Louisiana-Monroe 89, at Southern Mississippi 72

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks used a dominant second and third quarter to pull away from the Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles, securing an 89-72 victory in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Thursday afternoon at the UWF Field House. The Warhawks, who evened their season record at 15-15, turned a tight first quarter into a comfortable lead by outscoring the Lady Eagles 56-40 across the middle two periods. After trailing 19-12 through the first ten minutes, Louisiana-Monroe erupted for 28 points in the second quarter to take a 40-41 halftime lead. They maintained that offensive momentum after… Read more...