Lidge, Southern beat Alcorn St. 64-44 in SWAC title recreation, clinch NCAA Match berth

Southern clinched its seventh NCAA Match look in program historical past, all since 2002.

DaKiyah Sanders and Soniyah Reed additionally scored 11 factors apiece for Southern.

Future Brown made a jumper 15 seconds into the second quarter that gave the Braves their final lead at 22-20. They went scoreless over the following 7 1/2 minutes as 5 completely different Southern gamers scored in a 14-0 run — together with 3-pointers by Reed and Taniya Lawson — and the Jaguars took a 36-24 lead into halftime.

No. 6 seed Alcorn State , which beat Southern 59-55 in additional time on the street in the one common season assembly between the groups on Feb. 1, made 2 of 10 from the sphere, 0 of 5 from 3-point vary, and dedicated seven turnovers because it was outscored 16-4 within the second quarter.

The Braves trimmed their deficit to 38-31 when Sharmayne Finley hit a jumper just a little greater than two minutes into the third quarter however the Braves obtained no nearer.

Brown led Alcorn State with 12 factors and three blocks. Finley added 11 factors and Nakia Cheatham completed with 11 rebounds to go together with six factors.

Southern, which went into the sport main the SWAC in scoring protection and forcing 20.2 turnovers per recreation , restricted the Braves to their second-lowest scoring output of the season. Alcorn State scored 41 in a 52-point loss to No. 25 Mississippi on Dec. 30.

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