HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — Southern Mississippi used a decisive third-quarter surge to defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 76-58 in a women’s NCAA basketball game Saturday at Reed Green Coliseum. The Lady Eagles outscored the Ragin’ Cajuns 48-27 after halftime, turning a three-point lead into a comfortable victory.

Jakayla Johnson led all scorers with 20 points for Southern Mississippi. Sakyia White added 16 points and eight rebounds. Imani Daniel paced Louisiana-Lafayette with 15 points and eight rebounds.

Southern Mississippi improved to 9-4. Louisiana-Lafayette fell to 0-11.