Southern Miss Lady Eagles
Conference USA (22-10, 13-5)
Big Wins: 1/4 at Louisiana Tech (79-77), 1/15 at Middle Tennessee (77-75), 1/31 at Western Kentucky (63-61)
Bad Losses: 11/23 at McNeese State (55-57), 1/10 UTEP (59-71), 2/21 Charlotte (72-83)
Coach: Joe Lee-McNelis
Probable Starters:
Brooke Rhodes, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.1 apg
Jerontay Clemons, Junior, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 3.0 apg, 6.1 rpg
Alex Coyne, Sophomore, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 4.4 apg
Voche’ Martin, Senior, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Tamara Jones, Senior, Forward, 15.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Brittany Dinkins, Sophomore, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 2.2 apg
Megan Brown, Freshman, Guard, 3.4 ppg
Ashley Folsom, Sophomore, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Kierra Jordan, Sophomore, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.9 (104th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.8 (120, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.9 (15, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.5 (68, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.2 (164, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (30, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 63.4 (309, 9)
Rebound Margin: 0.3 (177, 10)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (33, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.5 (250, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 NIT First Round win over Lamar
2014 NIT Second Round loss to Mississippi State
2008 NIT First Round win over Arkansas-Little Rock
2008 NIT Second Round win over Mississippi State
2008 NIT Third Round loss to Michigan
2000 NIT First Round loss to Georgia Tech
1996 NCAA Round of 64 win over Utah
1996 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Louisiana Tech
1995 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Southern Methodist
1994 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tennessee State
1994 NCAA Round of 32 win over Western Kentucky
1994 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
*all team stats through 3/5
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