Southern Miss (9-14, 3-7) is coming off a 65-61 conference win over UAB on Friday night. Freshman Shannon Stueber scored a game-high 24 points while Deondra Carter and Emer Foley scored 16 and 10 points, respectively. Southern Miss led 59-58 when Stueber hit a running jumper in the lane with 1:26 remaining, giving the Lady Eagles a three-point advantage. Foley then got loose for an easy layup to give Southern Miss a five-point cushion. Stueber sealed the win, hitting both free throws with 12 seconds remaining.

Stueber continues to lead the team in scoring, averaging 14.9 points, while Deondra Carter is averaging 11.2 points and Dianca Jones is averaging 10.0 points. Foley leads the team in rebounding at 5.5 rebounds per game. The Lady Eagles are averaging 57.9 points and 35.1 rebounds. Southern Miss is shooting 39.1 percent from the field and 71.9 percent from the free throw line.

Following the USF game, Southern Miss hits the road for three-straight games to close out the regular season.

4 USF is 16-9 and 6-5 following a 65-61 win at Tulane on Friday night. In that game, Jessica Dickson scored a game-high 20 points. The Bulls scored 35 points off 21 Tulane turnovers. USF led 35-27 at the half, but held off a late Tulane rally in the second half for the win. Dickson leads the team in scoring at 16.4 points, while Ezria Parson leads the team in rebounding at 8.7 rebounds per game. As a team, USF is averaging 66.0 points and 37.7 rebounds per game. The Bulls are shooting 39.1 percent from the field and 67.2 percent from the free throw line.

4 This is the 27th meeting between Southern Miss and USF. Southern Miss leads the series 19-7. The series date back to the 1991-92 season. USF has won three of the last four meetings inlcuding last year's meeting, 70-38, in Tampa. Joye Lee-McNelis has a 12-2 record against USF.