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February 1, 2012) an update to 31st & Pearl Misery The student athletes on the USM women’s basketball team have earned PhDs in heartache and disappointment. Their major professor is head coach Joye Lee-McNelis. The fan base, a largely older, yet loyal population of Hattiesburg citizens that was cultivated by former head coach Kay James, has long since melted away. Now, echoes of crickets, are all that can be heard inside Reed Green Coliseum on game days. There’s little wonder as to why all of this is occurring. Lee-McNelis began her USM career in 2004-05, going 9-19 (0.321) that first season.

(February 6, 2012) Raynie Days Ahead? ATHLETICS APPARENTLY CONDUCTING BACKDOOR SEARCH FOR TENNIS COACH USM head women’s tennis coach Raynie Theis was pleased with her second recruiting class at USM. In a 1-Dec-2011 press release, Theis informed Golden Eagle fans that she was “very excited” about signing tennis stars from Texas and Oregon to national letters of intent that make them Golden Eagles in 2012-13 academic year.

(February 10, 2012) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss 10-February-2012 Will 2011-12 be a Banner Year?
USM Athletics: 2011-12 Performance