After two losses on Saturday, the Southern Miss softball team (11-10, 1-2 C-USA) earned a 7-3 win in the series finale against North Texas on Sunday. The series marked the start of Conference USA play for both teams.
Lacey Sumerlin kicked things off for Southern Miss in the top of the first inning with an RBI single that allowed Chase Nelson to score. However, North Texas responded with seven runs in the bottom half of the inning to give the Golden Eagles a 7-1 deficit.
The Southern Miss cut North Texas’s lead to three runs in the top of the second inning.