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On Monday, Chief Financial Officer Douglas Vinzant proposed a
new plan to the Student Government Association for parking that
would completely overhaul the current decal system for both the
Hattiesburg and Gulf Park campuses.
Vinzant said many
installations should be made, such as installing blue emergency
poles, traffic signage or handicapped accessible sidewalks.
However, there is currently not enough money in the decal system to
pay for all the improvements needed.
We have too few people that were trying to use the revenue for
what they pay with parking decals to pay for a whole lot of things
that everyone can benefit
from, he said. According to Vinzants
figures, there were 14,739 students enrolled for the 2014-2015
academic year but only 8,667 parking decals sold. This discrepancy
in numbers creates a lack of funding for each year and, if allowed
to continue, would result in parking decals costing $153 in fiscal
year 2016.
This still wouldnt be enough, Vinzant said. To make up the
discrepancy, each decal would need to be $200.
His proposal, University Access and Transit Service, would
create a transit system for the university with the ability to use
the student ID as a bus pass. Along with the added public transit,
the goal would be to pave all gravel lots on campus, such as the
Hillcrest and Montague lots.
In this system, all students
in both Hattiesburg and Gulf Park campuses would share an
overall fee for parking and capital improvements, generated to SOAR
accounts. This would pay for the new transit system plus all
improvements made to parking lots and sidewalks.
This fee would not be in addition to the current decal, but
completely replace the decal fee. The fee would also
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Students to participate in community service Saturday.
Of the 24 bands that performed in the Limerick International
Band Championship in Ireland on Sunday, The University of Southern
Mississippis marching band The Pride of Mississippi was awarded the
title of Best Overall Band.
The parade featured over 1,100 musicians from Ireland, Europe
and the U.S., about 130 of whom were from Southern Miss.
The victory came as no surprise to Steve Moser, the dean of the
College of Arts and
Letters at USM. The Pride was outstanding
today, Moser said on Sunday. (They) excited the crowds in
Limerick and were the great ambassadors for The University of
Southern Mississippi and the state of Mississippi we all know them
to be.
Only two days later, The Pride of Mississippi won the award for
Best Adult Band at the St. Patricks Day Parade in Dublin. Each year
about 500,000 spectators line the streets of Dublin to see the
parade, and it is broadcasted via webcast throughout the world.
According to James Standland,
the director of the Pride, it was not the bands rst time
performing there. The Pride also marched in the St. Patricks Day
Parade in the late 1990s.
Needless to say there is an excitement with our students that I
have never seen, Standland said. These students rehearsed and
prepared for the performances and are very deserving of this unique
international achievement.
The Pride performed music familiar to any Southern Miss fan,
including the universitys ght song as well as the bands rendition
of Michael Jacksons Thriller. Standland also noted
that the band was extended an invitation by Guinness to perform
at the brewery following the parade Tuesday.
Doug Morin, a graduate assistant with the Department of Bands
and the Pride, said the parades were unlike anything he had
experienced before.
Even the pageant as the Irish refer to them ahead of us turned
around because they were impressed by what they heard, Morin
said.
It was really awesome to hear them cheering for us and a lot of
times people would cheer and yell Go Mississippi to us, said
Mallory Jennings, a sophomore
math licensure major and a drum major for the Pride.
Abbe Adent, a junior interdisciplinary studies major who plays
the piccolo, explained that the Pride originally did not know they
were competing Sunday.
In the Limerick parade we thought we were an exhibition band,
Adent said. Being unaware that we were competing meant that we were
just focused on having fun making music, and I think that helped
the performance a lot.
This trip is something that every single student will remember
for a lifetime, Standland said. It was that special.
Alan RawlsManaging Editor
see PARKING, page 3
Courtesy PhotoThe Pride of Mississippi enjoyed a successful trip
to Ireland over spring break, as they were awarded the title of
Best Overall Band at Limerick International Band Championship
Sunday. The parade featured 1,100 musicians from Europe and the
U.S. The following Tues-day, the Pride was awarded Best Adult Band
at the St. Patricks Day Parade in Dublin.
The Pride wins major awards in Ireland
University proposes parking plan, transit system Lindsey
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The Polymer Science parking lot is a 24-hour reserved lot and is
not open to student
parking even at night or during the weekend. Jumping the
curb
to get to this lot is ILLEGAL, and you will be ticketed
for doing so.
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be lower than the current decal rate, which currently stands at
$144 for the Hattiesburg campus. With the new system in place, this
fee would be lowered to $120 and provide over $4.7 million in
additional revenue.
This is an idea being processed and reviewed not only by SGA,
but by the Faculty Senate, President Rodney Bennett and the
Executive Cabinet. There is no current confirmation whether this
program will be used in 2015-2016 year.
Jeffrey George, SGA president, voiced his
support for the idea.The purpose that its meant for is very
beneficial, George said. What we want to do is make sure we hear
from students and see what their thoughts are, because this will
affect all students.
This idea will continue to be reviewed and evaluated.
Its definitely something we want to see happen, Vinzant said. If
were people were overwhelmingly opposed to it, wed take a step back
and see if things werent making sense. However, people are going to
benefit from this (change).
Students to serve in Big Event SaturdayLOCAL
The Student Government Association will gear up for volunteer
project The Big Event on Saturday at 8 a.m. to contribute their
time to service in the Hattiesburg area.
The Big Event is a day to celebrate the city of Hattiesburg
through service, said Matt Balcer, SGA executive director of
events. We currently have over 800 students signed up to serve
(across the city).
According to WDAM, The Big Event began at Texas A&M
University and spread across the nation, rst coming to Southern
Miss ve years ago.
Its one event, but you want (students) to get this thing in
their head that says, you know, I want to go back there, I want to
serve
in a different way, I want to be able to go back and make a
long-term investment, Associate Dean of Students Wynde Fitts
said.
There are over 20 organizations involved, with service locations
being varied from Southern Pines Animal Shelter, The DREAM of
Hattiesburg and Wesley Manor to Venture Church and Parkway
Heights.
There has to be at least one representative from each student
organization on campus, Balcer said. The team has been working very
hard on (The Big Event). Director Elena Lofton and assistant
directors Blake Dunaway and Gabrielle Munn have been working on
this since last semester, so were all very excited to see it nally
happening.
Registration for the event is currently closed.
Within the past two weeks, the Southern Miss Gamma chapter of
the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, known as Sig Ep, has not only
donated over $9,000 to local charity Extra Table, but has also won
a third consecutive Excelsior Cup.
To win the Excelsior Cup, a national award for Sig Ep chapters,
three years in a row is an impressive and rare feat.
This years Excelsior Cup was awarded for excellence, in
standards and accountability and in supporting a culture where all
members live in accordance with the values and expectations of the
fraternity and their university, according to the of cial press
release.
Greek Life of cials at Southern Miss praised the fraternity.
Sig Ep is consistently one of the leaders in our Interfraternity
Council, said Southern Miss Director of Greek Life Charles
Childress. Their continued recognition through their National Of ce
proves they are a leader regionally amongst their peer chapters. We
in Greek Life are proud of their past and current accomplishments
and what the future holds.
Members of Sig Ep were also proud of the accomplishment.
It feels great to win this prestigious award three years in a
row, said Dylan Copeland, a Sig Ep member and junior construction
engineering major. Every year we try to improve in every aspect,
and it is very encouraging to see our hard work pay off.
Additionally, the men of Sig Ep were able to raise over $9,000
at their annual Chili Cook-Off last semester for their
philanthropy, Extra Table.
Extra Table is a non-pro t with a goal of ending hunger and
malnourishment in the region by providing food pantries and soup
kitchens with new and healthy food. This is Sig Eps rst year
working with Extra Table.
Brandon Dunnam, a junior sports management major who also serves
as the chapter chaplain, explained why they chose Extra Table as
the
fraternitys philanthropy. We made the switch to Extra
Table because we felt like we could make more of an impact
(locally) and generate signi cant support for them and what they
are trying to accomplish because they help many people who are
hungry or malnourished here (in) the Pine Belt.
All of the money donated to Extra Table goes directly toward
food purchases.
Across the nation fraternities and sororities engage in
philanthropies that have more of an impact both locally and
globally than the uninitiated observer might realize at rst glance.
In fact, according to James Madison University, fraternities and
sororities raise over $7 million for charities every year, as well
as totaling over 850,000 hours of community service annually.
A bipartisan group of 12 U.S. senators have introduced a new
bill called the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. The bill
aimed to regulate the way that universities handle on-campus sexual
assault.
The newest version of this bill requires that university
personnel who are involved in disciplinary actions meet speci c
training requirement along with a new set of standards for all
personnel involved in the handling of sexual assault incidents. The
bill would also require universities to complete a climate survey
every two years.
The legislation would create uniform standards for universities
when handling sexual assault incidents. Universities who do not
comply with the standards would be ned for their lack of
compliance.
Deena Crawford is the director of student counseling services at
The University of Southern Mississippi. She is writing a grant
proposal for funds to support a coordinated campus and community
team to provide oversight on USMs prevention programs, training and
services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating
violence and stalking. She emphasized the importance of clear and
consistent policies regarding sexual assault.
Advocacy and support for victims is a must, Crawford said.
Universities also need to have prevention and education activities
that inform students, faculty and staff of issues surround sexual
misconduct. Having well-trained counselors, victim advocates,
police and medical staff is important as well.
While the legislation would create new standards for
universities policies regarding sexual assault, universities would
be able to maintain policies that extend beyond the standards.
Rebecca Malley, who is the title IX coordinator at Southern
Miss, said there is a need for a balance between government
requirements and universities freedom to create their own set of
policies.
It is my opinion that a balance of the two is optimal, Malley
said. Clearly stated expectations by the federal government
regarding what the must have elements of sexual assault allegation
reviews must include, with exibility of an institution to meet
those requirements in a manner most appropriate for that particular
college or university.
Malley also said that the current policies and procedures at
Southern Miss call for internal investigations to determine whether
or not an individual has violated the universitys sexual misconduct
policy.
USMs sexual misconduct policy and procedures outline the process
by which the university conducts internal reviews of sexual assault
allegations, Malley said. The internal process, as you will surmise
from a review of it, is not a criminal proceeding and does not use
a guilt-or-innocence standard. Rather, the goal is to determine
whether or not it is more likely than not that the universitys
sexual misconduct policy has been violated.
Opponents of the bill believe that sexual assault is too dif
cult of an issue to create a one-size- ts-all solution and suggest
that the creators of the bill believe that universities do not want
to do the right thing in cases of sexual assault.
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Hunt Mercier/Printz ArchivesSophomore Kaitlyn LeBlanc and senior
Kelly Liles clean up around Black Creek at the Big Event in
2014.
Senate bill targets sexual assault on campus
Fraternity wins national award, donates to charity
NATIONALGREEK LIFE
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The University of Southern Mississippi is home to yet another
student who has been nationally recognized for her talent. Briar
Jonee Blakley ended her career on season eight of The Voice this
week; but Blakley has high hopes for what is to come next in her
music career.
Blakley first appeared on The Voice during her blind
audition.
Getting to the blind auditions was a very difficult process
there were so many auditions leading up to that point only to have
a 50/50 chance to actually audition, she said. I went on day four
and there were only a few spots left after I went.
According to Billboards website, Blakley had both Blake Shelton
and Pharrell wanting her to be on their team.
The Shuqualak, Mississippi, native chose to be a member of
Pharrells team.
I chose Pharrell because I admired him as a producer, Blakley
said. It is my dream to produce for a major artist and I feel like
he has done a phenomenal job in that field.
Monday, she competed against Caitlin Caporale on the third night
of The Voice 2015 battle round. The two were challenged to both
sing Alicia Keys hit Fallin. After the battle, Pharrell chose
Caporale to continue on the show.
Though Blakley did not win The Voice, she said the experience
has changed her life.
Ive gained exposure on a national scale, which is the
ultimate goal, she said. And I feel that I can use this
experience to further my personal career.
Her most memorable experience throughout her time on The Voice
was being able to perform in front of a large crowd. This
experience helped her to find her own comfort zone.
Ive learned so much from the show as far as performance is
concerned, Blakley said. I really appreciate the casting team for
seeing something special in me.
Currently, Blakley is working with long-time friend Jawan Hopson
on a EP release.
Hopson is a communications studies major with a minor in arts
and entertainment management at Pace University. The two became
friends when they both attended the Mississippi School of the Arts.
Hopson and Blakley were both vocal majors and eventually graduated
together.
I was so happy about her being on the show because the world was
finally going to see the talent Ive been mesmerized by since we
first met, Hopson said. Her success inspired me to be even more
fearless in chasing my own dreams.
On the status of her EP release, Hopson was quite secretive.
Im not really at liberty to discuss all those details, he said.
But definitely stay tuned.
As of right now, Blakley said she has taken time away from
school. But she does plan to return to Southern Miss one day to
pursue a music degree.
When asked to give advice to other students wishing to pursue
music, Blakley gave advice well beyond her years.
The advice I would give to anyone who wants to pursue something
such as The Voice is to stay true to the type of
music that you want to pursue, she said. Also make sure that you
are willing to endure hardships and stick in there.
Make sure that you gain the most out of the experience, have
confidence and be the best you possible.
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Kelley Joe Brum eld/PrintzLocated on the rst oor of Scott Hall,
the new and spacious waiting room in the Mof tt Health Clinic
provides a comfortable environment for the campus community.
Accord-ing to a press release, the clinic increases the square
footage of a the student clinic by 30 percent. This provides space
for laboratory and X-ray activity, bigger health care provider work
areas and a more accessible pharmacy and dental care area. There
will also be an addition of 15 private exam rooms to increase
patient con dentiality and ef ciency and separate sick visit and
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After breaking ground in 2012, The University of Southern
Mississippis future home for the College of Business, Scianna Hall,
is nearing completion. Expectations for USMs newest addition are
high as the building is expected to yield several positive
attributions for business students and the university as a
whole.
According to Joel Lucero, associate director for campus projects
and development, Scianna Hall will incorporate a long list of
special features and technologies to better aid students academic
endeavors and overall experience while attending the university.
Some of the features that Lucero highlighted included everything
from easily modi ed classroom interiors to allow for group breakout
sessions and group efforts to group study rooms that contain
certain technologies to help students engage in interactive
discussions.
Part of the master plan is to provide a place where students can
learn together and exchange ideas, Lucero said. It creates a
real-life atmosphere to give business students the best advantage
for what is out there in the real market.
Lucero said the building will include a complete gathering area
on the second oor for students to interact with each other and
professors on a regular basis, as compared to some of the other
buildings on campus that are simply long corridors.
It is another one of our goals to essentially add to the college
experience and I think these additions will help accomplish that,
Lucero said.
In addition to the educationally designed student gathering
areas, classrooms and lecture halls are expected to introduce a
variety of new technology into the
academic environment.Over the past eight years,
technology on campus has constantly evolved, Lucero said. Every
time we build a building we try to construct it to the most current
standard of technology so that the technology is not obsolete by
the time we install it.
Lucero said the technology is purchased at the end of the
construction process, so that Scianna Hall will be equipped with
the latest technology possible. He added that having the
capabilities of the new technologies in Scianna
Hall will not only bene t students in the College of Business,
but will bene t the expansion of campus as well.
J.T. Tisdale, director of external relations for the College of
Business, said the technology that will be available in Scianna
Hall is one of the essential factors that will ultimately post USMs
College of Business on par with business schools worldwide and he
echoed Luceros statement that these advancements in technology will
bene t the university as a whole.
Students will now be able to
engage with people internationally, nationally and locally, and
will also be able to interact with Fortune 500 companies, Tisdale
said. These innovations are de nitely pushing technology to the
next level for the College of Business and Southern Miss.
Lucero explained Scianna Hall will potentially include lecture
halls equipped with a variety of multimedia components such as
several running simultaneously for different aspects of interactive
sessions. Also, the building will have what Lucero loosely referred
to as a nancial center located on the second oor. This area will
have a constant stream of stock market activity on display.
Lucero and Tisdale both explained that having these technologies
would allow for the introduction academic features known as Lecture
Capture and Distance Learning.
Lecture Capture would essentially provide a way for students to
access professors lectures online and gather necessary information.
Distance Learning would potentially enable classes from the
universitys Gulf Park campus to join in on lectures taking place in
Scianna Hall. These students would not only be able to stream the
lecture, but would be able to actively participate in lectures.
While the new building is expected to yield such academic bene
ts, Lucero said it is the buildings overall ef ciency that makes it
unique.
For almost eight years weve
been promoting new technologies and ideas on campus to save
energy, Lucero said. Some of the buildings on campus such as
College Hall have a few of these energy saving technologies but
Scianna Hall is the rst building to have a lot of it incorporated
into one building.
Lucero explained that some of these technologies include LED
automatic lighting, which are expected to yield an energy saving of
about 30 percent in regards to lighting, more thermostat control
and more speci c control of energy in the building as a whole.
The best comment I heard was when we were in front of the
(university) president, the architect stood up and said that the we
not only met but surpassed the states requirement for energy ef
ciency, Lucero said.
According to an article in Southern Miss Now, the opening of
Scianna Hall will increase the square footage dedicated to the
College of Business by 50 percent.
Furthermore, Tisdale added the new facility would likely
contribute to a sustainable growth of the College of Business and
enrollment of business students at the university, in which now the
college represents about 13.9 percent of the student population,
according to the most recent annual report.
The building is of high quality and I think it will start
setting new standards for us on campus, Lucero said. Its a well
appointed building; simple in its taste, but stately.
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Scianna Hall to feature latest technologyColin CameronPrintz
Reporter
Kelley Joe Brum eld/PrintzAfter two years of construction,
Scianna Hall is nally near completion. The building will even
feature a nancial center on the second oor with a constant stream
of stock market activity.
Kelley Joe Brum eld/PrintzClassrooms in Scianna Hall are tiered
with modesty tables. Lecture halls are equipped with new multimedia
components and technology to allow for interactive teaching
sessions.
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Dear Editor(s),
I am writing you concerning the article that was shared on your
website involving four USM students during spring break. I do not
believe that the public should see .03 percent of our students as a
representation of our student body. The front page of your website
showed a mug shot of one of our current students. Im not so sure
that we would like incoming students or future employees of our
noble institution, that are looking for information, to see a
students mug shot from Florida publicized everywhere.
Three of the students mentioned only received MIPs, a common
charge among
college students. While I understand that freedom of speech and
press is open to anyone, I ask you to consider what was gained by
sharing this article involving students who made youthful mistakes
while on their first college spring break.
I also understand that you received your information from a news
source where the incident occurred, but you, the Student Printz,
the newspaper that represents The University of Southern
Mississippis students, chose to reveal to the world that they
attend our beloved university. I cannot understand why a newspaper,
that represents our university and should want to shed
positive light on our institution, would share an article about
.03 percent of our students who made a mistake while not under our
schools supervision. Without your article, these individuals, who
very well could be great people and students, have no association
with us. You are the reason for our negative publicity.
Finally, I would like to share some of the awesome stories Ive
heard from spring break and give shout outs to several groups who
represented us with utmost class. None of these groups were
publicized on your website at the time of their actions and all of
them involved more than four students. Our womens
basketball team played for a conference championship and lost a
heart breaker in the last few seconds; my family was in attendance,
you were not. The Pride of Mississippi placed first overall in the
Limerick Parade in Ireland. Mission trips were taken by many of our
campus organizations including a group from Venture Church to
Haiti, Campus Crusades for Christ (CRU) to New York, and the
Catholic Student Association to North Dakota. The Luckyday Scholars
also took a trip to San Francisco. We also had students skiing,
hiking the Appalachian Trail, teaching in Canada, on a cruise in
the Caribbean, meeting Mickey Mouse at
Disney World, exploring India, visiting graduate schools and law
schools and many other students who had successful trips to the
beach.
While posting articles in order to get website hits is important
to media outlets, the effects they could have on people and our
university could be detrimental. Lets post this letter, share it on
social media, and provide the public with positive publicity for
The University of Southern Mississippi.
Sincerely,
Andy BurlesonA Proud Student The University of Southern
Mississippi
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On Wednesday, March 4, the Healthcare Marketing department had
the pleasure of hosting a dinner event where Steve Owen, chief
operating of cer of Medicus Innovation, came and gave an extensive
lecture on the provider based (hospitals, healthcare networks,
physicians, etc) side of the Affordable Care Act.
Steve Owen has experience at the local, regional and national
level of pharmaceutical sales, and he is able to provide a fresh
perspective on innovative marketing/sales approaches for those in
the healthcare industry. He is also the principal author of the
Providers Guide to Value-Based Medicare Reimbursement and has been
instrumental in the development of innovative data-base resources
designed to assist healthcare organizations in developing plans to
maximize quality and resources.
Attendance for the event included approximately 50 percent of
the Healthcare Marketing majors and some notable faculty such as
Faye
Gilbert, Dean of the College of Business, Mike Wittmann, chair
of the marketing and merchandising department, and Kelli King,
professor of practice in marketing and J.T. Tisdale, director of
external relations. The students were extended the unique
opportunity to learn about a less publicized aspect of what is
colloquially known as Obamacarethe provider-based area.
The healthcare marketing department actively participates in not
only traditional classroom education, but education through real
world experiences and situations by recruiting and bringing in
extremely quali ed and highly respected guest lecturers who are
either in the eld currently or have extensive experience in the
eld.
On top of bringing in top-notch guest lecturers, the department
hosts meet-and-greets each semester. These events allow students
the opportunity to have one-on-one interactions with local
professionals in the pharmaceutical sales and
medical device sales area. These events also allow
students huge opportunities to make connections with individuals
in the eld. The Healthcare Marketing department is a unique
department because there are less than a handful of universities in
the country that have this major, and USMs department gives
students a distinct advantage when it comes to job placement in the
very competitive eld of pharmaceuticals and device sales because of
the background in anatomy and sales.
Steve Owen was quite impressed with the USMs Healthcare
Marketing department stating, The thing about this program is to
the best of my knowledge, there isnt another program like this. You
really have a leg up in interviews because of the background in
sales and human anatomy.
-Ross Bedenbaugh, senior healthcare marketing major
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OPINIONPage 6 | Thursday, March 19, 2015
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The Southern Miss Lady Eagles face off against Texas Southern in
the first round of the Womens NIT Thursday at Reed Green Coliseum.
USM is coming off a loss to Western Kentucky in the Conference USA
Championship game 60-57, but still punched their post season ticket
for the second consecutive season.
Were just excited to be here and hopefully well get to host some
more games than just this one, said senior guard Brooke Rhodes. But
if not, we still want to win the tournament for the fans and just
for the pride of Southern Miss.
The Lady Eagles lost in heart-breaking fashion and that may make
their first round match up against Texas Southern the toughest test
of the tournament.
USM has to bounce back quickly after being only three points
away from clinching a Conference USA championship for the second
year in a row. It does not help that the Lady Eagles are facing an
experienced Texas Southern team.
Texas Southern enters as an automatic qualifier like USM and
similarly played in the 2014 WNIT where they lost to SMU, 84-78.
The Lady Tigers only graduated one senior on last years squad and
that experience will only help them.
There are weaknesses that USM can exploit though. Firstly, the
Lady Tigers shoot an abysmal 27 percent from the three point line,
almost entirely relying on going to the paint to score, an area the
Lady Eagles defend very well.
Also, for a team that likes to drive to the paint and get easy
buckets and layups, they tend to not convert on extra opportunities
at the free throw line. Texas Southern shoots only 65 percent from
the free throw line.
If the Lady Eagles get desperate, they could turn to a
Hack-a-Shaq philosophy and send Texas Southern to the charity
stripe in hopes that they miss timely free throws.
It is a flawed game plan and one the Lady Eagles surely hope
they will not need, but it is a definite possibility.
Texas Southern also plays an experienced and battle hardened
Lady Eagles team.
Southern Miss won their first round match up in the 2014 WNIT
against Lamar, 75-60, before losing to Mississippi State in
overtime in round two.
USM has gone toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in
Conference USA and beaten nearly all of them, including Conference
USA champ Western Kentucky.
The best win Texas Southern has, is a 69-63 win over C-USA
bottom dweller Rice.
Normally, the Lady Eagles would dispatch Texas Southern without
much problem, but a heart-breaking loss might creep in the minds of
the Lady Eagles and they might be physically and mentally worn
down.
But head coach Joye Lee-McNelis has tried to tell her team that
looking back at what could have been will only hurt them moving
forward.
You cant live with the what-ifs, Lee-McNelis said. You got to go
with whats given to you and take the plan.
If they catch their second wind and play like USM is capable of,
there is no reason they should not dominate Texas Southern and go
deep into the WNIT.
Tipoff is for 7 p.m. Thursday at Reed Green Coliseum.
Lady Eagles prepare for TexasSouthern in WNIT
SPORTS Thursday, March 19, 2015 | Page 7BASKETBALL
Jacob KempSports Reporter
Courtesy PhotoSenior Tamara Jones shoots against Western
Kentucky during the Conference USA Championship Saturday in
Birmingham, Alabama. The Lady Eagles lost, but are now
participating in the WNIT Thursday in the Reed Green Coliseum.
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