January 29, 2013 Volume 97 Issue 33 S TUDENT P RINTZ The SERVING SOUTHERN MISS SINCE 1927 www.studentprintz.com INDEX Calendar ........................ 2 Sudoku............................ 2 News .............................. 4 Arts & Entertainment......5 Opinion ............................6 Feature ...........................7 Sports...............................8 NURSING Page 7 Tuesday 80/66 Wednesday 66/38 Thursday 64/34 Page 4 Page 8 BASKETBALL ART WEATHER A taste of the Mardi Gras sea- son will be close to home ursday for Pine Belt residents when the Caerus Mardi Gras Parade rolls through the streets of Hattiesburg. e first Mardi Gras parade in Hattiesburg, held last year, at- tracted about 10,000 spectators, according to the parade’s website. Attendance was higher than origi- nally expected. e idea for the parade came from Ronnie Chadwell of Keith’s Superstores, the parade sponsor. “Chadwell decided Hattiesburg was too big not to have its own Mardi Gras parade,” parade direc- tor Melissa Davis said. is year’s parade will feature 100 floats, double the amount of last year. Organizers are expecting at least 15,000 parade goers. “e Caerus Parade Group has made many improvements to this, the second annual [parade],” Davis said. “is year’s parade will have a theme: ‘Music of Mississippi.’ is gives participants the opportunity to feature music legends that origi- nated in our state.” Davis said floats will be judged by a panel, including local celebri- ties Randy Swan and Sheri Falk of WDAM. University of Southern Missis- sippi student Dawne Kennedy, who is work- ing with Historia Films on a float, said the pro- cess of preparing for the parade is exciting. “We are going to have some amazing throws and have the float decorated in a Hollywood motion picture theme,” Kennedy said. “It has taken a lot of planning, and I can’t wait for people to see our logo come to life — seriously to life, as in six feet tall columns and Cary- atid statues.” Kennedy believes having a Mardi Gras parade in Hattiesburg makes the season better. “It reminds me of prepping for Mardi Gras when I lived in New Orleans,” Kennedy said. “e fact that we’re celebrating here in the ‘Burg just makes it better.” According to Davis, there are many unique floats in the parade, including last year’s winning float “Krewe of Froth,” which features a gigantic beer mug, and Sidelines Sports Grill’s double-decker float featuring e Glitter Boys’ live performance. e Glitter Boys will also per- form at an aſter party at Sidelines, one of many restaurants involved in the festivities. Hub City preps for second annual Mardi Gras parade LOCAL April Garon Printz Writer Aſter the University of Southern Mississippi finished construction on the campus parking garage in spring of 2011, the five-story open zone parking area was seen as a life- saver to many students who were able to park closer to their classes. As more students started us- ing the parking garage, USM Police Chief Bob Hopkins said several complaints came flood- ing in on a weekly basis regard- ing near-accidents, speeders and delays exiting the struc- ture. University Police Depart- ment decided to partner with Student Government Associa- tion and develop solutions to some of those common com- plaints. “In our review and looking for solutions, it was apparent that the current two-way traf- fic in the garage was the main reason for increased number of complaints and accidents being reported,” Hopkins said. “rough our work with SGA and the university’s adminis- tration, we were able to turn these resolutions into a reality.” Changes in the parking ga- rage include newly placed signs indicating the direction each vehicle needs to go. Some students, however, do not feel like the changes have been effective. Sara Anderson, a psychology major, liked the parking garage more when ve- hicles could enter and exit as they chose. “Now that it is just one way, I notice people getting caught going in a circle,” Anderson said. “ey miss the down or up ramp and end up reversing, which causes either more traf- fic or more danger.” Anderson believes that the intentions of UPD and SGA were to prevent collisions. “I think it made it worse be- cause people are more likely to speed around the garage because they don’t have to pay as close attention to traffic coming towards them,” An- derson said. Anderson also believes some enter and exit the wrong way regardless of the signs. “Some people don’t feel like driving around in the circle, which is dangerous,” Ander- son said. Natalie Oalmann, a Spanish major, has different views. “I have been wanting the signs since last semester,” Oal- mann said. “ere have been too many times where I have almost been hit because of people driving in the middle or turning from what I thought was the wrong way.” Oalmann said the signs are a much needed improvement. “I feel safer and less likely to be hit,” Oalmann said. “I also like the stop signs be- fore every turn and the speed limit reminders because it definitely controls the speed in the garage.” Hopkins said the signs aim to correct these problems, but they cannot be fixed if drivers do not obey the rules of the road. “Pay attention to signage and road markings,” Hopkins said. Parking garage changes: Helpful or hurtful? ON CAMPUS Arielle Edwards Printz Writer See PARADE, 7 To see the parade route, go on- line to www.studentprintz.com. Patrick Taylor, a junior marine biology major, pratices slack-lining outside Southern Hall on Monday afternoon. April Garon/Printz See PARKING, 7
A taste of the Mardi Gras sea-son will be close to home � ursday for Pine Belt residents when the Caerus Mardi Gras Parade rolls through the streets of Hattiesburg.
� e � rst Mardi Gras parade in Hattiesburg, held last year, at-tracted about 10,000 spectators, according to the parade’s website. Attendance was higher than origi-nally expected.
� e idea for the parade came from Ronnie Chadwell of Keith’s Superstores, the parade sponsor.
“Chadwell decided Hattiesburg was too big not to have its own Mardi Gras parade,” parade direc-tor Melissa Davis said.
� is year’s parade will feature 100 � oats, double the amount of last year. Organizers are expecting at least 15,000 parade goers.
“� e Caerus Parade Group has
made many improvements to this, the second annual [parade],” Davis said. “� is year’s parade will have a theme: ‘Music of Mississippi.’ � is gives participants the opportunity to feature music legends that origi-nated in our state.”
Davis said � oats will be judged by a panel, including local celebri-ties Randy Swan and Sheri Falk of WDAM.
University of Southern Missis-sippi student Dawne Kennedy, who is work-ing with Histor ia Films on a � oat, said the pro-cess of preparing for the parade is exciting.
“We are going to have some amazing throws and have the � oat decorated in a Hollywood motion picture theme,” Kennedy said. “It has taken a lot of planning, and I can’t wait for people to see our logo
come to life — seriously to life, as in six feet tall columns and Cary-atid statues.”
Kennedy believes having a Mardi Gras parade in Hattiesburg makes the season better.
“It reminds me of prepping for Mardi Gras when I lived in New Orleans,” Kennedy said. “� e fact that we’re celebrating here in the ‘Burg just makes it better.”
According to Davis, there are many unique � oats in the parade,
including last year’s winning � oat “Krewe of Froth,” which features a gigantic beer
mug, and Sidelines Sports Grill’s double-decker � oat featuring � e Glitter Boys’ live performance.
� e Glitter Boys will also per-form at an a� er party at Sidelines, one of many restaurants involved in the festivities.
Hub City preps for second annual Mardi Gras parade
LOCAL
April GaronPrintz Writer
A� er the University of Southern Mississippi � nished construction on the campus parking garage in spring of 2011, the � ve-story open zone parking area was seen as a life-saver to many students who were able to park closer to their classes.
As more students started us-ing the parking garage, USM Police Chief Bob Hopkins said several complaints came � ood-ing in on a weekly basis regard-ing near-accidents, speeders and delays exiting the struc-ture. University Police Depart-ment decided to partner with Student Government Associa-tion and develop solutions to some of those common com-plaints.
“In our review and looking for solutions, it was apparent that the current two-way traf-� c in the garage was the main reason for increased number of complaints and accidents being reported,” Hopkins said. “� rough our work with SGA and the university’s adminis-tration, we were able to turn these resolutions into a reality.”
Changes in the parking ga-rage include newly placed signs indicating the direction each vehicle needs to go.
Some students, however, do not feel like the changes have been e� ective. Sara Anderson, a psychology major, liked the parking garage more when ve-hicles could enter and exit as they chose.
“Now that it is just one way, I notice people getting caught
going in a circle,” Anderson said. “� ey miss the down or up ramp and end up reversing, which causes either more traf-� c or more danger.”
Anderson believes that the intentions of UPD and SGA were to prevent collisions.
“I think it made it worse be-cause people are more likely to speed around the garage because they don’t have to pay as close attention to traffic coming towards them,” An-derson said.
Anderson also believes some enter and exit the wrong way regardless of the signs.
“Some people don’t feel like driving around in the circle, which is dangerous,” Ander-son said.
Natalie Oalmann, a Spanish major, has di� erent views.
“I have been wanting the signs since last semester,” Oal-mann said. “� ere have been too many times where I have almost been hit because of people driving in the middle or turning from what I thought was the wrong way.”
Oalmann said the signs are a much needed improvement.
“I feel safer and less likely to be hit,” Oalmann said. “I also like the stop signs be-fore every turn and the speed limit reminders because it definitely controls the speed in the garage.”
Hopkins said the signs aim to correct these problems, but they cannot be � xed if drivers do not obey the rules of the road.
“Pay attention to signage and road markings,” Hopkins said.
Parking garage changes: Helpful
or hurtful?
ON CAMPUS
Arielle EdwardsPrintz Writer
See PARADE, 7
To see the parade route, go on-line to www.studentprintz.com.
Patrick Taylor, a junior marine biology major, pratices slack-lining outside Southern Hall on Monday afternoon.
April Garon/Printz
See PARKING, 7
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� e University of Southern Mississippi is known for its grow-ing nursing school. Recently, USM collaborated with Alcorn State University, Delta State Uni-versity, Mississippi University for Women and the University of Mississippi Medical Center to produce nurses who have the op-tion of earning the doctor of nurs-ing practice degree.
According to the College of Nursing’s website, “� e Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program is to prepare advanced-practice nurses at the highest professional level of nursing practice and to advance the application of nurs-ing knowledge for the purpose of improving health care to diverse populations.”
The DNP is a higher educa-tion option for nurses to choose from when looking into advanc-ing their nursing career and fo-cuses on a clinical experience rather than a research experi-
ence. The DNP also gives nurses the option to become indepen-dent primary care providers, much like a physician.
More specifically, the College of Nursing offers two different types of the DNP, but student nurses will still graduate with the same degree.
� e newest addition to the Col-lege of Nursing degree plan fam-ily is the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia pro-gram (BSN-DNP). � e purpose of the program is to “prepare nurses to practice at the highest level of professional nursing practice with the advanced knowledge in the area of clinical specialization in nurse anesthesia,” according to the college’s website.
� e University of Mississippi is the only other university in the state that currently awards the DNP. For admission requirements, visit the College of Nursing web-site at www.usm.edu/nursing. Hattiesburg mayor Johnny Dupree speaks with members of the College of Nursing’s CRNA program
inaugural class.
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Carly TynesPrintz Writer
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2013 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners
Male Actor, Lead: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”Female Actor, Lead: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”Male Actor, Supporting: Tommy Lee Jones, “Lin-coln”Female Actor, Supporting: Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”Ensemble Cast: “Argo”Action Performance for Stunt Ensemble: “Skyfall”*Lifetime Achievement Award: Dick Van Dyke
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Weekend’s Top Grossing Films
1. “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”2. “Mama”3. “Zero Dark Thirty”4. “Silver Linings Playbook”5. “Parker”
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“ Why are we building a fence again? Couldn’t the money have been used to keep some of those pro-grams around that we cut last year? Priorities, my friends.
To the girl wearing pink paisley bloomers on the bench next to me, you’re my hero
To the shout-out about how no gun control in the 1860’s resulted in no slavery in the US today. There are 800,000 slaves in the US today. Slav-ery is way beyond guns.
To the person who thinks slavery ended because of unfettered gun ownership, you’re so wrong I don’t even know where to start.
Can you sing, dance, com-pose music, make art, etc. Southern Miss’ Got Talent is coming soon! LOOK OUT FOR AUDITION DATES!:)
@1swag_n_action CALL ME!! :)P.s. Your smile is gor-geous!!
ATTENTION Lady wanna be cop that stopped me from walking across the cross walk to get to Hillcrest!! I simply asked a question. No need for the rudeness.
To the handsome, gor-geous, and talented #35 on our football team.. Marry Me? Or just give me your number. Either will be fi ne. :-)
Yo, nobody got time fa that grainy cheese on those grilled cheese sandwiches. #changethecheese
To the girls standing in a front parking spot by Wil-ber “holding it for a friend” this is not a game there is no puppy guarding!!!!
Come on and annouce the Eaglepalooza headliner already! This anxiety is kill-ing me! It better be worth the wait.
A typical student at the Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi spends most of their free time on such social networking web-sites as Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter. What most students do not know is that the more time we spend on Facebook, the lonelier we are. According to a recent study, reported by Fox News, one in every three people experience feelings of jealousy and envy af-ter spending time on Facebook. The study also reveals that positive posts of their friends smiling and having a good time
triggered most of these negative feelings.
The real question remains, is Facebook affecting our health indirectly? A lot of us, as I am guilty of it too, are driving our-selves crazy by constantly view-ing people’s photos and recent status updates. As we get more sucked in, we can begin to feel this envy because our friend got five more likes on his photo than we did.
Therefore, Facebook be-comes the new “face” of social interaction. Many of us would rather chat with someone on Facebook from our bedrooms rather than invite someone to Starbucks for a latte. Most of us feel the need to check Face-book five times or more a day because we want to be “in the know” about everyone’s recent relationship status or check one’s scandalous photos from the night before at Brewsky’s.
All of the constant hype about knowing what everyone is do-ing and how others are doing it better is the primary cause of this jealousy. Social media has created this pool of competition where everyone enjoys flaunt-ing his or her success. Although Facebook is great for keeping in touch with family and friends, it erases the personal connec-tion we have with people.
My advice to the Facebook addicts out there? Start enjoy-
ing your own life, focus on what you have accomplished and be happy for others who have suc-cess in the things they do. Those feelings of loneliness and envy will dissipate if we spend more time of our day doing activities that relieve our stress or make us feel happy. These include going to the gym, eating fro yo with friends or writing that English paper a day early in order to go out on Thursday night.
The distraction from our own lives is Facebook. We should moderate Facebook just like the amount of red velvet cupcakes I could eat in one sitting. Just like anything in life, too much of one thing is not a good thing at all.
Is Facebook making people lonely?SOCIAL MEDIA
It seems patently obvious to some of us who are not involved in paying for the athletic teams that USM fields each year, but who nonetheless is interested in the athletic program, that two recent coaching hires of-fer very distinctive images of USM sports. The first hire was that of the football coach last year, who we ended paying well over $2 million, which resulted in the worst football record in school history.
The second hire, made for this year, is the head basketball coach, Donnie Tyndall, who has taken up where his prede-cessor left off, as a dominat-ing team in C-USA. If Tyndall manages to get USM to the Big Dance in March, we can ex-pect that he will be offered a contract at a major university (SEC?) after only one year here.
I understand that we are paying Tyndall in the range of $250K while the current foot-ball coach has a salary over three-quarters of a million. Yet we have proven winner in
Tyndall. If the university re-ally wants to compete at the next level it will have to put the money up to not only get the good coaches, but also to keep them. If we continue to train up good coaches who then leave for the better schools, we will always be a second rate athletic program.
It is worth remembering that while the football program has had winning seasons and gone to some bowl games, in basket-ball, softball, track and base-ball we have had some stellar national success in the past de-
cade. Some have argued, myself among them, that with money that USM spends on the foot-ball team we could regularly field top notch basketball and baseball teams (not to men-tion track and softball teams). Others have and will argue that football revenues carry the rest of the athletic program.
In reality it is student tuition that carries the entire athletic program. Give us something to cheer for.
Put the money where the wins areLETTER TO THE EDITOR
Allan McBride Hattiesburg, Miss.
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� e Cook Library Learning Com-mons Gallery at the University of Southern Mississippi is currently showcasing the exhibit “Reveal,” which features art from a local group, 10 of 10 Women.
Consisting of 24 pieces of art from the ten members of the group, “Reveal” displays an array of di� er-ent art styles and mediums, ranging from sculptures to photography. � e art will be displayed until Feb. 15.
� e pieces as a whole re� ect many di� erent aspects of life. � e face of the exhibit, “A Calamitous Day” by Heidi Pitre, portrays not just what stress looks like, but also what it feels like with a not-so subtle background clue. Many of the other pieces seem less interested in exploring ideas and concepts; instead, the pictures capture a moment in time with all the feelings of living that moment in context. While there are a few outliers, such as Miranda Grieder’s architectural sketches and Barbara-Ann Carver-Hunt’s celebrations of mythological concepts who seem to be trying di� erent things, the group is very content welcoming the view-er into a moment or period of their lives. � is sense is best embodied in “� e Calendar” by Kim Whitt, art education director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. It is perhaps the most noticeable piece in the gallery due to its size and unique materials.
“I envisioned this piece as a mark-
ing and record of what people went through daily,” Whitt said.
Inspired by Native American art, Whitt used small sticks and twigs and marked them to represent the events of the day. One example given is a blue mark that represents a posi-tive event.
� is event is 10 of 10 Women’s second showing. Betty Press, pho-tographer and founder of 10 of 10 Women, is looking to the future and is excited for what’s in store for the group.
“We are hoping to have our work displayed in more places around Hattiesburg and around Mississip-pi,” Press said.
� e exhibit was put together by Jan Siesling, the exhibition coordi-nator for USM libraries. A� er view-ing 10 of 10 Women’s � rst gallery, Siesling did not hesitate to invite them to the USM exhibition. Sies-ling uses this space for a variety of exhibits. � e exhibitions, which are o� en used for student projects dur-ing the fall and spring semesters, are very time consuming, accord-ing to Siesling.
“I created that space in order to organize shows quickly,” Siesling said. “Museums are much heavier projects that require you have to plan months or even years ahead.”
Siesling said most museums cater to certain styles of arts or speci� c artists, usually those that are more experienced. Due to the small size of his space, however, he is able to focus on newer and local art.
Local female artists featured in CommonsON CAMPUS
Chase LadnerPrintz Writer
“Reveal One, Two, Three” By Martina Sciolino, a USM English professor. This is a triptych from a larger series of paintings that capture toys as characters (rather than commodities) in order to explore the ambiguity of portraiture as both intimate and public.
Angel Speaks/Printz
Davis urged revelers to eat and drink at local establishments be-fore and a� er the event.
“� e restaurants and pubs along the route are well pre-pared and ready to feed you, o� ering Mardi Gras specials all day,” said Davis.
According to Davis, there are many unique � oats in the parade, including last year’s winning � oat “Krewe of Froth,” which features a gigantic beer mug. Sidelines Sports Grill is also planning a doubledecker � oat featuring � e Glitter Boys’ live performance.
� e parade will start at 7 p.m.,
and all roads along the parade route will be closed from 6 until 10 p.m.
Beginning at the Hillcrest residence hall parking lot, the parade route stretches from Championship Lane parallel to U.S. 49, then east down Hardy, turning right onto 38th Avenue, right onto Montague Street, then ending at the intersection at Kay James Drive.
� e event is all-ages and fam-ily friendly.
For more information, visit www.caerusmardigras.com.
PARADE, from 1
PARKING, from 1
“Follow the posted five miles per hour speed limit and watch for other vehicles pulling out or parking.”
Also, be cautious when enter-ing or leaving a parking space.
“I am pleased with the changes that have been made,” Hopkins said. “Although the
new direction has been in ef-fect for a couple of weeks, we have gotten numerous calls and emails being appreciative of the changes that we made.”
No accidents have been report-ed since the signs’ installments.
Sports Tuesday, January 29, 2013Page 8, Student Printz
The 2013 Southern Miss baseball team is preseason ranked No. 23 in the country by Baseball America, one spot ahead of last year’s National Champions, the Arizona Wildcats, and rightly so.
The Golden Eagles return seven starters and the entire weekend starting rotation from last year’s squad, who finished 32-24 and just short of an NCAA Regional trip.
The ace of the pitching staff last year, Andrew Pierce, has already earned Third Team All-American honors this preseason.
Pierce, a senior right-hander, finished last season with the team lead in wins (7), earned run aver-age (1.99), innings (99) and strike-outs (96). Red shirt sophomore Jake Drehoff went 6-2 on the mound last season in 15 starts and returns this year as the Saturday starter. Bradley
Roney, a Second Team Freshman All American last season, will be back to close out games after posting 11 saves in 20 appearances last sea-son with a 2.42 ERA.
Incoming junior college transfers Conor Fisk and Daniel Wineski both figure to eat up innings this year after strong showings in the fall. Fisk is battling for the Sunday spot in the rotation, and Wineski is expected to be the set up man to Roney in the bullpen with his hard-sinking fastball.
In the field, Southern Miss re-turns senior cleanup hitter and first baseman Blake Brown, who led the team in home runs last season with six, and runs batted in with 41. Sophomore Mason Robbins, who boasted a .330 batting average last season, will return in the three-hole after leading the team in total bases (101), slugging percentage (.470), and triples (5).
Isaac Rodriguez, Michael Sterling and Dillon Day will return up the
middle to lead the Golden Eagles.Sterling led the team with a .486
on base percentage and 11 stolen bases and got hit by an astound-ing 28 pitches last season. Day is the catalyst for an offense that was stagnant at times last season, and will play an important role in this year’s team if they are to make a deep postseason run. Rodriguez solidifies the right side of the in-field, making only two errors all of last season, and striking out only 16 times in 175 plate appearances.
Meanwhile, both catchers return behind the plate, as senior Chase Fowler will be carrying most of the load with Austin Roussel relieving him. Fowler found his stroke in the fall and is a vocal leader on the team, while Roussel hit over .300 last sea-son, including a .417 mark in con-ference play.
The Golden Eagles play four teams in the preseason Top 25, opening up with SEC foe Missouri on Feb. 15 at Pete Taylor Park.
Strong group returning to diamond for Golden Eagles
BaSEBall
Barrett NegusPrintz Writer
Men’s basketball wins at TulsaSouthern Miss men’s basketball
improved to 17-4 overall and 6-0 in conference play with a 62-59 win at Tulsa on Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Eagles went into halftime with 31-30 lead, and the game remained close until the final buzzer. Jonathan Mills hit three of four free throws within the last nine seconds to preserve the win.
The Eagles’ 6-0 start is the best start for the school in conference play since the 1990-1991 campaign in the Metro Conference.
Dwayne Davis led the Eagles in scoring with 11 points and seven rebounds. Mills added nine points and a game high 11 rebounds.
Southern Miss has a week off before heading to Birmingham to play UAB at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The game is scheduled to be televised on CSS.
Strong second half lifts women’s basketball over Rice
After falling behind 41-23 at
halftime, the Southern Miss wom-en’s basketball team used a massive second half to win 76-57. The win improves the Lady Eagles to 11-8 overall and 3-3 in conference play.
After trailing by 19 points at half-time, Jamierra Faulkner grabbed two quick steals to spark a 25-5 run by USM to go ahead 48-46. The Eagles would not look back and eventually outscored Rice 53-16 in the half.
Faulkner, who earned Confer-ence USA Player of the Week hon-ors for her efforts, finished the game with 26 points, along with a school and C-USA record of 16 assists.
The Lady Eagles travel to Bir-mingham on Thursday to face UAB.
Men’s tennis wins three match-es over weekend
Southern Miss men’s tennis post-ed three wins over the weekend, with a 6-1 win over Jacksonville State on Friday and a pair of 7-0 wins over Nicholls State and Jack-son State on Sunday.
Friday started off with the Gold-en Eagles winning the point for doubles to take an early 1-0 lead. The Eagles finished strong, with Paulo Alvarado, Juan Escobar, Matt Frost, Andrew Goodwin and Vasco Valverde all winning their singles matches to record the other five points on the day.
Sunday was even better for the Eagles, as they recorded 7-0 victo-ries in both matches.
The day started at 10 a.m. as the Eagles hosted Nicholls State. After winning doubles, the Eagles won all singles titles to sweep the match 7-0.
At 2 p.m., the Eagles dominated Jackson State, as the Eagles did not drop a set in any match. Brad Mar-riot swept his opponent 6-0, 6-0.
The team will head to Las Vegas, Nev. this weekend to participate in the UNLV Invite. The first match is Friday at 10 a.m.
Ance Celmina guards the ball from opposing Rice player, helping the team to victory, with a final score of 76-57 on Sunday.
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Upcoming GamesBox ScoreWomen’s Basketball
01/24 at Houston L, 81-7001/27 vs. Rice W, 76-57
Men’s Basketball01/26 at Tulsa W, 62-59
Men’s Tennis01/25 vs. Jacksonville State W, 6-1
01/27 vs. Nicholls State W, 7-001/27 vs. Jackson State W, 7-0
01/29/132:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at Mississippi StateStarkville, Miss.
01/31/137:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at UABBirmingham, Ala.
02/01/1310:00 a.m. Men’s Tennis at UNLVLas Vegas, Nev.
All Day Track & Field, Cross CountryMeyo InvitationalSouth Bend, Ind.
Southern Miss Sports:
Vasco Valverde of the Southern Miss Men’s Tennis team plays a match against Jacksonville State on Friday.
