No. 1 Southern defeats No. 8 Mississippi Valley
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SOUTHERN defs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 62-57
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HOUSTON, Texas - Senior guard, Kendra Coleman scored 22 points to led Southern University (19-10, 16-3 SWAC) to a 62-57 win over Mississippi Valley State (4-26. 2-17 SWAC) Wednesday night at the Toyota Center during the last game of the first round.
It was a close game the entire first half. There was back and forth action between both teams. Mississippi Valley had the lead going into the locker rooms, 31-27. The second half would be much like the first. The Devilettes lead most of the game until the last few minutes of the second half.
With 3:22 remaining in the game, MVSU led the way by four points. All-Conference, first team guard, Kendra Coleman connected on a short jumper just a little under 2:00 minutes to cut the lead to two points. Kadesha Floyd came back down and hit a jumper behind the arc to push the led to 54-49. Coleman got hot and couldn't be stopped. The Jaguars would claim a five point victory.
Britney Washington scored 15 for Southern University and Cortnei Purnell added a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. The Devilettes were led by Ashley Beals who scored a team-high and recorded a double-double scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
The Jaguars will hit the court Friday night at 6:00 p.m. and will face the winner of game 4.