BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — The Southern women’s basketball team defeated Mississippi Valley State 69-46 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game Thursday night at Clark Activity Center.

The Lady Jaguars (9-8) used a dominant first quarter, outscoring the Devilettes 23-6, to establish early control. Southern extended its lead with a 25-point third quarter. Mississippi Valley State (4-14) found rhythm late with 19 points in the fourth but never threatened.

Jaylia Reed led Southern with 13 points. Southern’s defense held the Devilettes in check throughout, overcoming a quiet second quarter where they scored only seven points. An announced crowd of 2,896 watched the conference matchup.