University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss Falls to Louisville, 80-65
11/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
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Final Stats
Southern Miss Falls to Louisville, 80-65
Shannon Stueber |
Emer Foley |
Shannon Stueber led the Lady Eagles with 21 points, including 14 in the second and Emer Foley recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
?I thought tonight we got off to a great start,? Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis said. ?We played extremely hard, but we didn?t play real smart. Obviously, we were out muscled by a strong, physical
?I proud of the way we fought and played with a lot of fire, but in order to win against good we must execute during critical times of the game, for example right before the half we had an ill- advised shot, a turnover and gave up an offensive rebound,? McNelis said. ?Then, we started the second half and Jazz Covington went to work. She just took over and during that six minute stretch is when
Southern Miss was able to answer the Cardinal run with a 7-0 run. Louisville built its lead back to seven, 28-21, when Southern Miss went on a 6-0 run, cutting the lead to 1, 28-27.
?Emer Foley continues to battle and score for us, as well Shannon Stueber is continuously given us needed points form outside,? said McNelis.
Southern Miss finished the game shooting 47.3 percent from the field, but for only the third time this season did not shoot above 60 percent from the line (58.8).
Southern Miss returns to action on Sunday when the Lady Eagles play at
