The Southern Miss Lady Eagles were riding a four-gaming winning streak heading into Thursday’s regular-season finale against Charlotte, but a big early lead for Charlotte and a 0-for-19 mark from three-point range were factors in Southern Miss’ 59-46 loss on the road.
Southern Miss and Charlotte faced off at Reed Green Coliseum earlier in the season on Jan. 17. The Lady Eagles defeated Charlotte 65-54 in that contest.
At the start of the first quarter, junior guard Alarie Mayze scored the team’s first buckets, but it was not enough early on to give them the spark they needed in the first.