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SPECIAL REPORT

Former Pine Haven residents share stories

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Pine Haven, The University of Southern Mississippi’s only on-campus, graduate and family housing option, will close Jan. 1, 2015. Married or single parents, graduate students and international students have lived in the apartments since 1959. The buildings must be vacated by Dec. 31. Turn to page four and five for a look into the lives of past Pine Haven tenants.

2014 proves eventful for USM Noé Cugny

Printz Reporter

As we approach the end of another spring semester at The University of Southern Mississippi and prepare to make our farewell to 2014, let us take a glance at the rear-view mirror at what the year brought to our school, our community and our state.

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NEWS Budget update Deans reveal effects of budget cuts.

With the year starting in an avalanche of reactions of all kinds to record amounts of snow (or whatever it was) covering our beloved campus, the release of a rather chilly Disney feature set the tone, for the better or the worse, for a whole year of nearly unhealthy enthusiasm and excitement around a kid’s movie.

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But in between “Frozen” references, people found time to make this year a memorable one, starting with the arrival of fresh buildings changing the face of the USM campus for the future generations of students to enjoy.

If 2013 was for rebuilding after the devastating tornado, 2014 was for building more.

And the year passed to the

OPINION Ferguson Protesters’ violence may or may not help their cause.

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rhythms of Asbury Hall, Scianna Hall and several residence halls slowly rising.

Because more buildings do not mean more students, the enrollment drop caused USM to focus on making budget cuts. The discussions, involving faculty senates and student government, have been exhaustive but productive. If major changes

SPORTS UAB football Similar shutdown unlikely for Southern Miss.

might be felt as many necessary professor positions are still being emptied, there is optimism for higher enrollment and retention rates in the future.

As always, a solid student body does need to include some bad apples. Whether it was for being charged with aggravated assault, stealing See YEAR, 3

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SPORTS Basketball Lady Eagles handily defeat Tenn. Tech.

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ACROSS 1 Returning drunkard sees several more (8) 5 Chap captures knight with queen – that’s how Arab may move? (6) 9 Worry oneself about a feature of some bats (4-4) 10 Causes alarm and anxiety on board (6) 12 Build sports ground in abandoned encampment (5) 13 Good man consumes small dinner perhaps – like some biscuits (9) 14 Try comic line to start to soothe raving road user (5-7) 18 Not easily wound up, happening to lose one’s rag about politician sacking son (4-8) 21 Some bad fielding leads to defeat (9) 23 Island institute gets rid of Academician (5) 24 Clergyman’s wife dismisses first couple to show affection (6) 25 After short trip, detective has extremely communicable disease (8) 26 Noisily knocked back a delicious drink (6) 27 The majority should be kept in the warm – it stops bleeding (as American has it) (8)

DOWN 1 Insectivore that’s often recognisable? Not entirely (6) 2 Most strict, keeping one’s woman in order (6) 3 Craft shop’s closing and left a bit too untidy (5-4) 4 With yours truly absent, teaches class about mounting special electrical items (12) 6 Necktie accepted by Hamish? (5) 7 Spice sexual excitement up with married man (8) 8 Determined to rule out taking pills (8) 11 We had a celeb dancing outside hotel, maybe right on the Strand?

(7,5) 15 Cut short street party that’s getting noisier (9) 16 One cuts corners, sloppily producing chemical used in dyeing (8) 17 Satisfied by interpretation of Eroica except the last bit, which is very fast (8) 19 Refuse to take exam again around start of semester (6) 20 Fresh money to support soldiers (6) 22 Opera for La Scala at heart? (5)

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Opinions

• On Wednesday, Nov. 26 petit larceny was reported at Kappa Sigma. The theft occurred between 2:30 and 4:30 a.m. The case remains open.

“Parking facing the flow of traffic is illegal and is often seen in the Hillcrest parking lot.”

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NEWS

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ON CAMPUS

Deans announce department cuts Lindsey Kelley Printz Reporter

Since university President Rodney Bennett’s announcement over the USM Mailout Nov. 21, details of these cuts began to come to light as well as the cuts’ potential effects on students.

With the announcement of the end of USM’s yearbook, The Southerner, many students are nervous about the effect these cuts may have on their future experience at Southern Miss.

Katie Quinelly, a junior English major, said that while she trusted the administration, she was nervous about her remaining years.

“If they keep not replacing teachers, these class sizes are only going to get larger and it (will be much) harder to get into the classes I need to graduate,” she said.

A few deans have come forward about the details of their cuts. Dean Michael Forster of the College of Health stated in a recent interview that he worries about the future of his college, which had already suffered budget shortages.

“Departmental budgets are strained across the board, and still suffering the cumulative effects of previous rounds of cuts,” he said. “For several years, the College (of Health) has covered funding shortfalls through reserves, but these are now nearly exhausted.”

Dean Ann Blackwell of the College of Education and Psychology expressed the lengths that her college went

continue to plan and host all the events Southern Miss counts as traditions, such as Lighting the Way and Eaglepalooza.

“The budget has been cut by $5,000 this year and $10,000 the next,“ he said.

“We’ll have to be tight, but it will happen.”

In the Department of Theatre, these cuts were hard to decide for department chair John Warrick. This difficulty resulted in the elimination of Southern Miss’ summer stock company, Southern Arena Theatre.

SAT previously produced two shows in repertory during the summer break and provided USM students with the opportunity to work in a traditional, Courtesy Photo professional setting.

“We couldn’t cut through to remain effective anything (from the year) for their students. without affecting the overall “Because priority within quality of the six productions the College is to maintain a we produce,” he said. positive academic experience Details are continuing to for our students, proposed emerge; however, the full budget adjustments were extent of the brunt of the cuts limited to items with the least is still currently unavailable. potential for any negative For future information on impact on students,” she said. the budget cuts, keep an eye Jeffrey George, president on the USM Mailout as well of the Student Government as future editions of The Association, said that SGA would Student Printz.

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continued from page 1 and eventually causing the death of flamingos, or even making death threats on the social media app Yik Yak, students have had their moments on the hot seat.

If these misbehaving students are bad publicity for the school, their stories exploded on social media and caused many to speak out

to follow one of this year’s most vibrant national controversies as 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot on Aug. 9, leading to a series of protests in Ferguson, Missouri that shook the entire country.

The community saw the passing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Opponents referred to the bill as an open door to discrimination, notably against the LGBTQ community, but Gov. Bryant passed it April 3.

Photo by Kate Dearman An anti-abortion protester stands by Shoemaker Square and holds a demonstration during a protest with students and women’s rights advocates in October. This is one of the most memorable events that happened on campus in 2014.

and have discussions on basic implications of living together.

Students also used the campus to voice their opinions, and run various initiatives, from the yearly election season that seems to drive everyone crazy of either excitement or frustration, to the discussions of tobacco on campus.

And of course there were the infamous clashes with religious outsiders who came to preach their pious beliefs on abortions, met with a strong response in October.

After the year opened with a Freedom Summer celebration in the streets of Hattiesburg, the citizens and students were left

On the other side of the spectrum, a much more progressive decision was made for Mississippi and its same-sex couples as U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriages Nov. 25.

The Golden Eagles picked up on the way football season ended in 2013, with the first win in two years, and continued their gradual progression, finishing 2014 with a total of three wins.

If the results are not bright, they are better and representative of the mindset of everyone in this community: heads up high, looking up, advancing to the top.

SPECIAL REPORT

Past tenants reflect on Pine Haven memories Single mother inconvenienced by relocation Nikki Smith News Editor

Jalisia Wells, a social work major and former Pine Haven resident, found that balancing a part-time job, school and taking care of her family was harder with the added pressure of monthly bills.

After weeks of driving around in search of a new apartment, she finally found something.

Although she managed to make ends meet, she struggled as every apartment she found cost more than Pine Haven.

“Pine Haven helped me because I didn’t have to stress about how bills were going to be paid,” Wells said. “Being a single mother, it was helpful, but now I’m to the point where I’m stressing trying to get bills paid.”

She started school at Southern Miss in August 2012. That autumn she drove back and forth on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Pike County to school, which was an hour-and-a-half drive.

Driving back and forth, going to work and taking care of her kids took its toll, and she eventually dropped her classes

– until she found out about Pine Haven.

She signed up with the hopes that on-campus living with fewer expenses could help her finish her degree. She moved in January 2013 after hearing the buildings would not be torn down until 2018, which she said was perfect for her since she plans to graduate in May 2016.

She said being a single mother of three, working part

time at Hobby Lobby and attending classes while living off campus is rough.

“It is rough and not easy at all,” Wells said. “Getting up, thinking about how this is going to get paid. Pine Haven was a step up for me. It was a stepping-stone that actually gave me a peace of mind where I could focus on school.”

She said the best thing about

living in Pine Haven as a single mother was not just about the bills. She said that there were people who helped her make it through by helping babysit if she needed to run to the library to work on an assignment. Now she constantly stresses to fulfill all obligations.

“I didn’t have to stress about how the light bill was going to get paid, how the water bill was going to get paid; all that was included in rent,” she said. “I didn’t have to worry about my lights being turned out or when my kids were going to eat again. I could come home, my kids are well fed, we have lights and water and everything is done in a timely manner. I didn’t have to stress about it.”

Being apart from her three children is the hardest part for her. With school in the morning and work in the evening she does not have as much time to spend with her eight-year-old daughter and her four-andfive-year old sons.

“It’s killing me right now not being able to be home with them,” Wells said. “It was great raising children

USM employee recalls his youth on campus Nikki Smith

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Jalisia Wells stands by her old apartment door located at the Pine Haven complex. She moved out with her family in October like many other residents had done.

there because they were in a community where everyone plays together. The diversity was great. So many races and genders. It was good for them.”

Wells does not believe it was fair to close Pine Haven, which she said it was great for single

mothers and their children, especially those who wanted to continue their careers and further their education.

“I’m coping with the move.

It’s coming along, but it’s not like Pine Haven where I didn’t have to stress as much,” Wells said.

News Editor David Loving, composites manufacturer at Southern Miss, recalled what it was like to live on a college campus when he was a teenager. His family of six moved into a three-bedroom apartment in M building at Pine Haven while his father attended USM during the summers of 1977 through 1979 and the 1980-1981 school year.

Loving was 13, the oldest of the four children.

“Going back and looking at it, it is tiny, but to us kids, it was a lot,” Loving said. “We grew up very poor, so going into that environment was a step up in life.”

He said that while living in Pine Haven he had some of the most enjoyable times of his life playing sports and attending events with the other kids – people he said became lifelong friends.

“The university was ours,” Loving said.

Many days were spent playing baseball with a tennis ball on the field behind L building, riding bikes around campus with flashlights, swimming in the natatorium and playing Atari with friends. He recalled gathering a group of kids from Pine Haven to sell Cokes and popcorn at the games until halftime when they could go in and watch the game.

Loving’s father received bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in business administration and education during his time at USM.

“Without Pine Haven or the ability to go into Pine Haven my father would not have been able to get his degrees,” Loving said. “He just spent the last 18 months living at school.

That’s why we stayed here and moved into the Hattiesburg school system.”

Loving said his father thoroughly enjoyed having them there on campus because it allowed him to have his family close instead of only on the weekends.

“For the first three or four years I just had a weekend father, and that was hard,” Loving said. “Then on the summers when he would go to summer school, we would live there at Pine Haven and that was really nice to have everybody there. Pine Haven has a special place in my heart.”

His father’s education was important to the family as it brought in extra money, as he previously worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding. A friend of his had a family of eight living in a three-bedroom apartment. He

said the apartments were full of single mothers relying on Pine Haven to finish their degrees. “(The closing of Pine Haven) will mean a lot of lost opportunities for a lot of families,” he said. “Not getting the opportunities that (my family) had.”

His father went on to work for the Marine Corps, Upper Brass as a systems evaluator, the Department of Education and the state of Mississippi, where he revamped the entire welfare system along with his team. He later traveled to China to teach English.

Loving said this was all due to the education his father was able to receive at the university and because of Pine Haven.

“Without the education and opportunity that Pine Haven provided, that would not have been possible,” Loving said. “I think not having family housing at Southern (Miss) will impact – maybe not financially – but it’s definitely going to steer men and women with families away. They are going to look to further their education at other universities. We are going to lose that.”

He said the university is banking on packing the university full of youth.

“This is not a need ever at USM, that’s what you’re telling the state,” Loving said. “You can’t rebuild one? That’s a huge area back there.”

Loving believed the decision was based on finances, but does not think the university has fully looked at the

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David Loving kneels beside his name in the cement located at Pine Haven apartments. As a teenager, he was able to leave his mark for the past 36 years.

consequences of removing family housing from campus.

“What are you going to do 20 years from now?” Loving said.

“From what I can tell, they’re banking on fresh recruits coming through. With the cost of tuition going up, baby boomers retiring and what I

know about student loan debt, I think this is a mistake.”

Loving returned to his family’s former apartment to visit before the buildings are demolished. He said Pine Haven holds a very special place in his heart and always will.

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Red-hot protest can spur change Alan Rawls Managing Editor

In the name of peaceful protesting, thousands upon thousands of people participated in the 1963 march on Washington.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his legendary “I have a dream” speech, stressing the importance of non-violent protesting and meeting hatred with love.

But, as Howard Zinn pointed out in his “A People’s History of the United States,” only 18 days later a bomb exploded in the basement of a black church in Birmingham. The blast killed four girls in a Sunday school class and inspired Dudley Randall to write his haunting and mournful poem “Ballad of Birmingham.”

Peaceful protests in the early days of the civil rights movement resulted in desegregation and voting rights laws. But all of this was meaningless to many African-Americans across the nation, as violence against black people continued. Members of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee like Julius Lester came to realize that their efforts to drive out hate with love didn’t really drive out much at all.

“Love is fragile and gentle and seeks a like response,” Lester said. “(Blacks) used to sing ‘I Love Everybody’ as they ducked bricks and bottles. Now they sing: Too much love / Too much love / Nothing kills a n----r like / Too much love.”

Protest of any kind, whether it be violent or non-violent, is still of tremendous value, especially in a country that was founded on such strong protest. As Marilyn Katz of the Chicago Tribune pointed out: “Imagine the power of the protest if the leaders of the Boston Tea

Party agreed to stay a half-mile from the British ships.”

It’s the fight-fire-with-fire mentality, and actually, it’s proven quite effective. Take a look at Cincinnati, the setting for three days of violent protests in 2001 when a cop shot Timothy Thomas, an unarmed black man.

While there is still a considerable degree of distrust between the community and the police there, most agree “the police have become gentler, smarter, more transparent and more targeted in how they go after bad

OPPOSING Violent protest VIEWPOINTS accomplishes nothing protect our communities, and the system isn’t universally bad. The majority of officers do their jobs exceedingly well for such little pay (something else that should be addressed). Nonetheless, there is something institutionally wrong with this nation.

According to 2010 data gathered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, there were 9.12 million white arrests, compared with only 3.65 million black arrests. And yet in that same year the imprisonment rate of black, non-Hispanic males was nearly seven times higher than

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guys,” said Marc Fisher of the Washington Post.

It is wrong to destroy property, especially the property of people and businesses who may not have had anything to do with whatever it is you’re protesting.

But you can’t expect to have your voice heard if you’re not making enough noise.

And let’s face it: there is a serious problem in this country with regards to the relationship between blacks and the police, and the justice system in general. Since the late 1960s police brutality against African-Americans has persisted, and courts have insisted on letting these officers go without any punishment.

Don’t get me wrong. I have a lot of respect for the officers who lay their lives on the line to

that of white, non-Hispanic males.

I don’t necessarily believe that violent protests are justified. But it is clear that the African-American population of this country is frustrated and past the boiling point, and for a very good reason.

I can’t argue that the protest is wrong when I know data has shown America is so pro-white and anti-black. I can’t condemn the Ferguson protesters when all my black friends have told me how scary it is to be black in this country. How many more Timothy Thomases, Trayvon Martins and Michael Browns will it take before this country’s justice system finally becomes non-discriminatory?

For these protesters, they probably agree with Aldous Huxley. “Liberties are not given,” Huxley said. “They are taken.”

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Printz Reporter & Photographer On Nov. 24, the grand jury announced that they would not indict officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown.

Immediately following the announcement, riots broke out in the streets of Ferguson.

People were wearing bags over their heads and masks so as to not be caught on camera. Cars were smashed, businesses were burned down and lives were forever changed due to the riots that took place that night and the morning after.

The violent protests aren’t helping anyone. They aren’t helping Brown’s friends, his family or those others who have seen a family member suffer a similar death. I am all for rallying and making a statement.

I even thought that lying in the chalk outlines was a genius idea. But violent protesting is getting them nowhere.

In fact, these protests are making the city of Ferguson look like a madhouse. I don’t believe that if Brown was the kind of person his friends and family said he was, that he would appreciate all of the violence and destruction that has taken place in his honor.

Peaceful protesting has been used by many of the greats: Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, etc.

None of these legends used violence as a tactic to help earn their rights and the rights of others.

Martin Luther King Jr. said,

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

In order for justice to be served and for people to make a point, they must do it kindly, humbly and peacefully. Yes, the media is loving all of the protests taking place in Ferguson, because they do make for a really good story.

But, at some point the protests will die down and the cause will be long forgotten. The media hasn’t been given poignant quotes or stand-out speeches to feed off of for years to come. They have been given photographs of mass destruction and people yelling in the streets. If this continues, history will repeat itself. Just today, another white police officer was again not indicted for killing a black civilian.

But, do we know the true backstories of all of the instances?

No, we don’t. We only know what has been shown to us by the news,

by YouTube and by other social media outlets.

So, in order to make a real difference and in order to get the justice these people feel they deserve, they are going to have to find another way to try to get it. Racial issues are all over the world. But we should have learned by now that violence will not put an end to these problems.

It will only fuel them.

Therefore, I believe the people of Ferguson and the people of the United States, as a whole, need to find a more peaceful way to make their point and make a difference.

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OPINION

UAB football shutdown should not worry USM fans Joshua Campbell Sports Editor

After about a month of speculation, UAB officials decided that it was in the university’s best interests to shut down their football program and reallocate the funds to other athletics.

The speculation went public when a group of UAB alumni and boosters, including Atlanta Falcons’ wide receiver Roddy White, wrote a letter to the university’s president, Ray Watts, voicing their disapproval of the university conducting a study to determine if they should keep the program or not and highlighted consequences if the program was indeed shut down.

One of the biggest consequences of the football program being shut down is the extremely high likelihood that UAB will lose its affiliation with Conference USA and will have to search to join a new conference for their other athletic programs.

Ultimately, no big-time conference is going to accept a school without a football program so it is likely they will have to a join a bottom feeder conference, likely outside of Division-1.

Looking at it from that perspective, it’s hard to understand the reasoning behind cutting the program.

The decision has already sparked backlash from fans and students alike, but if indeed UAB is forced to join a lesser conference, they will receive far less profit from their other athletic programs.

The saddest part of this entire situation is the fact that the players and coaches, who have given their hard work, dedication and a ton of time now have to decide if they should move on to another school or just give up football altogether.

“I am hurting for those kids that were members of that UAB football team,” White said. “I am hurting for those coaches that did a great job of getting the team bowl eligible this year, and I am hurting for the UAB community.

The football program was a big part of that community, and the people in that area made great impacts on the lives of those young men, including myself.”

It’s evident that this decision

goes far beyond football.

Pictures taken of the players being informed of the decision show grown men crying and hurting because all they have ever known just got stripped from them.

While players with eligibility left will be able to transfer to any other FBS program and not have to sit out a year, none of them are guaranteed to have that opportunity.

In all likelihood, maybe 15 to 20 players will get that opportunity to play elsewhere, but even then, they will have to alter their lives by leaving a community and school they chose to play for.

It will not be any easier for the coaches either. All of a sudden, they find themselves unemployed and searching for a new job.

With UAB being a member of C-USA, along with Southern Miss, it’s almost second nature to wonder if this could happen to the USM football program in the future, especially considering their 4-32 record over the past three seasons.

Simply put, the Golden Eagle football program is not going anywhere. The UAB football program has only been around since 1991 and did not become a Division-1 program until 1999 and has only had three winning seasons since then.

On the other hand, USM has been around since 1912 and has an all-time record of 548371-27. When it comes down to finances, USM typically breaks even or makes a small profit from its football program while UAB has historically operated in the red due to poor attendance numbers, stemming from their lack of an oncampus stadium.

While USM is not necessarily in danger of losing their football program, it could however lose its status as an FBS school. With college football becoming more and more about money, it is possible that the Power 5 conferences - SEC, Pac 12, Big 10, Big 12 and the ACC - will break off and create their own league. In which case, USM will no longer be a part of the FBS, but that scenario is years away from playing out.

While the UAB situation may be scary for some USM fans to think about, its decision is an isolated circumstance and is not indicative of USM’s future.

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BASKETBALL

Lady Eagles blowout Tennessee Tech, 80-58 Julius Kizzee

Printz Reporter Southern Miss defeated Tennessee Tech 80-58 Wednesday night at home, improving its record to 6-1.

Southern Miss opened up the game on a 10-2 run, with ten out of the first 12 points coming off of jumpers and dribble penetration.

In the first half, the cushion was at least eight points for the better part of the period. With consistent subbing in and out by both teams, neither team could get into a rhythm with its players.

With a Tennessee Tech timeout at the 7:45 mark, the team came out with an offensive spark and went on a 21-7 run.

A scoring drought started when the Lady Eagles did not score a bucket for over three minutes toward the end of the first half, but Brooke Rhodes ended the drought with a three-pointer.

On the last play of the half, Hannah Goolsby stood in the corner and was dished off the ball

on the right side of the baseline.

She rose up and hit the three with the time expiring in the half. The drought allowed Tennessee Tech to come back on a 12-3 run to end the half tied at 33-all.

“We got off to a great start in the first half,” said head coach Joye Lee-McNelis. “You have to give Tennessee Tech credit because they come roaring back. They did a tremendous job of closing out the final four minutes of the half to tie the game at the half.”

In the second half, USM started the second half on a 25-6 run and never looked back. The Lady Eagles had ballooned their lead in the second half to 19 with just under 11 minutes remaining, putting the game out of reach for Tennessee Tech.

“The pleasing thing for me about our team is that we didn’t lay down and die,” McNelis said. “We came out the second half and we really played well. I think our biggest improvement

in this game was our execution of our half-court offense. We were able to get three-balls by Brooke and three-balls by Tamara and Kierra Jordan really went to work on the inside. They were our big three tonight.”

With the game winding down in the last five minutes, Tennessee Tech was mauled by turnovers and missed shots, leading to easy USM buckets down the stretch to extend its lead.

The Lady Eagles were led in scoring by Tamara Jones, who came off the bench and scored 14 points on 6-10 shooting from the field in 20 minutes.

USM forwards Voche’ Martin and Kierra Jordan established a post presence early in the game.

Eleven Lady Eagles scored in the game, and everyone attempted at least one shot.

Tennessee Tech finished with 14 points in the paint, only converting on 24 percent of the shots taken in the restricted area. The first 10 points by Tech

Courtesy Photo/ Joe Harper, Southernmiss.com Senior Voche’ Martin goes for the basket during the home game against West Florida on Nov. 8th. The Lady Eagles win against Tennessee Tech Wednesday night, 80-58.

were scored on jumpers and free throws, with USM not allowing easy buckets.

An all-around effort by the Lady Eagles helped them pull out

the blowout win in Reed-Green Coliseum. The 6-1 Golden Eagles will take on the 5-2 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in Fort Myers, Florida Saturday at 6 p.m.

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