2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

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 twentieth-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.

2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
WNIT, Super 16
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Joye Lee-McNelis (20th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Green Coliseum
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall †17–1 .94426–7  .788
Troy15–3 .83322–12  .647
James Madison13–5 .72223–12  .657
Old Dominion12–6 .66722–10  .688
Louisiana–Monroe10–8 .55621–14  .600
Southern Miss10–8 .55620–14  .588
Louisiana10–8 .55617–14  .548
Appalachian State9–9 .50017–15  .531
Georgia State9–9 .50015–15  .500
Arkansas State6–12 .33313–17  .433
Coastal Carolina5–13 .27812–21  .364
Georgia Southern4–14 .22215–18  .455
Texas State4–14 .22214–18  .438
South Alabama2–16 .1119–23  .281
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season
Main article: 2022–23 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The Lady Eagles finished as co-conference season champions for the 2022–23 basketball season. They lost in the conference tournament to Texas State 85–57 and were unable to secure a bid into the NCAA tournament.

Despite her recurring battle with lung cancer, head coach Lee-McNelis stated that she would be back to coach the 2023–24 season.[1]

Roster
2023–24 Southern Miss Lady Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brikayla Gray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrWest Jones HS New Hebron, Mississippi
G 2 Domonique Davis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrDeRidder HS DeRidder, Louisiana
G 3 Jaccoriah Bracey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrThomas Edwards HS Drew, Mississippi
G 4 Noelani Cornfield 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLake Shore HS Gowanda, New York
G 5 Emma Wallhoff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWestminster Academy Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 10 Mahoganie Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSOuachita Parish HS Monroe, Louisiana
G 12 Morgan Sieper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrH.B. Plant HS Tampa, Florida
G 14 Nyla Jean 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrH.B. Plant HS Tampa, Florida
G 24 Mikaylah Manley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBarbe HS Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 25 Elle Blatchford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSequoyah HS Canton, Georgia
C 32 Atria Dumas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNorth Shore HS Houston, Texas
F 35 Asjha Leake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSteele HS Cibolo, Texas
C 45 Melyia Grayson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrHattiesburg HS Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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: Southern Miss Athletics[2]

See also

References
  1. Busby, Garrett (September 28, 2023). "Southern Miss' Joye Lee-McNelis to remain coaching despite reoccurring battle with cancer". WLBT 3. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Southern Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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