Southern Miss split its weekend of conference play with a win against UAB on Friday, Nov. 2 and a loss against North Texas on Sunday, Nov. 4.
Southern Miss won in four sets against UAB (13-14, 5-8 C-USA) but was swept by North Texas (13-15, 9-3 C-USA) on Sunday.
Against UAB, Southern Miss had scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23 in the four-set match. Despite dominating the opening set, the Blazers were able to set a comeback and almost forced a fifth set leading 19-15 in the fourth set. Despite UAB’s momentum, the Golden Eagles battled back and edged out UAB.