# 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to UTEP.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 6:00 pm | | Antelope Valley | W 73–55 | | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 11:00 am | | William Carey | W 82–44 | 1–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,943) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/14/2017* 6:00 pm | | Tulane | W 66–58 | 2–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,126) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/16/2017* 6:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 84–69 | 3–0 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,244) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at No. 6 Mississippi State | L 56–91 | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,321) Starkville, MS |
| 11/24/2017* 6:00 pm | | Alcorn State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 72–67 | 4–1 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/25/2017* 4:00 pm | | Alabama State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 72–35 | 5–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,132) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/28/2017* 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 71–59 | 6–1 | Prather Coliseum (742) Natchitoches, LA |
| 11/30/2017* 6:00 pm | | South Alabama | L 57–78 | 6–2 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,243) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/12/2017* 11:00 am | | at Ole Miss | L 59–68 | 6–3 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229) Oxford, MS |
| 12/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 58–38 | 7–3 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,225) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/19/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | L 56–61 | 7–4 | Pete Hanna Center (243) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 44–63 | 7–5 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (856) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/30/2017* 4:00 pm | | Blue Mountain | W 96–46 | 8–5 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,101) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2018 10:30 am | | at Charlotte | L 56–66 | 8–6 (0–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,438) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, FCS | | at Western Kentucky | L 60–81 | 8–7 (0–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,897) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/11/2018 6:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 65–50 | 9–7 (1–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,264) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/18/2018 6:00 pm | | at UAB | W 80–63 | 10–7 (2–2) | Bartow Arena (357) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | W 61–53 | 11–7 (3–2) | Murphy Center (3,470) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 79–85 $^{2OT}$ | 11–8 (3–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,346) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/27/2018 4:00 pm | | UTSA | W 83–60 | 12–8 (4–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,362) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm, beIN | | at Rice | L 56–62 | 12–9 (4–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (626) Houston, TX |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | | Marshall | W 70–61 | 13–9 (5–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,194) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 55–74 | 13–10 (5–4) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,431) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/15/2018 5:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 62–71 | 13–11 (5–5) | The Super Pit (1,602) Denton, TX |
| 02/17/2018 2:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 57–89 | 13–12 (5–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,748) Ruston, LA |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 74–89 | 13–13 (5–8) | FAU Arena (480) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | UTEP | W 60–53 | 14–13 (6–8) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,310) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/01/2018 6:00 pm | | Western Kentucky | W 69–63 | 15–13 (7–8) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,175) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm | | FIU | L 70–74 | 15–14 (7–9) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,322) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 11:00 am | (8) | vs. (9) UTEP First Round | L 67–72 | 15–15 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||