The Southern Miss women’s basketball team lost Saturday’s road game at Rice 75-64 in Houston, Texas.
Respect Leaphart led the Golden Eagles (11-5, 3-2 Conference USA) with 14 points. Alarie Mayze scored 11 points, and Destiny Smith had 10.
Southern Miss had a one-point halftime lead, but Rice outscored the Eagles 25-14 in the third quarter to pull away.
The Eagles will host UAB at 6 p.m. Thursday at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg.
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