FRISCO, Texas –The Southern Miss women’s basketball team’s season came to an end on Wednesday in the first round of the Conference USA women’s basketball tournament against ninth-seeded North Texas.
As the No. 8 seed, Southern Miss trailed 47-46 with 40 seconds remaining following a free throw from sophomore Allie Kennedy, but a subsequent missed layup attempt by junior Respect Leaphart and foul by junior Alarie Mayze allowed North Texas to come away with the 49-46 win.
“It was a game of toughness,” Southern Miss head coach Joye Lee-McNelis said. “It was just a hard-fought, grit game for us, defensive aspect of the basketball.