Southern Miss’s (7-9, 5-9 Conference USA) stout defensive play helped the Lady Eagles earn a victory in its weekend series against Florida International University (FIU).
Southern Miss limited FIU, one of the league’s top-scoring offenses, to 60 points or less in both games and forced a combined 50 turnovers.
“We were really trying to limit the three balls because they’ve scored 100 points in multiple games,” senior guard Jalise Smallwood said. “We knew that if we could hold them to 60, we’ll win the game.”
Despite holding FIU to under the goal of 60 points, Southern Miss fell one point short in overtime to the Panthers, losing its first game 59-58.