Today: USF women at Southern Miss

By GREG AUMAN
Published February 13, 2005

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WHEN/WHERE: 3; Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg.

RECORDS: USF - 16-9, 6-5 C-USA; Southern Miss - 9-14, 3-7.

COACHES: USF - Jose Fernandez (55-81, fifth season), Southern Miss - Joye Lee-McNelis (first season; 238-170, overall).

NOTABLE: After a 1-7 start in C-USA, the Golden Eagles have won two straight. ... USF got its first league road win, 65-61 at Tulane on Friday, and tied the school mark for wins in a season. ... Southern Miss is led by 5-foot-11 freshman forward Shannon Stueber (14.9 points a game). ... For USF, center Nalini Miller played only three minutes Friday after playing 20 Monday in her return after missing eight games with a strained hamstring. Staked to an early lead, Fernandez chose to rest her, and centers Sharon Cambridge and ChiChi Okpaleke went a combined 6-for-8 from the field. ... Southern Miss is the league's second-worst rebounding team. ... USF leads C-USA in turnover margin and Southern Miss is last.