Mississippi Valley State 46, at Southern 69

BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — The Southern Lady Jaguars used a dominant first quarter and a decisive third-quarter surge to dispatch the visiting Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 69-46 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at the Clark Activity Center. A crowd of 2,896 watched Southern improve to 9-8 overall and solidify its position in the SWAC standings, while Mississippi Valley State fell to 4-14. The game’s trajectory was set from the opening tip. Southern’s defense was stifling, forcing a flurry of early Mississippi Valley State turnovers and holding the Devilettes to just two made field goals… Read more...