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Lady Eagles drop both games to back into tourney

The Lady Eagles dropped back-to-back home games against Western Kentucky and Marshall to wrap up their regular season.

The Lady Eagles would face Western Kentucky on Thursday, falling in a close one 54-53.

In the first half of play, the Lady Eagles went through a tough stretch offensively.

In the first quarter alone, the Lady Eagles committed 14 turnovers and only scored four points on 1-of-5 shooting. Southern Miss’ struggles would play right into Western Kentucky’s hands as they managed to end the quarter with a 19-4 lead.

In the second period, Brittanny Dinkins would score the first 10 points of the quarter to cut Southern Miss’ deficit to five at 19-14.