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SOUTHERN MISS WOMENS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2008-09 General Name of School: University of Southern Mississippi City/Zip: Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Golden

1 SOUTHERN MISS WOMENS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS General Name of School: University of Southern Mississippi City/Zip: Hattiesburg, MS Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Golden Eagles School colors: Black and Gold Arena/Gym Name: Reed Green Coliseum Capacity: 8,095 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Conference USA President: Dr. Martha D. Saunders Alma Mater, Yr.: Southern Miss, 1969 Athletics Director: Richard Giannini Alma Mater, Yr.: Florida, 1966 Athletic Dept. Phone: (601) HISTORY First yr. of women s basketball: Overall all-time record: No. yrs. in NCAA Tournament/last: 8/1996 No. yrs. in NWIT/last: 3/2008 Last postseason opponent: Michigan/2008 Results: L, ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director of Athletics: Jack Duggan AMR Office Phone: (601) Associate Director/Basketball Contact: Shirley Hill Office Phone: (601) Home Phone: (601) Cell Phone: (601) Address: shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu Associate Director: Tim Andrzejewski Address: timothy.andrzejewski@usm.edu Assistant Director: Jason Kirksey Address: jason.kirksey@usm.edu Graduate Assistant: Carlie McCrary Secretary: Ty Stewart Fax: (601) Press Row Phone: (601) Mailing Address: 118 College Drive, #5161 Hattiesburg, MS Overnight Address: 2609 West 4th St. Hattiesburg, MS Web Address: COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis Alma Mater/Year: Southern Miss, 1984 Record at school (yrs.): (Four) Career record (yrs.): (17) Basketball Office Phone: (601) Best time/day to reach coach: Through SID Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Yr.): Brooke Stoehr (Louisiana Tech, 2002); Shannon Hamp (Memphis, 2003), Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss, 2002) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Caitlin Doyle (Mississippi College, 2007) Graduate Assistant: Brittany Godsey (North Alabama, 2008) Athletic Trainer: Tanya Watson, ATC Secretary: Dr. Donna Stewart TEAM INFORMATION Overall record last year: Conference record/finish: 8-8/5th Final ranking last year (poll): None Starters returning/lost: 5/0 Letterwinners returning/lost: 9/2 Newcomers: 5 MEDIA INFORMATION Radio Stations: WKNZ - FM 96.5 Radio Contact person: John Cox Address: Southern Miss ISP Sports Network 118 College Drive, #10006 Hattiesburg, MS Phone: Play-by-Play Announcer: TBA Media Services: Contact Media Relations

2 TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) (R/L) Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other (R) Pauline Love 6-1 r-jr. F 35/ (R) Kendra Reed 5-10 Sr. F 35/ % (3-pt FG %) (R) Stephanie Helgeson 6-4 r-jr. C 34/ blk (R) Amber Eugene 5-7 Sr. G 35/ ast (R) Andrea Barber 6-2 Sr. G 34/ ast Other Returnees Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other Brittnay Johnson 5-8 So. G 16/ Shanice Mays 5-6 So. G 28/ Tanesha Washington 6-1 So. G/F 34/ Lauren Pittman* 5-10 So. F 30/ *Sat out last season Other Losses Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other Liz Biland 6-2 xx C 31/ blk Erica Williams 5-8 xx G 20/ Newcomers (5) Ht Cl. Pos Ppg Rpg Other Last School Erin Gatling 5-5 Fr. PG ast Van Buren HS Candice Rucker 5-9 Jr. G Southwest Tennessee CC Ashley Martin 6-3 Jr. C Bevill State CC Whitney McNelis 5-4 Fr. G ast Oak Grove HS Robin Murphy+ 6-0 Jr. F George Washington +Sat out last season at Southern Miss to meet NCAA transfer eligibility rules - will become eligible at semester s end - averages from George Washington All-star candidates (names only) Amber Eugene, Stephanie Helgeson, Pauline Love, Kendra Reed Notes Southern Miss returns nine letterwinners from the team, including all five starters... The group accounted for 91 percent of the scoring and 89 percent of the rebounding... Southern Miss will have three seniors (Kendra Reed, Amber Eugene, Andrea Barber), who averaged 11.9, 9.6 and 6.2 points, respectively... Junior Pauline Love led the team in scoring (16.2) and rebounding (10.3), becoming the first player to average a double-double since the season (Brandy Reed 21.7/11.6)... Love also became the team s first team All-Conference player since that same season... Kendra Reed and Amber Eugene became the 19th and 20th players to score 1,000 points in a career... Reed led the team in three-point field goals made (67), attempted (154) and 3-pt field goal percentage (.435), while ranking second in scoring (11.9)... The Lady Eagles welcome four newcomers to the program... The Lady Eagles finished ranked No. 39 in the nation in scoring offense (71.4), 11th in field goal percentage (.46.5), 17th in free throw percentage (.76.5), third in assists (18.1), 43rd in blocked shots (4.4) and 36th in assist turnover radio (0.94)... Individually, Love ranked 13th in rebouding (10.3), Barber ranked 14th in assists (6.1) and 49th in assist turnover ratio (1.73), Helgeson ranked 14th in blocked shots (2.7) and Reed ranked 28th in free throw percentage (84.8)... Coach Joye Lee-McNelis enters her fifth season at Southern Miss.

3 SOUTHERN MISS Women s Basketball Rosters Numerical No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Candace Rucker G 5-10 Jr.-JC Memphis, Tenn./Southwest Tennessee CC 2 Erin Gatling G 5-4 Fr.-HS Van Buren, Ark./Van Buren HS 3 Kendra Reed G/F 5-10 Sr.-3L Bay St. Louis, Miss./Bay St. Louis HS 10 Amber Eugene G 5-7 Sr.-3L St. Rose, La./Destrehan HS 11 Robin Murphy F 6-0 RSo.-TR Conyers, Ga./George Washington 12 Tanesha Washington G/F 6-1 So.-1L Clarksdale, Miss./Coahoma HS 14 Andrea Barber G 5-6 Sr.-1L Topeka, Kan./Barton County CC 22 Whitney McNelis G 5-4 Fr.-HS Hattiesburg, Miss./Oak Grove HS 24 Brittany Johnson G 5-8 So.-1L Jackson, Miss./Provine HS 25 Shanice Mays G 5-6 So.-1L Mendenhall, Miss./Puckett HS 32 Lauren Pittman F 5-10 R-So.-1L Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County HS 34 Ashley Martin C 6-2 Jr.-JC Memphis, Tenn./Bevill State CC 44 Stephanie Helgeson C 6-4 R-Jr.-1L River Ridge, La./Purdue 55 Pauline Love F 6-0 R-Jr.-1L Luxora, Ark./Jones Co. JC Alphabetical No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 14 Andrea Barber G 5-6 Sr.-1L Topeka, Kan./Barton County CC 10 Amber Eugene G 5-7 Sr.-3L St. Rose, La./Destrehan HS 2 Erin Gatling G 5-4 Fr.-HS Van Buren, Ark./Van Buren HS 44 Stephanie Helgeson C 6-4 R-Jr.-1L River Ridge, La./Purdue 24 Brittany Johnson G 5-8 So.-1L Jackson, Miss./Provine HS 55 Pauline Love F 6-0 R-Jr.-1L Luxora, Ark./Jones Co. JC 25 Shanice Mays G 5-6 So.-1L Mendenhall, Miss./Puckett HS 34 Ashley Martin C 6-2 Jr.-JC Memphis, Tenn./Bevill State CC 22 Whitney McNelis G 5-4 Fr.-HS Hattiesburg, Miss./Oak Grove HS 11 Robin Murphy F 6-0 RSo.-TR Conyers, Ga./George Washington 32 Lauren Pittman F 5-10 R-So.-1L Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County HS 3 Kendra Reed G/F 5-10 Sr.-3L Bay St. Louis, Miss./Bay St. Louis HS 1 Candace Rucker G 5-10 Jr.-JC Memphis, Tenn./Southwest Tennessee CC 12 Tanesha Washington G/F 6-1 So.-1L Clarksdale, Miss./Coahoma County HS Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss, 1984) Assistant Coaches: Brooke Stoehr (Louisiana Tech, 2002), Shannon Hamp (Memphis, 2003), Jordan Dupuy (Southern Miss, 2002) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Caitlin Doyle (Mississippi College, 2007) Graduate Assistant: Brittany Godsey (North Alabama, 2008) Athletic Trainer: Tanya Watson, ATC Manager: Kristin Fleming

4 Women s Basketball Non-conference Schedule Date Day Opponent Location Time Nov. 3 Monday WEST ALABAMA (EXH) Home TBA Nov. 8 Saturday HOUSTON JAGUARS (EXH) Home 2 p.m. Nov. 14 Friday Sam Houston Huntsville, Texas 12 p.m. Nov. 17 Monday TENNESSEE STATE Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Nov. 20 Thursday South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 7:05 p.m. Nov. 25 Tuesday Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. 7 p.m. Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic sponsored by LaQuinta Inn Nov. 28 Friday vs. ALCORN STATE+ Hattiesburg, Miss. 5 p.m. Belmont vs. Michigan (H) Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Nov. 29 Saturday Consolation+ Hattiesburg, Miss. 2 p.m. Championship+ Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 p.m. Dec. 3 Wednesday Arkansas-Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 7 p.m. Dec. 6 Saturday WILLIAM CAREY Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 p.m. Dec. 13 Saturday SE MISSOURI STATE Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 p.m. Dec. 16 Tuesday MISSISSIPPI STATE Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. The Desert Draw at UNLV (Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, Cal State Northridge, UNLV) Dec. 19 Friday vs. Oklahoma State$ Las Vegas, Nev. 3 p.m. Dec. 20 Saturday UNLV/Cal State Northridge$ Las Vegas, Nev. 3 or 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30 Tuesday NICHOLLS STATE Home 7 p.m. Jan. 3 Saturday UCF* Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. Jan. 8 Thursday UAB* Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Saturday Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. TBA Jan. 18 Sunday UCF* Hattiesburg, Miss. 2 p.m. Jan. 22 Thursday HOUSTON* Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Sunday Rice* Houston, Texas TBA Jan. 29 Thursday MARSHALL* Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Jan. 31 Saturday EAST CAROLINA* Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 p.m. Feb. 5 Thursday SMU* Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Feb. 7 Saturday TULSA* (DH) Hattiesburg, Miss. TBA Feb. 13 Friday East Carolina* Greenville, N. C. 6 p.m. Feb. 15 Sunday Marshall* (ESPN2) Huntington, W. Va. TBA Feb. 19 Thursday Tulane* New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. Feb. 21 Saturday UTEP* El Paso, Texas TBA Feb. 26 Thursday UAB* Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Feb. 28 Saturday MEMPHIS* Hattiesburg, Miss. 4 p.m. Mar. 5-8 Thurs-Sun Conference USA Championship New Orleans, La. TBA (Host: Tulane) All Time Central - Home Games All CAPS & BOLD +Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament $The Desert Draw at UNLV *C-USA Games

5 Lady Eagle Basketball Statistics Southern Miss Combined Team Statistics All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (21-14) (14-4) (5-8) (2-2) CONFERENCE... (8-8) (5-3) (3-5) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (13-6) (9-1) (2-3) (2-2) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- No.Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg LOVE, Pauline REED, Kendra HELGESON, Stephanie EUGENE, Amber BILAND, Liz BARBER, Andrea WILLIAMS, Erica WASHINGTON, Tanesha JOHNSON, Brittany x-sanders, Jasmine MAYS, Shanice x-brooks, Nora TEAM Total Opponents Bold Returnees x-inactive player DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS USM OPP SAM HOUSTON STATE W MCNEESE STATE W SCORING MERCER W Points per game LOUISIANA-MONROE W Scoring margin NORTH FLORIDA W FIELD GOALS-ATT AUSTIN PEAY W Field goal pct at Mississippi State L POINT FG-ATT at Jacksonville State L point FG pct SOUTH ALABAMA L pt FG made per game at Louisiana Tech W FREE THROWS-ATT BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN W Free throw pct % vs Miami L REBOUNDS % vs Illinois-Chicago W Rebounds per game * at UCF W Rebounding margin * at Tulsa L ASSISTS * at SMU Mustangs L Assists per game * RICE L TURNOVERS * at Houston L Turnovers per game * UCF W Turnover margin * EAST CAROLINA L Assist/turnover ratio * MARSHALL W STEALS * MEMPHIS W Steals per game * UAB W BLOCKS * at East Carolina L Blocks per game * at Marshall W WINNING STREAK * UTEP LOT Home win streak * TULANE W ATTENDANCE *2/28/08 at MEMPHIS L Home games-avg/game *3/1/08 at UAB W Neutral site-avg/game !3/6/08 at UCF W !3/7/08 vs Houston W SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total!3/8/08 vs UTEP L ~ UALR W Southern Miss ~ MISSISSIPPI STATE W Opponents /27/08 at Michigan L = Lady Eagle Classic % = Caribbean Classic * = Conference game! = Conference USA Tournament ~ = WNIT

SOUTHERN MISS LADY EAGLE BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS

SOUTHERN MISS LADY EAGLE BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2016-17 GENERAL Name of School: University of Southern Mississippi City/Zip: Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 16,000 Nickname: Golden