Southern Miss women’s basketball was too much for Marshall women’s basketball Sunday as the Golden Eagles downed the Herd, 70-61.
With the loss, the Herd dropped to 7-15 overall (1-8 C-USA) while the Golden Eagles improved to 13-9 (5-4 C-USA).
Golden Eagles’ redshirt senior guard Jayla King tallied a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. She also recorded a team-high five assists and three blocks in the Southern Miss victory. Five other players had double-figures for the Golden Eagles. Sophomore guard Respect Leaphart and freshman guard Allie Kennedy had 12 points each, while sophomore forward Alarie Mayze and redshirt junior guard Megan Brown both had 10 points.