Lady Eagles Conclude Regular Season At Home
2/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Lady Eagles Conclude Regular Season At Home
Southern Miss tries to snap a four-game losing streak with a win, and a chance to finish among the top 12 teams in the league, to advance to Conference USA Tournament in Chicago, Mar. 1-4. This is the first-ever meeting between Southern Miss and East Carolina.
Southern Miss (10-15, 3-9) is coming off a 70-55 loss to Tulane. In that game, Tierra Lassister came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points. She also pulled down four rebounds, had four assists and four blocked shots. Victoria Mason posted her third double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
La'Tasha Sumerall continues to lead the team in scoring with 12.2 per game and Sonja Brown leads the team in rebounding at 8.4 rebounds per game. Sumerall has connected on 49 three-pointers throughout the season.
Southern Miss is averaging 56.5 points and 43.2 rebounds per game. The Lady Eagles have connected on 119 three-pointers.