The Southern Miss women’s basketball team (11-10, 3-5 C-USA) won its second game in a row on Saturday with a 64-52 win over Marshall on the road. The Lady Eagles were coming off of a 64-52 win over Western Kentucky on Jan. 24 and are now 3-5 in conference play.
Southern Miss and Marshall traded leads early in the first quarter, but an 11-4 run that began at the 5:33 mark of the quarter helped the Lady Eagles gain a 20-12 lead over Marshall. The Thundering Herd scored seven straight points to end the quarter and cut the Southern Miss lead to 20-19.