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LOCAL
Robbery suspect roams campus Tyler Hill Printz Writer On Monday evening, Hattiesburg police were still searching for a suspect who robbed a bank near campus earlier that morning. Police said Hancock Bank at 33rd Avenue and Hardy Street reported the robbery at 10:59 a.m. Monday. According to a Hattiesburg police spokesman, tips were sent in throughout the day, but no arrests were made.
Southern Miss students received Eagle Alerts after the robbery, the first being around 11:30 a.m. describing the suspect as a white male with blond hair wearing a green-grey jacket and ball cap. About three minutes later, the second Eagle Alert was sent to students stating the suspect was spotted near the Liberal Arts Building on campus. A third Eagle Alert was sent around 12:20 p.m., changing the description of the suspect to a man in his mid 20s with brown
hair and a goatee who was wearing a brown jacket, blue jeans and a blue striped polo shirt. According to the University Police Department, the suspect was seen on North 31st Avenue running by the LAB, which was the last time anyone specifically reported seeing him. Hattiesburg police said they don’t believe the suspect was armed, and they disclosed that the suspect received “very little cash, but not a lot” from the robbery. Though the suspect was not
believed to have been armed, police urge people to take extra precaution and immediately notify authorities with any information about the robbery. Hattiesburg police issued a statement regarding future interactions with the suspect. “If you see, or think you see, the suspect, call 911 immediately.” Any information on the suspect can be reported to the Hattiesburg Police Department at 601-544-7900 or the University Police Department at 601-266-4986.
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ON CAMPUS
Students prepare to cycle for hope Justin Mitchell News Editor
This summer, four members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at the University of Southern Mississippi will participate in Journey of Hope, a cross-country cycling trip that raises money to benefit disability awareness. Journey of Hope is sponsored by Push America, an organization owned and operated by Pi Kappa Phi that primarily focuses on raising awareness about
people with disabilities. Johnathan Faler, Kalen Kenney, Justin Moreira and Robby Smith will represent the Theta Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Phi when they make the 4,000-mile bike ride from the West Coast to Washington, D.C. They will be assigned to cycle one of three routes: north route, trans route, or south route. Cyclists will depart from Seattle, Wash.; Oakland, Calif. or Pasadena, Calif. in early June and arrive in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 5. “This is the 25th anniversary of Journey of Hope,” Smith, a sopho-
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Justin Moreira (left) and Kalen Kenney (right), members of the Theta Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, raise funds for Journey of Hope.
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more marketing major and cycler in the journey, said. “This year, the Theta Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at Southern Miss has four men participating, a record breaking amount.” Throughout the journey, the cyclists will stop in various cities around the country and participate in friendship visits in which they will interact with disabled community members. “We will wake up every day as soon as the sun comes up,” Faler, a sophomore international business major, said. “At night when we stop, we will conduct a friendship visit where all of us will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with people with disabilities.” The cyclists will participate in many activities during these visits, such as puppet shows, bowling, dances and wheelchair baseball. Kenney, a sophomore international business major, said he is excited about the friendship visits. “We’re trying to break down the barriers,” he said. “It’s not about the cycling, it’s about what you do when you get off the bike.” This year, Journey of Hope is aiming to earn $600,000. Each cyclist must raise $5,500 to partici-
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To donate: Justin Moreira: ipush.convio.net/goto/ridefordisabilities Kalen Kenney: support.pushamerica.org/goto/kalenkenney Johnathan Faler: support.pushamerica.org/goto/ johnathanfaler Robby Smith: @RobbySmith283 on Twitter pate. This means that the four men from Southern Miss must raise $22,000 total before next Thursday. “The point of raising money is so that Push America can distribute grants across the whole nation to every local community where we stop, Moreira, a junior microbiology major, said. “The goal is for the nation to become more handicapped friendly.” All four participants have raised over $12,000 so far but need to raise $10,000 more in a little more than a week. They have created several incentives to raise money, including bussing tables at a church-sponsored fish fry, sending out hand written letters and e-mails and doing interviews for local news and radio stations. Moreira and his band, Waypoint,
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held a CD release party in December 2011, and all proceeds went to his cycling budget. Moreira was also featured on Southern Miss’s branch of hercampus.com as a “campus cutie.” The men also collaborated with sororities on campus to create “Sororities for Hope.” The top two fund-raising chapters that donate to Journey for Hope will be allowed to sticker their Greek letters onto the bikes and helmets of the participants. Faler, Kenney, Moreira and Smith will know which route they will commit to by April 1. “We want Journey of Hope to be more well known,” Moreira said. For those interested in donating, see the shaded box for contact and donation information.
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Calendar ........................ 2 Sudoku ............................2 News .............................. 3 Arts & Entertainment......4 Feature ...........................5 Opinion ...........................6 Sports...............................8
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Mark Your Planner 2 28 29 1 3 8 a.m. SGA Primary Elections Century Park, Cook Library, LAB and TCC Lobby
7 p.m. SleepOWT for the Homeless Weathersby Lawn
8:30 a.m. Delta Gamma Mr. and Miss Eyes Shoemaker Square
7 p.m. Dr. Eddie Holloway, Dean of Students Speaking Jones Hall Lobby
10 a.m. Freshman Associates Blood Drive with Red Cross Union Plaza
7:30 p.m. Delta Gamma King Neptune Bennett Auditorium
11 a.m. GESCG Bake Sale Library Plaza 5 p.m. Forensic Science Society Meeting IC 207
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8 a.m. SGA Election Day Century Park, Cook Library, LAB and TCC Lobby
10 a.m. Blue White Week Promotion Union Lobby
8 p.m. Who Want to be a Millionaire? TCC 218B
10 a.m. Blue White Week Promotion Union Lobby
10 a.m. Blue White Week Promotion Union Lobby
8:30 a.m. Delta Tau Delta Cystic Fibrosis Sports Challenge Payne Center
11 a.m. SMAC Tabling Shoemaker Square
12 p.m. Pi Phi is celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday Hattiesburg Public Library
11:30 a.m. SGA Elections Union Lobby
11:45 a.m. Thursday Lunch at Wesley Wesley Building 5:30 p.m. Generation 6:20 Thursday Night Live TCC 214
7 p.m. SMAC Flicks at the Fountain Centennial Lawn
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Basketball vs. Rice
Southern Miss Box Score Men’s Basketball: 2/25 vs. Rice W, 58-56
Baseball:
2/24 vs. Troy L, 3-0 2/25 vs. Troy W, 2-1 2/26 vs. Troy W, 8-1
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Women’s Tennis:
2/26 at Mississippi State L, 7-0 2/24 at Ole Miss L, 7-0
Softball:
2/25 vs. Nicholls State W, 5-4 2/25 vs. IUPUI W, 4-2 2/26 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 13-6
Women’s Basketball: 2/26 vs. UAB W, 55-53 2/23 vs. Marshall W, 63-55
Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 2/28/12 6 p.m. Baseball vs. Mississippi Valley State At the Pete 2/29/12 4 p.m. Baseball vs. Alabama At the Pete 2/29/12 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. SMU Reed Green Coliseum
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ON CAMPUS
Greeks host Blue and White Week Arielle Edwards Printz Writer Blue and White Week is an annual philanthropy hosted by the Southern Miss chapters of Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma and consists of many events that promote service and scholarship. This includes a speedreading competition, highway cleanup and the SleepOWT for the Homeless event. A poetry night and a hop social will be held on campus for the Southern Miss students as well as a benefit concert featuring the band XpliZit. The proceeds will go to Relay for Life. The week began Sunday with the Gospel Explosion and will continue through Saturday with a family picnic. Blue and white are the colors shared between the fraternity and the sorority, hence the name of the week. Eryka Wallace, social chair for Zeta Phi Beta, is excited for this week to get going. “Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma work so well together during this week to deliver help to our community,” Wallace said. JaVon Decuii Atterberry is the Sigma Beta liaison for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. “As a member of this great fraternity, I strive to participate in every event possible during the week,” Atterberry said. He feels a certain closeness to some of these events, including SleepOWT for the Homeless, which will be held on Weathersby and Centennial Lawns. “My favorite part of this week is the simple brotherhood and sisterhood that some people take for granted,” Atterberry said. “During this week you get a chance to meet brothers
and sisters of all ages and places, and the feeling is so overwhelming that one can’t help but be a proud member of this organization.” The goal of the week is to educate the community and to promote wellness of all people. Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma enjoy helping others and knowing that they made a positive impact on someone’s life. “This should be our mission not only as members of this fraternity, but as children of God,” Atterberry said.
Tuesday, February 28 “CHOCOLATE CITY” Chocolate in the Union Union Lobby 12:15-1 p.m.
Thursday, March 1 Highway Cleanup—Zeta Highway 3:30-4:30 p.m. *Meet at Hillcrest parking lot at 3 p.m.*
“CENTRIC SOUL” Poetry Night RC’s Lounge 7-9:30 p.m. (Submit Poetry in the Greek Life Office!!)
“BLU WHITE HONORS” Benefit Concert (feat. Xplicit, Rhythm Rush, Jerry Walker, and others) Taste Bar and Lounge (Downtown Hattiesburg) 9 p.m.-2 a.m. ($3 admission)
Wednesday, February 29 SleepOWT for the Homeless Weathersby and Centennial Lawns 7 p.m.-7 a.m.
Friday, March 2 “106 AND PARTY” Block Party in front of Taste Bar and Lounge (Downtown Hattiesburg)
9 p.m.-11 p.m. “Even Sweeter After Dark” After Party Taste Bar and Lounge (Downtown Hattiesburg) 11:30-until Saturday, March 3 “A FAMILY AFFAIR” Picnic Vernon Dahmer Park 1 p.m.-4 p.m. “The Takeover” Party Taste Bar and Lounge (Downtown Hattiesburg) 9 p.m.-2 a.m. ($5 before 11 p.m.)
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REVIEW
Arts & Entertainment
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Going for Gold: Oscars 2012 Hannah Jones Managing Editor
The 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood and Highland Center on Sunday raised eyebrows across the nation. From alleged wardrobe malfunctions to classic, snarky Billy Crystal commentary to raining ashes on Ryan Seacrest, the 2012 Oscars proved to be the best in years. Although the night was filled with many memorable moments, some deserve a little extra attention. Here are the three top moments of the 84th annual Academy Awards. Film snobs everywhere, rejoice. #1 Silence is golden: “The Artist” wins big. French silent film “The Artist” deservingly took home five Oscars, including the evening’s top prize—Best Picture. “The Artist” was the first silent film to win the Best Picture Oscar since “Wings” won in the honor 1929. For the first time in Academy Awards history, a French actor and a French filmmaker took the Academy’s top acting and directing awards. Michel Hazanavicius won for
Best Director, the first foreign director to win Best Director since Ang Lee in 2005. Hazanavicius thanked the film’s cast, including canine superstar Uggie, who wore a black bow tie embellished with a gold bone. (Collective “awh”). Hunky Frenchman Jean Dujardin won the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of George Valentin in the film. Dujardin was the first French actor to be nominated for Best Actor since Gerard Depardieu in 1990. The film’s main rival “Hugo” also won five awards, but the Martin Scorsese 3D flick was shut out of the major categories and instead received awards in cinematography, art direction and other technical achievements. #2 Old Hollywood: Legends receive top awards. Thirty years after winning an Oscar for “Sophie’s Choice,” Hollywood icon Meryl Streep, who has been nominated 17 times, took home her third Academy Award. “The Iron Lady” star won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1979 for “Kramer Vs Kramer” and Best Actress in 1982 for “Sophie’s Choice.” However, Streep has lost 12 times over the last 30 years. The 62-year-old actress received a standing ovation as she accepted the Oscar for Best Lead Actress for her portrayal of for-
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Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin with their Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards show at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
mer British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady”. Streep beat out Viola Davis (“The Help”), Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”), Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Michelle Williams (“My Week with Marilyn”) and became the
first actor since Jack Nicholson to win three Oscars. Also at this year’s ceremony, Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, 82, became the oldest winner in the history of the Academy. Plummer took home the gold for his role as Hal Fields, a widow who comes out as a gay man after the death of his wife in “Beginners.” In his acceptance speech, Plummer joked about his age. “You’re only two years older than me, dar ling; where have you been all of my life?,” Plummer said looking at the Oscar. #3 Goodies: Hollywood’s finest show off what their mama gave them While co-presenting the award for Best Costume Design with Cameron Diaz, American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez suffered a “wardrobe malfunction.” Lopez’s Zuhair Mu-
rad dress was all things J. Lo - shiny, sheer and extremely low-cut. Yesterday, Lopez’s stylist Mariel Haenn said of the alleged nip-slip: “There were cups built in, and there’s no chance that there were any, how do you say—slips.” Luckily for all areola enthusiasts, an undisclosed user created a Twitter account under the name @ jlosnipple so all can enjoy the documented adventures of J. Lo’s cleavage. However, Lopez wasn’t the only star that decided to show some skin. Actress and adopted baby hoarder Angelia Jolie decided her gams needed a little airtime, literally. A Twitter tribute to Jolie’s legs, @angiesrightleg, was created after the actress presented an award for Best Adapted Screenplay in a black Versace gown with a thigh-high split. The Twitter account had over 2,000 followers before Jean Dujardin was even given his Oscar for best actor.
#oscars @AdrianneCurry The world is defending Seacrest like he was a prom queen in his finest prom gown at the Oscars. It’s dust, he’s a boy, move on. @JenKirkman It’s insensitive of Brad Pitt to have “The Rachel” haircut. @Ashley_Reynolds My friend, “Did you watch the Oscars? I have never seen one pale little leg try so hard to be hot or noticed in my life.” LMAO @ borowitzreport “This year’s “In Memoriam” segment will feature a montage of all the Nicholas Cage movies that died in 2011.” @Slashleen I didn’t watch the Oscars, but I’m assuming the award for Best Visual Effects went to Meryl Streep’s neck.
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on campus
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Italian opera comes to Southern Miss Michelle Holowach Printz Writer Love, lust and betrayal will hit the stage at the University of Southern Mississippi this week as the Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company unveils two operas. Today and Thursday the Mannoni Performing Arts Center will come alive with the music of Cavalleria Rusticana and Il Tabarro– two classic operas being presented on a double bill for a night full of entertainment. Tied together by the poignant themes of love and revenge, Pietro Mascagni’s Calvalleria Rusticana and Giacomo Puccini’s Il Tabarro are being performed in their original Italian form entirely by Southern Miss. Preparations started last semester, when the cast of approximately 30 students–ranging from undergraduate to doctoral students–began to learn the challenging music. “It’s really tricky music, but we had a great time preparing it last semester,” sophomore vocal performance major Hillary Bounds said. “It’s a lot of fun to get in on the stage now and to put costumes and lights and sets into play and to actually be able to perform it this semester.” “There’s a rush to getting up and performing,” junior vocal performance major Cody Straight said. “There’s a certain bearing of the soul when you take your art and put it to the most vigorous test then bear that to the audience. It’s a very personal experience.”
Rob Mulholland, who has been heavily involved with the School of Music, is directing the show. The rest of the production staff, including lighting, stage, costume designers and the orchestra, is also comprised of USM students. “Although it is a collective unit under the School of Music, there’s also a lot of personal involvement from students,” Bounds said. Senior vocal performance major Danielle Adams said these operas are typically done by seasoned professionals and that the shows are demanding. “The music is difficult, and it takes some really special, large voices to fill up a room with sound without microphones, without any sort of amplificationjust the human voice,” Adams said. “To have the ability to do that, and then maybe even more importantly to do it beautifully, is something incredible.” Despite the difficulty, Bounds said a double production opera is beneficial to the audience because it’s easy to understand the plot and characters. Although the shows are being performed in Italian, contemporary supertitles will be provided in English for the audience to enjoy. “We kind of have a little bit of a modern twist on how the characters talk to each other,” Bounds said. “It really makes it real instead of just actually translating what they’re saying we explain kind of what’s going on.” Adams said the shows are opportunities to hear opera performed in the original language with orchestra.
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Students rehearse for one of the Italian operas that will be performed today and Thursday at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center.
“It’s sort of a rare cultural experience,” she said. “We take for granted that in South Mississippi we have a great deal of opportunities to be cultured, for the lack of a better word, but to be able to say that our university has a set of students that could perform these operas and that could play in the orchestra and put on shows of this quality, that’s quite special.” All USM students are encouraged to see the show. Stage manager Gracie Cox, a senior vocal performance major, said an empty space and an audience is all a
theater production needs. “With those tools you hope to take your audience away to another world,” Cox said. “We use our voice, which sets us apart from theater and dance. I’m hoping for all our weeks of hard work to come to fruition in really great escape for our audience.” “Both nights will be fantastic,” Bounds said. “You’ll hear some
great singing, see lots of great action, and I think the thing about this story is that it’s so enchanting because it is a love story, but there is betrayal, and there’s death. The shows really come to life on stage.” The operas start at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in the Mannoni Performing Arts Center. Students get in free with their IDs.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
AS WE SEE IT
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Manic Monday 2012: @hancockrobber
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If my sassiness and Corbin’s wittiness had a baby, it would become sarcasm #Ionlyspeakthetruth #sorryboutit is it just me or does the bank robber look like Ben Affleck?? #hotbadboyz To the couple in the Caf, Get a room! Hahahahaha you will never catch me coppers - Jack Pot, #thehandcockbankrobber Dear LW, You’re a solid 12 on a scale from 1 to 10. Sincerely, Clive If the bank robber was a student, EagleAlert did a fine job aiding his getaway.. I just want to say iloveyou to Eric G. You are the best boyfriend ever! - FA :) USM is turning into Gothem City. Time to take the cape out my closet. #VigilantesUnite Corbin, Lets get weird together. sincerely, Over her Ex I would like to be your Huck Buddy (Huck- to throw a disc 30 yards or more in the sport of Ultimate)! Ultimate Frisbee Pick-up in the Rock. Thursdays at 9:00-12:00 p.m. Shout out to the Hancock Bank Robber for apparently making everyone’s day and getting over 700 followers! Our future is going down the drain. I am so happy that I have you in my life! Thanks for always being here for me. I am proud to call you my best friend and boyfriend. I love you! Love, JLM :)
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Ever wonder why bank robberies seem different in real life than in the movies? Well, that’s because Ben Affleck doesn’t rob banks in Hattiesburg. Neither did Heath Ledger; think back to “The Dark Knight”. In fact, bank robbers in Hattiesburg don’t even bother hiding their faces or running too far away. This 20-something average Joe with a bad goatee waltzed right into Hancock Bank on Hardy Street, demanded money and made a quick getaway... straight to campus. So how did students react to this dangerous criminal roaming the sidewalks near the LAB? With concern and fear? With caution? Absolutely not. Southern Miss students laughed in the face of danger and turned to social media. Two girls (who will remain anonymous until this whole thing is over/until we feel like telling you) created a fake Twitter account for the robber, @ hancockrobber. By the end of the day, the account had nearly 800 followers. Hancock Bank Robber made appearances all over campus, stopping to grab a chicken sandwich (with waffle fries) at Seymour’s while tweeting about it the entire time. The robber even made a pit stop in the Printz office to announce his candidacy
for SGA President in today’s elections. #rockthevote. The bank robber and his tweets didn’t stop there, however. He declined a date with fellow Twitter sensation @SoMissProblems, tried out for the track team (#stillrunning) and even strolled down Fraternity Row wearing his oh-sofratty polo button down. He even
received a discount from Click Boutique #nojudgements. When local TV station WDAM threatened to turn the fake Twitter account into the FBI, the Hancock Bank Robber laughed in the face of adversity, saying, “Sounds delightful. Can he/she bring donuts?” So, students of Southern Miss, what have we learned from this experience? 1. Eagle Alert only makes you feel special for getting a text message. 2. No one is intimidated by the security placed in the LAB after the robber sighting. And by no one, we mean not one damn person. 3. Twitter is the new Facebook. Not only is it the new Facebook, it’s the new Eagle Alert and 911. Don’t get us wrong, we aren’t
condoning the behavior of the real bank robber. Robbing banks is bad and you shouldn’t do it. What you should do, however, is see the humor in a situation like this and let it brighten your Monday a little bit. And as far as that Monday night Eagle Alert goes? “Suspect is no longer considered a threat to campus” - We’re not buying it. The whole “not a threat” crisis control tactic didn’t work with the dead body found just off campus, and it for sure isn’t working now. Lock your doors, beware of your surroundings and don’t forget to vote Hancock Bank Robber for SGA President today. He’ll share the wealth and maybe get a decent artist at Eaglepalooza.
#Hancockbankrobber Every time I see a cop I freak out a little, but then I realize I look like practically 50% of Hattiesburg’s white male population. #safe How late is the USM McDonald’s open? This thief has a date with the Hamburglar. “(Eagle_Alert):As of 5:20, the investigation into today’s bank robbery continues. Suspect no longer threat to campus.” #coolstorybro
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
basketball
Urbanowska comes through on Senior Day against UAB Kyle Smith Printz Writer
While she didn’t play until the final few seconds of the game, senior Ewa Urbanowska saved the day for the Golden Eagles women’s basketball team on Sunday afternoon when they faced the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers. With Nitesha Pierce injured on a drive to the basket that drew a foul, Lady Eagle head coach Joye Lee-McNelis knew she could count on her senior to produce a big play. However, Pierce didn’t come through, at least not initially. Urbanowska missed two free throw attempts, but the rebound was gathered by Sedreka Plummer. Plummer took an off balance shot and then missed the basket completely, but the ball fell into the hands of Urbanowska for a layup, giving Southern Miss a 55-53 victory. “What a spectacular finish,” LeeMcNelis said. “It was absolutely unbelievable. It couldn’t have happened to a better person to be able to make the game-winning shot and create a lifetime memory.” At first, it did not look as if the Lady Eagles would have a chance to win the game. Southern Miss (12-
16) had to overcome a disappointing first half performance that produced only 16 points on 28% shooting. UAB (18-9) played well in the first half, going up a game high fourteen points with 3:11 to play in the half. The second half was a different story, however. Southern Miss came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders, and by the midway through the second half, the Eagles had caught up with the Blazers. From then on, the game would stay within four points before being decided by the last second shot. Lee-McNelis noted how impressed she was with UAB and how she was not impressed with her team’s defensive presence. “UAB played very well,” she said. “They did a great job of executing their game plan. Defensively, we struggled in defending them. They got a lot of shots, and we were slow on our rotation.” Southern Miss was led by Jamierra Faulkner with 23 points, five rebounds, and seven assists. Ance Celmina added 10 points and five rebounds, Plummer added nine points and eight rebounds, and Pierce added nine rebounds. UAB was led by Karisma Chapman with 18 points and six
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The Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the UCF Golden Knights in their match-up at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg on Saturday night.
rebounds. Amber Jones had 14 points and six assists.
Southern Miss concludes the regular season Thursday when the Lady
Eagles take on East Carolina University in Greenville, NC at 6 p.m. CT.