Southern Miss defeats East Texas Baptist 89-45 in exhibition

Southern Miss beat East Texas Baptist 89-45 in an exhibition Tuesday, with Kennedy Langham scoring a game-high 16 points and making all four of her 3-point shots.

The Golden Eagles built an early lead with five 3-pointers in the first quarter. Kylie Marshall’s second 3 of the period helped spark a 10-0 run, and Southern Miss led 29-16 at the end of the quarter.

Defense widened the margin in the second. Southern Miss held East Texas Baptist scoreless for the first seven and a half minutes and limited the Tigers to eight points in the quarter. The Golden Eagles took a 46-24 lead into halftime after shooting 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the first half.

Southern Miss opened the third quarter with seven straight points, including a Langham 3, to move ahead 53-24. The Golden Eagles led 70-37 entering the fourth and scored the first seven points of that quarter. Miriam Prince added two 3-pointers in the final period as Southern Miss closed out the win.

Hayleigh Breland scored 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting and had nine points by halftime. Whitney Hart added 10 points and led the team with seven rebounds. Langham also recorded four assists.

Southern Miss is scheduled to host Mississippi Christian at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Reed Green Coliseum for Education Day.

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