Southern Mississippi 83, at Louisiana-Lafayette 61

LAFAYETTE, La. (Interstat) — The Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles used a dominant first quarter and a barrage of three-pointers to cruise past the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 83-61 in a women’s college basketball game Wednesday night at the Cajundome. The Lady Eagles (14-13) seized control immediately, erupting for 30 points in the opening period. They built a 13-point lead by the end of the quarter and never looked back, leading wire-to-wire to sweep the season series. The Ragin’ Cajuns fell to 4-23. The most important stretch of the game came in the opening minutes, as Southern Mississippi established its offensive rhythm… Read more...