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Feb. 24, 2008

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss women's basketball team closed with a 15-0 run in the final 3:15 to hand Tulane a 72-57 loss on Sunday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum. Ashley Langford scored 14 of her team-high 16 points in the second half.

Brittany Lindsey added 14 points and six assists, while Nikki Luckhurst chipped in nine points and six rebounds. The Green Wave forced 24 turnovers, but shot 33 percent from the field (22-of-66) and scored just 20 points off USM turnovers.

Southern Miss (16-11 overall, 7-7 in Conference USA) was led by Pauline Love's 21 points and 16 rebounds, while Stephanie Helgeson added 17 points. Kendra Reed chipped in 15 points, including a pair of three pointers.

Tulane (14-13 overall) falls to 4-10 in Conference USA by giving up a 42-18 edge in points in the paint, and 10-0 advantage in fast break points. Lindsey and Langford each picked up three of Tulane's 14 steals on the afternoon.

The Green Wave opened to a 10-6 lead as Lindsey scored inside twice. After Southern Miss took a 16-15 advantage, Roshaunda Barnes connected on a three from the corner to give Tulane the lead. Tiffany Aidoo hit a pair of jumpers as Tulane led 24-20, but Southern Miss closed with a 7-2 run to end the half.

Tulane forced 18 first-half turnovers, but scored just 13 points off Eagle miscues in the first half. Tulane managed a .265 field goal percentage in the first frame. Aidoo led the Wave at intermission with eight points. Pauline Love and Stephanie Helgeson each scored 10 for Southern Miss.

In the second half, Southern Miss connected on six of its first 10 shots, taking a 38-34 lead before Lindsey scored inside twice. Langford hit three-straight jumpers as the Wave took a 49-46 lead with 8:07 to go. After a floated by Luckhurst, the Eagles held Tulane to one field goal over three minutes, taking a 54-53 lead.

Tied at 57, Kendra Reed drained a three from the corner for the Eagles to spark a 15-0 run over the final 3:15.

Tulane wraps up the regular season on Thursday against Tulsa at Fogelman Arena at 7 p.m. CT. Tulane's final regular season home game will be on Saturday, Mar. 1, at 5 p.m. (adjusted time) live on CSTV. Prior to the game, Tulane will honor seniors Alendra Brown, Nikki Luckhurst and Dominique Philpots.