Southern Miss puts home win streak on the line against Nicholls

Nicholls Colonels (3-2) at Southern Miss Lady Eagles (5-0)

Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Lady Eagles take on Nicholls.

The Lady Eagles have gone 4-0 at home. Southern Miss averages 11.4 turnovers per game and is 4-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Colonels have gone 1-2 away from home. Nicholls is eighth in the Southland with 11.6 assists per game led by Anyra Wilson averaging 3.2.

Southern Miss makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.5 percentage points higher than Nicholls has allowed to its opponents (40.7%). Nicholls averages 5.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 fewer makes per game than Southern Miss gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carly Keats is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Lady Eagles. Meloney Thames is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers.

Jesslynn Jalomo is averaging 11.8 points for the Colonels. Sh’Diamond McKnight is averaging 11.6 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up