Southern Miss women roll past Mississippi Valley State, 75-55

Southern Miss built an early double-digit lead and defeated Mississippi Valley State 75-55 on Monday evening at Reed Coliseum in Hattiesburg.

The Lady Eagles scored the game’s first 11 points, including a Chrysta Narcisse 3-pointer that made it 14-0. Southern Miss led 20-7 after the first quarter and carried a 44-29 advantage into halftime. The Delta Devils trimmed the margin to 10 in the second quarter, but Hayleigh Breland answered with a 3-pointer.

Marshall helped Southern Miss pull away after the break, finishing with a game-high 18 points and four 3-pointers on 4-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc. Breland scored six straight points in the third quarter as the Lady Eagles extended their lead to 53-32. Nakiyah Allen added five consecutive points late in the period, and Southern Miss entered the fourth ahead 66-42.

Narcisse had 13 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Breland scored 12 points and made all four of her free throws. Whitney Hart grabbed eight rebounds as Southern Miss collected 29 in the first half.

Southern Miss shot 34.1% from the field and made eight 3-pointers, converting 24.2% of its attempts from long range. Mississippi Valley State closed with an 8-0 run to cut the margin to 73-52 before Marshall and Nadia Norfleet supplied the final Southern Miss points. Norfleet’s basket was her first of the season.

The schedule listed Jackson State as Southern Miss’ next opponent, with a game set for Thursday, Nov. 12, at Reed Green Coliseum. Tipoff was scheduled for 6 p.m., with the game to be shown on ESPN+.

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