HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The North Dakota women's basketball team fell 75-53 to Southern Miss at the 36th annual Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Friday in Reed Green Coliseum.
 
The second and third quarters were the difference in the contest, as the Lady Eagles outscored the Fighting Hawks 42-22 over those 20 minutes of play. Southern Miss shot 18-for-45 from the field, while holding UND to 9-of-37 shooting during the stretch.
 
Southern Miss took a 7-2 lead early in the first but following back-to-back three-pointers from DJ Davis and Kiyah Hurst, the Hawks grabbed an 8-7 advantage. Davis knocked down her second triple at the end of the quarter and UND trailed 21-15 after 10 minutes. Southern Miss totaled two steals in the opening period but forced the Hawks into 10 turnovers that turned into eight points.
 
NoDak connected on 3-of-6 attempts from deep in the first quarter but would go cold over the next 30 minutes with just one trey on 13 attempts.
 
Sammiyah Hoskin got the scoring started in the second quarter, pulling the Hawks within four, 21-17. The Lady Eagles, however, began to build up their lead with a 17-3 run over the next three and a half minutes. The Hawks went into the halftime break trailing 43-29 following a Hurst three-pointer on their last possession of the half.
 
The Hawks offensive woes continued into the third as they shot .211 percent from the field, while USM shot .391 percent, including 12 points in the paint and eight second chance points.
 
NoDak scored 16 points to USM's 12 in the fourth quarter and were led by Davis and Rakiyah Beal's four points. The Hawks shot .538 percent in the final quarter, their highest percentage of the game.
 
UND returns to Reed Green Coliseum tomorrow to face North Texas at 8:00 a.m.
 
Postgame Notes 

• Borowicz led the Hawks in scoring for the fifth straight game
• Kiera Pemberton grabbed a new career best five offensive rebounds
• Davis made two three-pointers for the second time this season
• UND has grabbed 15 or more offensive rebounds in three straight games
• The Lady Eagles are now 1-0 over UND in the all-time series
• Borowicz moved to No. 10 all-time for career made field goals at UND
• Southern Miss won the rebounding battle, 48-45
• The Lady Eagles forced 27 NoDak turnovers and scored 36 points in the paint

  
How It Happened 
Q1: USM 21, UND 15
Q2: USM 43, UND 29
Q3: USM 63, UND 37
Q4: USM 75, UND 53

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