Southern Miss Powers Past MVSU 75-55

Monday, November 9

Hattiesburg, Miss.

6 p.m.

Southern Miss

2-1,0-0Sun Belt

Mississippi Valley State

0-3,0-0SWAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Mississippi Val.	7	22	13	13	55
Southern Miss.	20	24	22	9	75

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11/9/2026 8:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss set the tone from tip-off and never looked back, racing away from Mississippi Valley State 75-55 in Reed Coliseum on Monday evening.

It was all Southern Miss early, starting with Jada Gay converting a three-point play after the Lady Eagles won the opening tip. The Lady Eagles built on the fast start, scoring 11 unanswered points in the first five minutes, including a Chrysta Narcisse three-pointer to stretch the lead to 14-0. Kylie Marshall added to the Black and Gold's advantage with a pair of baskets in the final four minutes to give Southern Miss a 20-7 edge at the end of the first quarter.

Marshall, who had the hot hand to end the first period, quickly caught fire from the three-point line, knocking down back-to-back triples to push the Black and Gold lead to 26-9. Hayleigh Breland soon joined in on the three-point party, with her first triple of the game after MVSU rattled off three straight baskets. The Delta Devils chipped away at the Lady Eagles, cutting it to 35-25, before Breland fired in her second triple of the period, 38-25. The two sides traded baskets in the final three minutes, with Southern Miss leading 44-29.

Southern Miss shot 41.3 percent from the field in the first half, led by 13 points from Narcisse, while Marshall had 10 points on 2-for-4 shooting from deep. Whitney Hart paced the side at the glass with eight of the team's 29 rebounds.

Moonie Augurson got the Lady Eagles going again in the second half with a three-pointer, and Breland would soon score six straight points to extend the gap to 53-32. Despite the halftime break, Marshall did not cool off from deep, as she knocked down her third three-pointer of the game at the six-minute mark in the third period. The Lady Eagles leaned on Nakiyah Allen for a spark over the next two minutes, and she scored five consecutive points to help close out the period with Southern Miss ahead 66-42.

For the first time in the game, Mississippi Valley State scored the first points of a period, but Southern Miss quickly answered back through Marshall, who fired in her fourth triple of the game. Marshall continued to give the Delta Devil defense problems, adding another basket to extend the Lady Eagles' advantage to 73-44, before MVSU went on an 8-0 run to make it 73-52. Nadia Norfleet capped off the 75-55 win with the final points of the game by the Black and Gold for her first points of the season.

Southern Miss finished the game shooting 34.1 percent from the field and 24.2 percent from beyond the arc with eight triples. Marshall led all scorers with 18 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the three-point line, while Narcisse added 13 points and ten rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Breland rounded out the scoring with 12 points and finished perfect at the foul line for the second game in a row, going 4-for-4.

Up Next
Southern Miss gets ready for Jackson State to visit Reed Green Coliseum on Thursday, Nov. 12, for Operation Christmas Child and SAAC Night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

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