Southern Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2026 · CSM Staff
Southern Jaguars
SWAC (19-13, 12-6)
Big Wins: 12/3 at Arizona (63-57), 12/7 at Houston (70-62)
Bad Losses: 1/10 at Florida A&M (57-60), 2/5 Alabama State (57-61)
Coach: Carlos Funchess
Probable Starters:
DeMya Porter, Sophomore, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Mykayla Cunningham, Junior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.4 rpg
Jaylia Reed, Senior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 2.1 rpg
D’Shantae Edwards, Senior, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.1 apg, 2.2 rpg
Zaria Hurston, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jestiny Dixon, Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.2 apg, 3.1 rpg
Jocelyn Tate, Sophomore, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.6 rpg, 2.0 spg
Olivia Delancy, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 61.8 (258th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.8 (72, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.1 (284, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.5 (152, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.9 (291, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.8 (132, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 59.8 (356, 10)
Rebound Margin: -3.0 (279, 8)
Assists Per Game: 12.3 (225, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.0 (233, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NCAA | First Four win over UC San Diego |
| 2025 | NCAA | First Round loss to UCLA |
| 2023 | NCAA | First Four loss to Sacred Heart |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to Mississippi State |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round loss to Alabama |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round loss to Arkansas State |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 loss to Tulane |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Connecticut |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round loss to New Mexico |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Duke |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas |
*all team stats through 3/5
