A career-high 33-points from junior guard Shonte Hailes helped guide the Southern Miss women’s basketball team (16-11, 8-6 C-USA) to a 74-70 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday. Southern Miss lost 106-85 to the Lady Techsters when the two teams first met in Ruston, LA two weeks ago.
Louisiana Tech jumped out to a 17-4 lead over the Lady Eagles early in the contest. Southern Miss missed its first four shot attempts before a successful layup by redshirt junior Camille Anderson at the 8:43 mark in the first quarter. Despite the large lead, Southern Miss outscored Louisiana Tech 4-1 to close out the first quarter.