Sunday, March 5
Pensacola, Fla. / Pensacola Bay Center
2 p.m.
Southern Miss
21-10,13-5Sun Belt
57
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85
(2) Texas State
23-8,13-5Sun Belt
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Texas St.
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Cold Third Quarter Dooms Southern Miss in Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals Loss
3/5/2023 5:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Southern Miss Lady Eagle basketball fell 85-57 to hot-shooting Texas State, falling in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Domonique Davis is the only Lady Eagle to cross the double-figure scoring mark with 20 points as the Lady Eagles postseason ends with a 21-10 record.
Tale of the Tape
Southern Miss (21-10, 13-5 Sun Belt) fell to Texas State (23-8, 13-5 Sun Belt) by a 28-point margin. The Bobcats now hold a 3-0 all-time advantage after defeating the Lady Eagles in all three meetings this year.
The loss is the earliest a third-seeded Lady Eagle squad has fallen in a conference tournament, previously advancing to the championship in every season. Southern Miss is now 39-36 all-time in conference tournaments.
Five minutes into the game, both squads stood tied at eight apiece before Texas State rode a 12-0 run from the media timeout to a 20-8 lead with just over a minute left in the opener. Southern Miss managed to make it a 20-11 game after the first ten minutes.
Southern Miss again played a close second quarter, holding the Bobcats scoreless from the 5:58 mark until the three-minute mark of play. Texas State did not connect on a field goal attempt until the 2:01 mark in the second quarter.
Coming out of the locker room, Southern Miss faced an eight-point deficit. Texas State, though, took advantage of every opportunity, shooting 50.0 percent overall and 4-of-7 from the beyond the arc in the third frame.
Southern Miss did not score a point until the 5:21 mark in the quarter and did not make their first field goal until the 2:41 mark as Texas State hung an 18-5 margin in the third. The Lady Eagles posted a 1-of-18 shooting performance in the quarter.
Playing catchup, Southern Miss managed 19 points in the final frame but Texas State connected on 10-of-15 field goals from the floor to push their advantage to the final 85-57 margin.
Domonique Davis drove the Lady Eagles' offense as 10 players managed to score at least a point. Davis finished the day with 20 points to lead the Lady Eagles.
Texas State had three players finish in double-figure scoring, including Da'Nasia Hood's 30 point and 16 rebound performance.
Femi Funeus led the Lady Eagles with 11 rebounds on the afternoon.
Up Next
Southern Miss awaits the decision of the WNIT selection committee next week to see if the Lady Eagles will suit up once again.
If not, the Lady Eagles will go down in the history books of Southern Miss. The squad tied the best conference win totals with 13 and clinched a share of the conference title for the first time since 1993-94.
Tale of the Tape
Southern Miss (21-10, 13-5 Sun Belt) fell to Texas State (23-8, 13-5 Sun Belt) by a 28-point margin. The Bobcats now hold a 3-0 all-time advantage after defeating the Lady Eagles in all three meetings this year.
The loss is the earliest a third-seeded Lady Eagle squad has fallen in a conference tournament, previously advancing to the championship in every season. Southern Miss is now 39-36 all-time in conference tournaments.
Five minutes into the game, both squads stood tied at eight apiece before Texas State rode a 12-0 run from the media timeout to a 20-8 lead with just over a minute left in the opener. Southern Miss managed to make it a 20-11 game after the first ten minutes.
Southern Miss again played a close second quarter, holding the Bobcats scoreless from the 5:58 mark until the three-minute mark of play. Texas State did not connect on a field goal attempt until the 2:01 mark in the second quarter.
Coming out of the locker room, Southern Miss faced an eight-point deficit. Texas State, though, took advantage of every opportunity, shooting 50.0 percent overall and 4-of-7 from the beyond the arc in the third frame.
Southern Miss did not score a point until the 5:21 mark in the quarter and did not make their first field goal until the 2:41 mark as Texas State hung an 18-5 margin in the third. The Lady Eagles posted a 1-of-18 shooting performance in the quarter.
Playing catchup, Southern Miss managed 19 points in the final frame but Texas State connected on 10-of-15 field goals from the floor to push their advantage to the final 85-57 margin.
Domonique Davis drove the Lady Eagles' offense as 10 players managed to score at least a point. Davis finished the day with 20 points to lead the Lady Eagles.
Texas State had three players finish in double-figure scoring, including Da'Nasia Hood's 30 point and 16 rebound performance.
Femi Funeus led the Lady Eagles with 11 rebounds on the afternoon.
Up Next
Southern Miss awaits the decision of the WNIT selection committee next week to see if the Lady Eagles will suit up once again.
If not, the Lady Eagles will go down in the history books of Southern Miss. The squad tied the best conference win totals with 13 and clinched a share of the conference title for the first time since 1993-94.
Team Stats
USM
TXST
FG%
.339
.509
3FG%
.158
.500
FT%
.800
.826
RB
31
36
TO
17
14
STL
5
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
Guard
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