Southern women score first win

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  --  It took 10 games into the season, but the Southern women’s basketball team finally chalked up its first win of the 2012-13 campaign, and in about as dramatic a fashion as possible.

Southern held the lead from the start, scoring on its first possession of the contest and maintained that lead until there were just 39 seconds left in the game. That’s when Southeastern Louisiana’s Brandi Simmons dropped in layup for the Lions’ first advantage of the contest.

But unlike previous games, Southern responded by driving down the court, using its last timeout to draw up a play and executing with a baseline floater from junior guard Kendra Coleman that gave Southern a one-point lead and eventual three-point win against SLU 59-56 on Monday night at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

“I think one of the things we did that was positive was we closed the game out,” Southern coach Sandy Pugh said. “Usually when we struggle, we fold. Against Marshall we led, against Southern Illinois we led, but when they press, we folded. I think this time around, the seniors stepped up. That’s what has to happen.”

READ MORE