The UTEP women never led in their fourth Conference-USA game as the Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Miners 79-68 to bring the team’s record to 2-2 in conference and 4-12 overall.
At times on Saturday afternoon USM looked as if they could not miss. The team ended the day shooting 58.2% — led by guard Brittany Dinkins with 29 points on 13-22 shooting. Dinkins’ 29 points was a career-high.
The Golden Eagle’s 58.2% was their highest shooting percentage of the season – in fact, the team had not shot over 50% all season. Amazingly, the Golden Eagles were 0-7 on three-pointers in the game.