In the first contest of a two-game road series, the Southern Miss women’s basketball team (8-8, 0-3 C-USA) dropped its fourth-straight game after losing to Middle Tennessee on Thursday (12-4, 3-0 C-USA) by a score of 66-49.
The Lady Eagles captured the lead at the start of the game with a jumper by junior Alarie Mayze and an assist by junior Shonte Hailes. Mayze helped to maintain the Southern Miss lead with another jumper and a free-throw at the 6:37-minute mark.
A three-pointer from junior Camille Anderson kept the Lady Eagles ahead until a Middle Tenessee three-pointer at the 4:59 mark in the quarter tied the game at 8-8.