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Softball: Owls win two of three versus Southern Mississippi in conference home opener

Despite offensive struggles, defense and pitching help them win series.

Head softball coach Joan Joyce talks to an umpire about a collision that had happened between second and third base during the Owls' game versus Penn State on Feb. 14. Ryan Lynch | Multimedia Editor

Florida Atlantic softball entered this weekend’s series scoring 27 runs in its prior four games, but struggled to keep that offensive momentum as the University of Southern Mississippi limited the team to eight runs in three games.

After splitting Friday’s doubleheader, which was delayed for more than two hours due to rain, the Owls (28-6, 5-1 Conference USA) defeated Southern Mississippi (16-18, 3-6 C-USA) on Saturday and are now tied with Marshall University for first place atop of the conference standings.