Game 6 • South Alabama Jaguars at Southern Mississippi Eagles
November 30, 2017 • 6:00 p.m. (C.T.) • Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Miss.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 43-70 (5th year)
Overall Record: 250-258 (18th year)

Joye Lee-McNelis
(Southern Miss, '84)
at Sothern Mississippi: 221-195 (16)
Overall: 450-351 (27) 

LAST GAME
South Alabama extended its winning streak to three games after taking down Alabama State on Tuesday.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars close out the three game week at the Mitchell Center on Sunday against Jacksonville at 1:05 p.m.

ON THE AIR
On the air : https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, p-b-p JT Crabtree
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RANKINGS (Through end of 2016-17 season)
USA: #229 RPI
SOUTHERN MISS: #102 RPI

THE SERIES
This marks the second meeting between the two programs. NC State took the matchup last year at the Mitchell Center.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars extend their win streak to three on Tuesday with a win at Alabama State.
- Erin Autio scored a career-high 20 points while shooting 7-of-10 from the field, including 6-of-9 from three-point range.
- Autio's six made three-pointers tied for the fourth-most made in a game in program history, one away from tying the record.
- Shaforia Kines grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Alabama State, all of them were collected in the first half.
- South Alabama has six student-athletes averaging at least seven or more points, Savannah Jones (15.0), Chyna Ellis (13.4), Antoinette Lewis (9.0), Autio (8.0), Kines (7.6) and Genesis Perrymond (7.0).
- Ellis is six blocks away from taking sole possession of second in Sun Belt Conference history and is 37 away from becoming the all-time leader.
- Ellis passed Lyletha Gamble for 9th all-time for rebounds in a career in program history during the game against Alabama State.
- The senior center is also in the top-20 in the country in offensive rebounds per game (5.0) and top-40 in blocks per game (2.4).
- Candice Williams leads the Sun Belt in assist-turnover ratio averaging four assists per turnover.
- The Jags lead the SBC in blocks (36) and blocks per game (7.3), while being second in assists per game (16.2).
- USA has outscored its opponents by an average of 9.0 points per game.
- The Jaguars have only been outscored in the fourth quarter once this season.
- South Alabama is shooting 41 percent from the field through four games while holding opponents to just under 34 percent shooting per contest.
- Perrymond leads the Jags in steals with 10, while Kines leads in assists with 17.
- South Alabama has outscored their opponents in every quarter except for the second where opponents have outscored the Jags 72-62. - Southern Mississippi is 6-1 this season, including 5-0 at home.
- Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis won her 450th career game on Tuesday.
- The Eagles have three scorers averaging double-digits, Jayla King (17.3), Shonte Harris (14.6) and Megan Brown (10.3).
- King also leads the squad in steals (18) and rebounds per game (8.6).
- Harris leads the Eagles with 36 assists.
- Southern Miss shoots 74.5 percent from the charity stripe.
- The Eagles are coming off a postseason appearance in the WNIT last season.
 
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