Monday, October 17, 2016 Volume 101 Issue 14
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LSU defeats USM, 45-10 JULIUS KIZZEE
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Hunt Mercier | Photo Editor Southern Miss quarterback Nick Mullens (9) jumps over Kendell Blackwith (52) to gain a first down against LSU in Baton Rouge, La. on Oct. 15, 2016.
Southern Miss fans had this game circled for a long time. They wanted to play the Tigers. They got to play the Tigers. “It doesn’t matter where you play, you’ve got to execute between those lines,” said coach Jay Hopson. Southern Miss gave LSU all they had in the first half, tying the Tigers at 10-10 going into the intermission. Southern Miss’ game plan was slow and methodical, taking more than eight minutes to score on its first possession. Nick Mullens, who primarily is not a runner, pushed the ball to the one-yard line and gave Ito Smith a short field to work with for the 7-0 lead on the Tigers. That was the first touchdown LSU had allowed all season in the first quarter and the 10th point total in the first period. The Tigers answered with a D.J. Chark 19-yard rush near the end of
the first quarter to tie up the contest at 7-7. The Golden Eagles, who came into the game as 25-point underdogs, used a strategic approach, evidenced by their 18:35-11:25 time of possession discrepancy against LSU. “We matchup with different teams different ways,” said quarterback Nick Mullens. “The best way for us was to attack with the run game and dink and dunk and just be efficient with the passes.” The beginning of the second half did not yield the same results for Southern Miss as they were blitzed by the Tigers on a 14-0 run with 10:50 on the clock in the third quarter. Those quick 14 points for LSU turned into a 24-10 deficit for the Golden Eagles. Southern Miss, who came into the game as underdogs and knew they would have to keep their focus, seemed to lose it as the game wore on, according to receiver Allenzae Staggers. “[We were] thinking we were in
the game,” Staggers said. “[We got] side-tracked and they just made good plays.” By the end of the third quarter, Southern Miss fell behind LSU by 28 points on just 10 plays. The Golden Eagles’ offense produced 74 yards in the third quarter. Just as George Payne’s fumble gave up offensive momentum on one possession, the Golden Eagles could not muster anything in the second half after containing the Tigers in the first. “Night and day,” Hopson said. “It was that third quarter – big play, big play, big play. At the end of the day, those are the things we can’t do.” The fourth quarter proved no better for Southern Miss. They fell behind 35 points with enough time on the clock in the final quarter. “We can’t have those spurts,” Hopson said. “They hit a couple of big plays and that was ball game.” Southern Miss will have a bye week this week and return for play against Marshall on Oct. 29.
Wolfe crowned Miss USM, wins scholarship NAN BEAUTI
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Out of six contestants, senior communications major Kaelyn Wolfe from Petal, took the pageant crown as Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2017 Oct. 16, on the Hattiesburg campus. Caitlin Olson, a senior merchandising major from Gulfport finished first runner up. The Student Government Association and Dean of Students Office at Southern Miss coordinated the event. Macey Mitchell, Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2016, crowned the winner of the pageant Saturday night. “My initial reaction was ‘don’t cry,’ and my second reaction was ‘let’s hurry and put the crown on so my legs can quit shaking’,” Wolfe said. The Miss USM Pageant takes place every year and awards winners monetary prizes. Contestants compete in portions of the pageant, which involve interview, swimsuit, evening wear and onstage question. SGA President Caroline Bradley
said the pageant is more than just prize. “The biggest benefit the winner gets is getting to be a representative for the university,” she said. “They know that going into the pageant, which is one of the reasons they all decided to do it is that they know they’re all going to have this opportunity to wear the University of Southern Miss across their chest and go to these events and represent us well.” Wolfe’s platform focused on mental health awareness. She won a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies to compete in next summer’s Miss Mississippi Pageant in Vicksburg. Bradley said the pageant has a great effect on the community. “Whomever gets selected [as Miss USM] becomes a representative of [USM] both on the Miss Mississippi stage, and hopefully she’ll be able to represent us on the Miss America stage,” she said. “It’s a really cool way to have a student representative show who Southern Miss is and show the Southern Miss spirit in the community at Southern
Miss events, and eventually at Miss Mississippi, and hopefully at Miss America.” Bradley was pleased with the outcome of the event. “All the girls that competed, I know they all worked extremely hard,” she said. “I could not do half the stuff they did. I think it went well.” Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2016 Macy Mitchell opened the event by singing for the audience, and the Spirit of Southern performed twice throughout the event. Former Miss Mississippi Chalie Ray and WDAM-TV’s Mike McDaniel served as co-hosts for the event. The remaining Miss University of Southern Mississippi Pageant contestants included Brooke Bullock, a sophomore broadcast journalism major from Petal; Ashley Clarke, a junior public health and administration major from Mobile; Breanna Magee, a senior political science and legal studies major from Pearl, Miss. and Erin Broadus, a freshman communications major
from Hurley, Miss. Wolfe said the event was a success. “I think it went really well,” she said. “A lot of preparation went into
tonight and this is just simply the execution of months of preparation.” Miss USM continued on Page 4
Fadi Shahin | Printz Judges announce senior communications major Kaelyn Wolfe as Miss USM on Oct. 15, 2016.