 24, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 69–64 OT 20–9
(13–5) 		Cajundome (793)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (11) Arkansas State
Quarterfinals 		W 79–72  21–9
 Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Texas State
Semifinals 		L 57–85  21–10
 Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Southern Miss Falls to Middle Tennessee in Conference USA Quarterfinals". Southern Miss. March 10, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan & Sallee, Barrett (March 31, 2022). "Southern Miss, Marshall, Old Dominion headed for Sun Belt in 2022 after resolution with Conference USA". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2023.