SOUTHERN MISS WOMENS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS

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 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) 266-5017 HISTORY First yr. of women s basketball: 1975-76 Overall all-time record: 551-389 No. yrs. in NCAA Tournament/last: 8/1996 No. yrs. in NWIT/last: 3/2008 Last postseason opponent: Michigan/2008 Results: L, 45-59 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director of Athletics: Jack Duggan AMR Office Phone: (601) 266-4503 Associate Director/Basketball Contact: Shirley Hill Office Phone: (601) 266-4506 Home Phone: (601) 264-2659 Cell Phone: (601) 520-3708 Email Address: shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu Associate Director: Tim Andrzejewski Email Address: timothy.andrzejewski@usm.edu Assistant Director: Jason Kirksey Email Address: jason.kirksey@usm.edu Graduate Assistant: Carlie McCrary Secretary: Ty Stewart Fax: (601) 266-4507 Press Row Phone: (601) 266-5428 Mailing Address: 118 College Drive, #5161 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Overnight Address: 2609 West 4th St. Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Web Address: www.southernmiss.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis Alma Mater/Year: Southern Miss, 1984 Record at school (yrs.): 59-63 (Four) Career record (yrs.): 288-219 (17) Basketball Office Phone: (601) 266-6444 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: 21-14 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 39406-0001 Phone: 601-266-4505 Play-by-Play Announcer: TBA Media Services: Contact Media Relations

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 35/35 16.2 10.3 (R) Kendra Reed 5-10 Sr. F 35/35 11.9 2.9 43.5% (3-pt FG %) (R) Stephanie Helgeson 6-4 r-jr. C 34/17 11.9 6.3 2.7 blk (R) Amber Eugene 5-7 Sr. G 35/31 9.6 5.1 3.2 ast (R) Andrea Barber 6-2 Sr. G 34/34 7.3 3.1 6.2 ast Other Returnees Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other Brittnay Johnson 5-8 So. G 16/0 2.3 0.3 Shanice Mays 5-6 So. G 28/1 1.7 1.1 Tanesha Washington 6-1 So. G/F 34/3 4.6 1.9 Lauren Pittman* 5-10 So. F 30/22 7.7 2.2 *Sat out last season Other Losses Ht. Cl. Pos. Gp/Gs Ppg Rpg Other Liz Biland 6-2 xx C 31/18 7.3 4.5 1.0 blk Erica Williams 5-8 xx G 20/1 4.7 1.4 Newcomers (5) Ht Cl. Pos Ppg Rpg Other Last School Erin Gatling 5-5 Fr. PG 14.2 4.5 6.2 ast Van Buren HS Candice Rucker 5-9 Jr. G 20.0 6.7 Southwest Tennessee CC Ashley Martin 6-3 Jr. C 13.1 8.8 Bevill State CC Whitney McNelis 5-4 Fr. G 5.0 2.0 4.4 ast Oak Grove HS Robin Murphy+ 6-0 Jr. F 1.2 1.2 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 2007-08 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 1995-96 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.

SOUTHERN MISS 2008-09 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

Women s Basketball Non-conference 2008-09 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

2007-08 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--- ---3-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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 55 LOVE, Pauline... 35-35 1142 32.6 233-515.452 45-147.306 55-76.724 102 257 359 10.3 76 2 74 85 13 39 566 16.2 03 REED, Kendra... 35-35 1205 34.4 128-275.465 67-154.435 95-112.848 28 75 103 2.9 87 2 97 83 4 41 418 11.9 44 HELGESON, Stephanie 34-17 839 24.7 163-309.528 2-11.182 76-107.710 61 154 215 6.3 97 2 52 108 92 24 404 11.9 10 EUGENE, Amber... 35-31 1068 30.5 129-248.520 0-1.000 79-108.731 58 121 179 5.1 108 5 111 110 9 51 337 9.6 54 BILAND, Liz... 31-18 672 21.7 89-183.486 14-42.333 33-38.868 36 104 140 4.5 74 2 24 47 31 22 225 7.3 14 BARBER, Andrea... 34-34 1144 33.6 67-187.358 18-59.305 60-78.769 17 90 107 3.1 77 1 209 121 1 52 212 6.2 23 WILLIAMS, Erica... 20-1 250 12.5 31-83.373 14-45.311 17-19.895 6 22 28 1.4 23 0 17 19 1 5 93 4.7 12 WASHINGTON, Tanesha 34-3 383 11.3 62-143.434 8-24.333 24-34.706 19 46 65 1.9 57 1 15 39 4 12 156 4.6 24 JOHNSON, Brittany.. 16-0 76 4.8 13-27.481 8-18.444 2-4.500 1 4 5 0.3 8 0 2 4 0 2 36 2.3 42 x-sanders, Jasmine. 1-0 10 10.0 1-2.500 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 25 MAYS, Shanice... 28-1 225 8.0 19-33.576 0-1.000 9-12.750 5 13 18 0.6 21 0 31 37 0 12 47 1.7 22 x-brooks, Nora... 3-0 11 3.7 1-6.167 0-0.000 0-0.000 2 0 2 0.7 7 1 1 3 0 0 2 0.7 TEAM... 51 75 126 3.6 0 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total... 35 7025 936-2011.465 176-502.351 450-588.765 386 962 1348 38.5 635 16 633 675 155 260 2498 71.4 Opponents... 35 7025 825-2166.381 170-527.323 442-662.668 487 765 1252 35.8 577 7 465 575 85 304 2262 64.6 Bold Returnees x-inactive player DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ TEAM STATISTICS USM OPP 11-9-07 SAM HOUSTON STATE W 87-69 1911 -------------------------------------------------- 11-13-07 MCNEESE STATE W 94-52 719 SCORING... 2498 2262 11-16-07 MERCER W 82-48 1565 Points per game... 71.4 64.6 11-20-07 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 79-65 1513 Scoring margin... +6.7 - +11-23-07 NORTH FLORIDA W 80-44 1480 FIELD GOALS-ATT... 936-2011 825-2166 +11-24-07 AUSTIN PEAY W 76-65 1532 Field goal pct....465.381 11-29-07 at Mississippi State L 56-77 912 3 POINT FG-ATT... 176-502 170-527 12-1-07 at Jacksonville State L 74-76 560 3-point FG pct....351.323 12-4-07 SOUTH ALABAMA L 74-76 1511 3-pt FG made per game. 5.0 4.9 12-8-07 at Louisiana Tech W 67-62 1839 FREE THROWS-ATT... 450-588 442-662 12-15-07 BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN W 78-50 1393 Free throw pct....765.668 %12-18-07 vs Miami L 56-63 250 REBOUNDS... 1348 1252 %12-19-07 vs Illinois-Chicago W 79-55 300 Rebounds per game... 38.5 35.8 *1-5-08 at UCF W 71-54 579 Rebounding margin... +2.7 - *1-11-08 at Tulsa L 62-63 1205 ASSISTS... 633 465 *1-13-08 at SMU Mustangs L 72-85 901 Assists per game... 18.1 13.3 *1-17-08 RICE L 58-64 1552 TURNOVERS... 675 575 *1-20-08 at Houston L 61-71 627 Turnovers per game... 19.3 16.4 *1-25-08 UCF W 84-62 1984 Turnover margin... -2.9 - *1-31-08 EAST CAROLINA L 70-86 1414 Assist/turnover ratio. 0.9 0.8 *2-2-08 MARSHALL W 77-51 3985 STEALS... 260 304 *2-7-08 MEMPHIS W 76-56 1234 Steals per game... 7.4 8.7 *2-9-08 UAB W 77-64 2275 BLOCKS... 155 85 *02-15-08 at East Carolina L 63-68 1513 Blocks per game... 4.4 2.4 *2-17-08 at Marshall W 77-67 752 WINNING STREAK... 0 - *2-22-08 UTEP LOT 72-73 1317 Home win streak... 3 - *2-24-08 TULANE W 72-57 1281 ATTENDANCE... 28910 14920 *2/28/08 at MEMPHIS L 60-64 1147 Home games-avg/game... 18-1606 13-1033 *3/1/08 at UAB W 76-73 712 Neutral site-avg/game. - 4-372!3/6/08 at UCF W 74-72 813!3/7/08 vs Houston W 71-67 - SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total!3/8/08 vs UTEP L 69-86 936 ------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ~3-20-08 UALR W 67-57 940 Southern Miss... 1175 1316 7-2498 ~3-24-08 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 62-61 1304 Opponents... 1011 1243 8-2262 03/27/08 at Michigan L 45-59 1874 + = Lady Eagle Classic % = Caribbean Classic * = Conference game! = Conference USA Tournament ~ = WNIT