Tuesday, November 9
Reed Green Coliseum
7:00 PM
Southern Miss
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81
vs
67
William Carey
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William Carey
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67
Southern Miss.
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81
Hardy Drops 30, Golden Eagles Cruise Past William Carey
11/9/2021 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Postgame Press Conference
HATTIESBURG, Miss. --Â Junior Tae Hardy wasted no time getting his junior campaign off to a solid start as the Ellenwood, Ga. native dropped 30 points in Southern Miss' 81-67 win against William Carey on Tuesday night to claim the Mayor's Cup. The Golden Eagles gave Jay Ladner his second season-opening win as the head coach of his alma mater.Â
"We're going to be a team that applies pressure on both ends and we're going to expect guys to get out there for two- or four-minute spurts," Ladner said. "There's a necessity to play those 13 guys that were [healthy] enough to get in. I'm just upset we didn't get them in there more."
Junior Tyler Stevenson scored the first points of the season on a jumper in the paint and then Southern Miss rattled off eight more points to build a 10-0 lead three minutes into the game. The Golden Eagles didn't let off the gas pedal as they climbed to a 24-2 lead near the midway point of the first half. Freshman Rashad Bolden took to the spotlight in his first outing with the Golden Eagles and poured in 10 points in the first half to go along with an assist.Â
Southern Miss held onto its 30-point halftime lead for the first five minutes of the second half, but the Crusaders made a push to cut the deficit to 14 with just under 10 minutes to play. William Carey later cut the Golden Eagles' lead to 11 with 3:41 to play, but a two-minute scoring drought from the Crusaders ultimately proved to be the difference. Southern Miss would score in bunches during that stretch to pull ahead and eventually hold on for the 81-67 win.
Hardy has now scored 30 points in two of his last three games dating back to last season after scoring 32 points against FAU in the final regular season game of the 2020-21 season. Jaron Pierre Jr. added 16 points in 22 minutes while going 4-of-9 from behind the three-point line. Isaih Moore and Rashad Bolden combined for 23 points in their Southern Miss debut. Moore recorded a double-double as the Columbia, S.C. native grabbed 11 boards to go along with 10 points.
The win was the sixth-straight home-opening win for the Golden Eagles and the second consecutive against William Carey.Â
Southern Miss returns to action on Friday, Nov. 12 when it hosts future Sun Belt opponent Louisiana. Tip is set for 7 p.m.Â
HATTIESBURG, Miss. --Â Junior Tae Hardy wasted no time getting his junior campaign off to a solid start as the Ellenwood, Ga. native dropped 30 points in Southern Miss' 81-67 win against William Carey on Tuesday night to claim the Mayor's Cup. The Golden Eagles gave Jay Ladner his second season-opening win as the head coach of his alma mater.Â
"We're going to be a team that applies pressure on both ends and we're going to expect guys to get out there for two- or four-minute spurts," Ladner said. "There's a necessity to play those 13 guys that were [healthy] enough to get in. I'm just upset we didn't get them in there more."
Junior Tyler Stevenson scored the first points of the season on a jumper in the paint and then Southern Miss rattled off eight more points to build a 10-0 lead three minutes into the game. The Golden Eagles didn't let off the gas pedal as they climbed to a 24-2 lead near the midway point of the first half. Freshman Rashad Bolden took to the spotlight in his first outing with the Golden Eagles and poured in 10 points in the first half to go along with an assist.Â
Southern Miss held onto its 30-point halftime lead for the first five minutes of the second half, but the Crusaders made a push to cut the deficit to 14 with just under 10 minutes to play. William Carey later cut the Golden Eagles' lead to 11 with 3:41 to play, but a two-minute scoring drought from the Crusaders ultimately proved to be the difference. Southern Miss would score in bunches during that stretch to pull ahead and eventually hold on for the 81-67 win.
Hardy has now scored 30 points in two of his last three games dating back to last season after scoring 32 points against FAU in the final regular season game of the 2020-21 season. Jaron Pierre Jr. added 16 points in 22 minutes while going 4-of-9 from behind the three-point line. Isaih Moore and Rashad Bolden combined for 23 points in their Southern Miss debut. Moore recorded a double-double as the Columbia, S.C. native grabbed 11 boards to go along with 10 points.
The win was the sixth-straight home-opening win for the Golden Eagles and the second consecutive against William Carey.Â
Southern Miss returns to action on Friday, Nov. 12 when it hosts future Sun Belt opponent Louisiana. Tip is set for 7 p.m.Â
Team Stats
WC
USM
FG%
.369
.459
3FG%
.414
.417
FT%
.583
.682
RB
39
43
TO
14
12
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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