BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Southern pulled away after halftime to defeat Bethune-Cookman 73-47 in a women’s basketball game Saturday at Clark Activity Center.

The Lady Jaguars, now 16-11, were tied 28-24 at halftime but outscored the Wildcats 45-23 in the second half. A 24-point third quarter fueled the decisive run. Southern’s defense forced 25 turnovers, converting them into easy offense.

Jaylia Reed led Southern with 14 points. Tyler Butler scored 12 for Bethune-Cookman, which fell to 6-24. Southern shot 44% from the field and made eight 3-pointers, while Bethune-Cookman managed just 34% shooting and one 3-pointer.

An announced crowd of 3,152 attended the Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup.