Box Score

GULFPORT, Miss. - Southern defeated Jackson State in the opening round of the SWAC Tournament by a final score of 4-3. 

Southern took a 2-0 lead in the first inning before JSU got a run back in the bottom half of the first inning to cut the game to a 2-1 deficit. 

In the second and third inning, the Lady Tigers notched one run a piece, jumping to a 3-2 advantage over Southern The Lady Tigers held Southern scoreless in the fourth and fifth inning, yet the Lady Jaguars put two moe runs on the board in the top half of the sixth inning to regain the lead, 4-3.

Jackson State was unable to answer, as Southern went on to win the opening round game by a final of 4-3. 

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

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