Wednesday, November 30
Reed Green Coliseum
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Southern Miss
5-2,0-0Sun Belt
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Mississippi College
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Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com
Lady Eagles Close Homestand with Win Over Mississippi College
11/30/2022 10:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss uses another dominant second half to put away Mississippi College 74-42 at Reed Green Coliseum. The Lady Eagles extend their win streak to four-straight and remain undefeated in Reed Green Coliseum.
Tale of the Tape
Once again, a high-scoring third quarter proved to the be spark Southern Miss (5-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) needed to propel themselves over Mississippi College (2-5, 1-3 Gulf South). Domonique Davis (DeRidder, La. // LSU) dropped 24 points in the contest, the 11th time scoring 20+ in her career with the Lady Eagles.
Femi Funeus (Plantation, Fla. // Seton Hall) made her first start as a Lady Eagle, returning to the starting lineup for the first time in 719 days. Melyia Grayson (Hattiesburg, Miss. // Hattiesburg HS) joined her as she made her first start since Nov. 16.
Grayson wasted no time making her presence known, scoring the first two baskets of the game. Grayson finished 8-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-5 from the charity stripe, tallying a season-high 19 points. She also grabbed four boards, two steals and two blocks.
Davis entered peak form early for the Black & Gold. She swiped two steals within the first minute of play, finishing the day with a career-high six.
The Lady Eagles finished the day with 20 steals, tied for third-most in a single game in program history and the most since swiping 25 in 2012.
The early attack quickly turned into a defensive struggle as Mississippi College grabbed their only lead of the day four minutes into the opening frame. Southern Miss failed to score a point from the nine-minute mark until just under the six-minute mark and did not connect from the field until the 3:15 mark.
The Lady Eagles put on a defensive clinic from then on, holding Mississippi College 12 points in the second quarter, eight in the third and 13 in the fourth.
Lani Cornfield (Gowanda, N.Y. // Northwest Florida State) opened the third quarter with magic of her own, scoring five of her eight points in the first three minutes of the frame on an and one and layup.
Southern Miss' tenacious D continued, holding Mississippi College to 2-of-11 from the floor in the quarter.
Lauren Gross (Southaven, Miss. // North Florida) connected on a four-point play, igniting both the Lady Eagles' bench and a 15-0 Lady Eagle run.
Southern Miss ended the frame outscoring the Choctaws 21-4 and 24-8 overall.
Riding the third quarter showing, Southern Miss closed out the game with a 21-13 fourth quarter to prevail by a 32-point margin. Shockingly, Southern Miss lost the rebound battle 39-33, allowing 16 Choctaw offensive boards.
The difference maker proved to be turnovers as the Black & Gold gave away 18 on the day—five of which came in the fourth quarter—to Mississippi College's 33.
Up Next
Southern Miss hits the road for their first game away from Reed Green Coliseum since Nov. 16, travelling to Homewood, Ala. to take on the Bulldogs of Samford. The Lady Eagles will be looking for their first road win of the season.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from Samford's Pete Hanna Center. As always, Jason Baker will be on the call.
Tale of the Tape
Once again, a high-scoring third quarter proved to the be spark Southern Miss (5-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) needed to propel themselves over Mississippi College (2-5, 1-3 Gulf South). Domonique Davis (DeRidder, La. // LSU) dropped 24 points in the contest, the 11th time scoring 20+ in her career with the Lady Eagles.
Femi Funeus (Plantation, Fla. // Seton Hall) made her first start as a Lady Eagle, returning to the starting lineup for the first time in 719 days. Melyia Grayson (Hattiesburg, Miss. // Hattiesburg HS) joined her as she made her first start since Nov. 16.
Grayson wasted no time making her presence known, scoring the first two baskets of the game. Grayson finished 8-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-5 from the charity stripe, tallying a season-high 19 points. She also grabbed four boards, two steals and two blocks.
Davis entered peak form early for the Black & Gold. She swiped two steals within the first minute of play, finishing the day with a career-high six.
The Lady Eagles finished the day with 20 steals, tied for third-most in a single game in program history and the most since swiping 25 in 2012.
The early attack quickly turned into a defensive struggle as Mississippi College grabbed their only lead of the day four minutes into the opening frame. Southern Miss failed to score a point from the nine-minute mark until just under the six-minute mark and did not connect from the field until the 3:15 mark.
The Lady Eagles put on a defensive clinic from then on, holding Mississippi College 12 points in the second quarter, eight in the third and 13 in the fourth.
Lani Cornfield (Gowanda, N.Y. // Northwest Florida State) opened the third quarter with magic of her own, scoring five of her eight points in the first three minutes of the frame on an and one and layup.
Southern Miss' tenacious D continued, holding Mississippi College to 2-of-11 from the floor in the quarter.
Lauren Gross (Southaven, Miss. // North Florida) connected on a four-point play, igniting both the Lady Eagles' bench and a 15-0 Lady Eagle run.
Southern Miss ended the frame outscoring the Choctaws 21-4 and 24-8 overall.
Riding the third quarter showing, Southern Miss closed out the game with a 21-13 fourth quarter to prevail by a 32-point margin. Shockingly, Southern Miss lost the rebound battle 39-33, allowing 16 Choctaw offensive boards.
The difference maker proved to be turnovers as the Black & Gold gave away 18 on the day—five of which came in the fourth quarter—to Mississippi College's 33.
Up Next
Southern Miss hits the road for their first game away from Reed Green Coliseum since Nov. 16, travelling to Homewood, Ala. to take on the Bulldogs of Samford. The Lady Eagles will be looking for their first road win of the season.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from Samford's Pete Hanna Center. As always, Jason Baker will be on the call.
Team Stats
Miss
USM
FG%
.264
.466
3FG%
.200
.231
FT%
.714
.739
RB
39
33
TO
33
18
STL
7
20
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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