Sunday, March 2, 2014

Free-throw shooting lifts SU women over Alcorn in OT

LORMAN, Mississippi The overtime period of the Southern women’s basketball team’s victory against Alcorn State on Saturday told the story of the entire game.

The Jaguars made 7-of-10 free throws, and the Braves made 2-of-8 as Southern prevailed 67-62 in the Davey Whitney Complex. For the game, Southern made 28-of-43 free throws and Alcorn made 19-of-41.

The victory came just hours after the Jaguars (17-7 and 14-2 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference) learned they would be allowed to play in the SWAC tournament, though they remain banned from NCAA postseason play. The Braves, who beat Southern 58-52 on Feb. 1 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center, are 7-20 and 6-10.

Neither coach Sandy Pugh nor any players were available for comment after the game, a policy that will continue until after the regular-season finale against Texas Southern on March 8, according to a university statement.

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