Southern Miss senior guards Tyree Griffin and Cortez Edwards, arguably the top 1-2 punch in the league, received Second-Team All-Conference USA accolades on Monday afternoon. Edwards was also named to the All-Defensive Team.
POPLARVILLE — A wide range of emotions overcame Coach Chris Oney as his Pearl River Wildcats won the Region XXIII Tournament for the first time last week. Monday proved to be another emotional experience for the Wildcats’ coach as PRCC was the 22nd of 24 teams announced during the NJCAA Selection Show.
HATTIESBURG – Southern Miss seniors Cortez Edwards, Tyree Griffin, Anfernee Hampton, Kevin Holland and Dominic Magee were treated to a Senior Day they will never forget. The Golden Eagles poured in 16 three-pointers en route to an 81-48 win over UTSA, guaranteeing the Black and Gold the No.
HATTIESBURG – Gabe Montenegro homered to lead off the game Saturday afternoon for Southern Miss, and five Golden Eagle pitchers checked Holy Cross on four hits in 4-0 victory at Pete Taylor Park.
EUNICE, La. — On a night when their basketball counterparts were making history, Pearl River’s fifth-ranked baseball team was making a statement of its own.
The Wildcats picked up a big sweep Friday, topping Murray State College 15-8 before turning back around and beating No. 1 LSU-Eunice 4-3 in 11 innings.
CLINTON — The No. 15 Pearl River Wildcats have re-written the school’s record books time and time again during the 2018-19 season but the latest chapter was the greatest.
HATTIESBURG – Unlike in the two games last weekend, starting pitching was not an issue Friday.
On the backs of Walker Powell and Stevie Powers, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles swept a doubleheader with Holy Cross Friday with 4-1 and 5-3 wins. The two combined for 12 strong innings, two earned runs, 12 strikeouts and only one walk.
CLINTON — The Wildcats aren’t done yet.
No. 15 Pearl River turned what could have been a disastrous first half into motivation as the Wildcats kept their season alive by battling past Jones College 63-61 in overtime.
NORFOLK, Va. – Only two days from the one-year anniversary of Southern Miss taking down No. 1-seed Middle Tennessee in the C-USA Quarterfinals, the Golden Eagles struck again with a 59-52 win at clinched-regular-season champion Old Dominion.
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