November 20, 2012 Volume 97 Issue 24

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As UTEP lined up in the victory formation, it became o� cial. South-ern Miss would � nish the regular season win-less at home for the � rst time since 1977. Just a mere season a� er being undefeated at M.M. Rob-erts Stadium, the Eagles continued a win-less campaign with a 34-33 loss to the UTEP Miners.

Southern Miss fell to 0-11 on the season and 0-7 in C-USA play, de-spite the best performance of the season from an o� ensive player. Quarterback Arsenio Favor made his second start of the season and went 16-22 for 374 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. � e 374 yards through the air were a season-high for the Eagles and a career-high for Favor.

“� e thing was, coming in, they were going to stack the box,” said Favor a� er the game. “Teams have

been stacking the box, and � nally I felt comfortable and the receivers felt comfortable with catching the passes so we just attacked.”

As per tradition, the � nal home game was dedicated to the seniors, a senior class that had only lost a total of two home games in their three previous seasons. Southern Miss responded by coming out on � re to start the game. Favor hit wide receiver Dominique Sullivan on a 41 yard touchdown pass on their open-ing drive of the game.

� e Eagles and the Miners traded blows all game. Down 27-20 with six minutes le� in the fourth quarter, Favor found wide receiver Quentin Pierce with no one around him for an 81-yard touchdown. � e touch-down was redshirt senior Pierce’s � rst of the season, and it was a ca-reer-long for him and Favor.

� at touchdown shi� ed the momentum towards the Southern

A fall from grace: Golden Eagles 0-11 FOOTBALL

Ben WelchPrintz Writer

Junior wide receiver Francisco Llanos pulls the ball in for a reception at The Rock during Saturday night’s game against UTEP.

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A dying tree on the Southern Miss campus was brought to life Saturday, but not with the help of soil and water. Instead, the live oak was restructured by a local artist to take on the shape of a Golden Eagle.

Dayton Scoggins, a local carver whose work is well-known on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, worked for hours Satur-

day on the tree, located on the east side of the Walker Science Building across from the west entrance of the Student Union.

The sculpture of the eagle was completed right before the Southern Miss kickoff against UTEP Saturday evening.

Loren Erickson, superinten-dent of campus landscape for Southern Miss said keeping the tree around in a different ca-pacity was a better option than removing it totally.

“This tree was dead and in

need of removal regardless, but the chance for it to remain as an art piece makes its loss much easier to absorb,” Erickson said.

Preservation and mainte-nance of all trees on the South-ern Miss campus is taken on by the Tree Management Task Force. When a tree has to be re-moved, another tree is planted to take its place. The task force commissioned Scoggins to transform what remains of the

tree trunk into a banking eagle, according to a press release from the physical plant.

“I am excited about this unique opportunity to incor-porate art with recycling,” said Chris Crenshaw, Physical Plant Director. “The Tree Manage-ment Task Force deserves much credit for this creative use of a tree, and I look forward to see-ing the work of this Mississippi based sculptor.”

Local artist carves campus treeON CAMPUS

Rachel BeechPrintz Writer

USM goes from undefeated to win-less at home

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Delta Sigma Pi, a business frater-nity in the University of Southern Mississippi College of Business, received a visit from Toastmas-ters International on � ursday, and participants at the event got a quick lesson in thinking on their feet and public speaking.

Toastmasters International is an organization of leaders who aim to help others become con� -dent, timely communicators. Ac-cording to the Toastmasters web-site, the organization is 280,000 strong with 13,500 clubs in 16 countries across the world.

Darryl Harris, a senior busi-ness administration and market-ing double major, is a three-year member of Toastmasters and spoke to the 30 or so people at the recruiting meeting.

“Toastmasters International has granted me the opportunity to travel and compete in speaking competitions and network with professionals from all over,” Har-ris said. “Being a Toastmaster has really helped me develop my in-terviewing skills, which a� orded me the opportunity to acquire a managerial position with Target Corporation.”

� e Toastmasters meeting, which follows a similar format each time, was � lled with clap-

ping, cheering and words of en-couragement. � e members of the organization spoke about dif-ferent topics, all of which were totally impromptu. Timed dis-cussions and events brought the meeting to life when members were placed on the spot to create a commercial for the “Table Top-ics” section of the meeting.

Becca � arp, a newer mem-ber of Toastmasters, said she has noticed a change in her ability to communicate and speak in front of crowds thanks to the organization.

“Toastmasters is wonderful for all involved,” � arp said. “You can move as quickly through the proj-ect booklet as you would like or as slowly as you may need. It’s strict-ly at your own comfort level, but it teaches you to get out of your comfort zone at the same time.”

� e Hattiesburg chapter of Toastmasters meets every Tuesday at 7 a.m. in the conference room next to the cafeteria in Wesley Medical Center, and everyone is welcome to join. Harris said talks of a chapter on the Hattiesburg campus of USM are currently in the works. Harris said he hopes to release more information about this project in the near future.

“We invite all to participate in Toastmasters International,” Harris said. To learn more about Toastmaster International, visit the group’s Facebook page, or visit www.toastmasters.org.

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Members of the Gay Straight Alliance held their second an-nual panel discussion Nov. 8. The event focused on the dis-cussion of religion.

The idea for the panel sparked last semester from the joint ad-verse experience that many of the members had in other orga-nizations.

Amber Hammons, an open les-

bian and Christian, said she faced some di� culties when she came out to her church a few years ago.

“I served as a worship leader and various other leadership roles did not react well to my coming out,” Hammons said. “I thought the panel was important to have not only because of my adverse experience but because of all the negative discourse that surrounds LGBT people and religion in this particular region of the country.”

The title of the panel was “Re-ligious, Secular and Spiritual Pursuits for the Lesbian Gay Bi

Transgender Community and Allies,” and the event served as a way to create a safe space for healthy and productive dis-course about religion, secular, as well as spiritual pursuits for the LGBT community.

“I think having a panel like this occurring on Southern Miss’s campus really sets our school apart from other Mississippi in-stitutions,” Hammons said. “� is is a relevant source of adversity and negative discourse in our physical location.”

USM Kate Green, one of many

speakers at the GSA event, dis-cussed spiritualism and medita-tion. Green also spoke about the history of the Unitarians as well as about their inclusive fellowship.

Other speakers included Susan Hrostwoski, CeCe Garrett, Rabbi Uri Barnea, Chaz from the Secu-lar Student Alliance of USM, and the Hattiesburg Unitarian Uni-versalist Fellowship sent several speakers to discuss topics with the students. “Chaz talked about the USM Secular Student Alli-ance, and Rabbi Uri spoke about Reform Judaism and his congre-

gation,” Hammons said.Several Gay Straight Alliance

members attended the panel, along with social work students, secular student alliance members and other non-member students.

Hammons said USM has pas-sionate community leaders who are dedicated to making more af-� rming organizations available in the community.

� e GSA has a meeting every � ursday at 5:30 p.m. in room 210 of the � ad Cochran Center. Visit their webpage to learn more: www.usm.edu/gsa/

GSA hosts annual panel discussionON CAMPUS

Arielle EdwardsPrintz Writer

FOOTBALL, from 1Miss sideline, and it looked like it would be a memorable night for the seniors. � at feeling didn’t last long. as UTEP kick returner Autrey Gold-en took the ensuing kicko� 98 yards back for a touchdown to restore the Minor lead at 34-27.

Favor and the Eagles didn’t blink. Southern Miss drove the ball down the � eld and capped a seven-play,

86-yard drive with the potential game-winning touchdown. A� er Favor scored on a two-yard run, the coaching sta� was faced with a big decision: kick the extra point and tie the game or go for two in hopes of ending the game with the � rst vic-tory of the season.

Southern Miss went for two. Fa-vor was intercepted by Demarcus

Kizzie in the end zone to save the 34-33 lead for UTEP. � e Eagles kicked the ball back to the Minors hoping for a stop and chance to win the game but UTEP was able to run out the � nal 2:44 of the game and leave Hattiesburg with the victory.

Blair Sullivan led the way for UTEP with 155 yards through the air and 98 yards rushing with a

rushing touchdown. Running back Nathan Je� ery chipped in with 76 yards rushing and two touchdowns. � e Minors were helped the most by special teams. UTEP racked up 222 return yards and a touchdown on kicko� s, setting them up with good � eld position throughout the game.

“I feel like I le� it all out there tonight. I played hard for my team-

mates and for my fellow seniors,” said Pierce in the post-game press conference. “We tried to come away with a win, but we came up short. I feel like everybody let it all out for the team. We have another game next week, and we are going to try to get a win.”

Turn to the Sports page to see more football photos!

Feature Tuesday, November 20, 2012Page 4, Student Printz

This winter season, fashion is truly phenomenal as it makes its way from the runways into local boutiques. From the vin-tage store, Polly Esther’s Closet,

to the fashion-forward bou-tique, Irie, the looks styled in The Student Printz’s Fall Fash-ion section show all the hottest trends this season.

Hattiesburg’s boutiques have chic winter looks to fit every-one’s personal style. Polly Es-

ther’s Closet and Mostly Ma-cie’s have unique pieces such as vintage Cole Haan oxfords or a designer sequin dress by Rebecca Taylor. Specialty bou-tiques like Irie, McB’s and Miss Behavin’ have all the latest trends: silky chiffon blouses,

chic taupe laced-up booties and mod brightly-colored jewelry.

The five spreads chosen for the fashion edition represent what winter fashion is all about: comfy, chic, effortless pieces with an edge. These looks in-clude staples such as everyday

casual wear and cocktail attire for holiday parties and New Year’s Eve celebrations. The fas-cinating aspect of this season is the ability to mix and match patterns, colors and accessories to create new countless every-day looks.

The style this winter is all about confidence and learn-ing your own individual style. Style focuses on innovation and experimenting with a com-bination of trendy and classic pieces. However, it’s not always easy to wear new, daring pieces. The bottom line is that style be-comes whatever you make of it. Wearing a statement piece with confidence makes you the in-novator, eager to try new styles every day. Fashion this winter will make you anxious to go shop, make you smile and in-stantly gives you the killer con-fidence to step out of your com-fort zone and truly shine.

Winter fashion offers endless options for consumers

fashion

Kathryn MillerPrintz Writer

November 20, 2012 Volume 96 Issue 24

FALL FASHION 2012 The Student Printz

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Printz Fashion Tuesday, November 20, 2012Page 2

MODELS:Mary Alice Truitt

Audrianna StricklandLana Stuart

Rachel Beech

STYLING:Kathryn MillerCarolyn Lewis

PHOTOGRAPHERS:Chris LittleKelly PriceLenore Seal

DESIGN:Lisa Gurley

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR:Kathryn Miller

On the cover from left to right:

Model: Mary AliceDress: McB’sShoes: Irie Boutique

Fall La La La....

Model: Audrianna Jacket: Irie BoutiqueRomper: McB’s

Model: Mary AliceDress: Irie BoutiqueEarrings: Mostly Macie’sShoes: Model Col-lection

Model: Audrianna Pants: Irie BoutiqueBlazer: Irie BoutiqueTank: McB’sNecklace: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueShoes: Irie Boutique

Model: LanaPeplum top: Polly Esther’s ClosetLeggings: Irie Boutique

Model: Rachel:Dress: McB’s Shoes: Irie BoutiqueBracelets: Miss Behavin’ Boutique

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Printz Fashion Page 3Tuesday, November 20, 2012

....Leather

Model: RachelTop: Polly Esther’s ClosetPants: McB’sBoots: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueNecklace: McB’s Purse: Irie Boutique

Model: LanaJacket: Mostly Macie’s Sweater: Polly Esther’s ClosetScarf: Polly Esther’s ClosetJeans: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueHat: Model CollectionShoes: Irie Boutique

Photos by: Kelly Price/Printz

Printz FashionPage 4 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Printz Fashion Page 5

couture countdown Model: Audrianna

Dress: Polly Esther’s ClosetShoes: Mostly Macie’s

Model: Lana Dress: Mostly Macie’sClutch: Mostly Macie’s Shoes: Model Collection

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Model: Rachel Dress: McB’sShoes: Irie Boutique

Model: Mary Alice Dress: McB’s Earrings: Irie BoutiqueShoes: Model Collection

Printz Fashion Tuesday, November 20, 2012Page 6, Student Printz

Holiday Jewels

Model: Mary AliceBlouse: Irie BoutiqueScarf: Mostly Macie’sJeans: McB’sShoes: McB’s

Model: Lana Sweater: Irie BoutiqueFur Vest: Irie BoutiqueGreen Jeans: McB’sShoes: Irie BoutiqueBracelets: McB’sNecklace: Mostly Macie’s

Model: RachelBlouse: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueJeans: Irie BoutiqueNecklace: Irie BoutiquePurse: Irie BoutiqueShoes: McB’s

Model: AudriannaBlouse: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueJeans: McB’sScarf: Irie BoutiqueHandbag: Model CollectionShoes: Irie Boutique

Photos by: Chris Little/Printz

Printz FashionTuesday, November 20, 2012 Student Printz, Page 7

Baby it’s cold outside

Model: Lana Coat: McB’sBoots: McB’sPurse: Miss Behavin’ Boutique

Model: AudriannaJacket: Mostly Macie’sTop: Mostly Macie’sJeans: Irie BoutiqueShoes: Irie Boutique

Model: Rachel Coat: Mostly Macie’sJeans: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueBag: Irie Boutique

Model: Mary AliceCoat: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueHat: Mostly Macie’sPants: Irie BoutiqueShoes: Polly Esther’s Closet

Kelly Price/Printz

Printz Fashion Tuesday, November 20, 2012Page 8, Student Printz

Golden EagleGlam

Mod & Merry

Model: AudriannaNecklace: Irie BoutiqueTank: McB’sSuit: Irie BoutiqueShoes: Irie Boutique

Model: Mary AliceBlouse: Miss Behavin’ BoutiquePants: Mostly Macie’s Blazer: Polly Esther’s ClosetShoes: Irie Boutique

Model: Mary AliceBlouse: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueRed Jeans: Irie BoutiqueNecklace: Irie BoutiqueShoes: McB’s

Model: Audrianna Coat: Mostly Macie’sSweater: Irie BoutiqueSkirt: Mostly Macie’s Shoes: Irie Boutique

Model: LanaDress: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueNecklace: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueEarrings: Miss Behavin’ BoutiqueCoat: McB’s Shoes: Model CollectionSuitcase: Model Collection

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Arts & Entertainment Student Printz, Page 5Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Thursday night, Twihards around the world were glued to their theater seats as they watched the final installment of the Twilight saga: “Breaking Dawn- Part 2.” Then the credits rolled, and reality sunk in—that was the last time they would ever see Bella and Edward frol-ic lovingly together in a field of flowers.

Part two opens with Bella’s transition from human to vam-pire. The opening moments re-veal what the world looks like through the eyes of a vampire. Suddenly the dust particles in the air become clear, and the spider spinning its web in the forest can be noticed from a lengthy distance. This part pro-vides some decent moments in the world of special effects, al-though sometimes the effects tilted more to the cheesy side. The worst moment for special effects, however, is undoubted-ly the creepy computer gener-ated baby, Renesmee. The child is obviously fake and looks just plain weird in the arms of the actors on screen.

Speaking of the baby, the most humorous aspect of the

movie comes from the relation-ship between Renesmee and Ja-cob Black. In “Breaking Dawn- Part 1,” Jacob imprints on little Renesmee, which means that he will be whatever he needs to be for her. So, when she is a child, he will be like an older brother

to her. As she grows older, that fraternal care will turn into ro-mantic love. Jacob will see no other women—only her. That is all kinds of awkward.

This movie stacked up sur-prisingly well against the pre-vious four films with an over-all acting improvement from the cast. Kristen Stewart is, well, Kristen Stewart. Her act-

ing has not gotten much better from the first to the final film. She constantly looks awkward, though she has a few endear-ing moments with her onscreen daughter. Robert Pattinson does the best that he can with this particular role; he pulls off the character of a lovesick blood sucker with easy believability. Taylor Lautner, of course, takes his shirt off in the movie, and that is obviously the highlight from that actor. The standouts come from the members of the Volturi who all are subtly terri-fying and intimidating without overacting. Michael Sheen gives a flawless portrayal of Aro, the leader of the Voluturi.

The best part of the whole movie was the surprising twist at the end. Don’t worry, I won’t give it away. I have read the books, and I definitely didn’t see it coming. Overall, the movie was decent, and fans of the se-ries will be pleased with the final installment. For me personally, the highlight of the entire event was the teaser for “Catching Fire” during the previews.

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Senior violin performance and music education major Erin Raber performs with Oh, Jeremiah at this season’s fi nal Friday Night at the Fountain. Other members of the band include entertainment industry major Josh Hale and Southern Miss alumni Jeremiah Stricklin and Josh Stricklin.Friday Night at the Fountain is an event hosted by the Southern Miss Activities Council each Friday evening before a home football game. The concert is held on Centennial Lawn, and it is free and open to the public.

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Feral cats don’t make a school look poorly run, not providing a safe place and food for them does. Cats to the top!

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Go Nathan, go Nathan.. it’s your Birthday, it’s your Birthday!!! :D

Feral cats have been a part of the campus environment for decades. Every time I see one, it makes my heart smile! Capture, spay/neuter, release. Keep the tradition going...

Happy Turkey Day, every-one!

0-12? Let’s do this.

Everyone go check out the USM cats Twitter. No, really. Do it.

“The School for Scandal” was so awesome! Great job everybody in the TaD dept!

34 days until Christmas!!!! Ho ho ho!

Am I the only person that fi nds the “a” on the end of “cocoa” really unnecessary? #englishmajorprobs

There were too many fur vests at Saturday’s game. Ladies, you look like you’re wearing road-kill. #thatvestis disgusting #meangirls #worst

Everyone should go check out @jrosonet ‘s new EP! Its on iTunes and Spotify!

Only in America would we reward ourselves with a vacation to eat and shop. Happy Thanksgiving!

What I am so very ‘thankful’ for during Thanksgiving break

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During � anksgiving break, I look forward to the crisp, chill air and the relief of not having to write papers or study for tests. As I’m driving home to Florida, however, I’ll think to myself how thankful I am for a lot of things, and how these things can be sort of a nuisance.

Every year I tell myself that I will not excessively overeat on � anksgiving day, but before I know it, I eat more than my stom-ach can handle. Who doesn’t love pecan pie and sweet potato cas-serole? I realize that everyone gets a “get out of jail free card” for overeating on � anksgiv-ing, but I don’t reap any bene� ts other than a four-hour nap a� er-wards. Also, the fact that my dark skinny jeans are feeling slightly snug the next day is not exactly a mood-booster. I do think an ex-cessive amount of food is worth the calories and bellyaches, be-cause most of us only have a big feast once each year. Plus, being

a college student surviving sole-ly on TV dinners and the Fresh Food Company, I’ll take all of my mom’s homemade, buttery mashed potatoes I can get.

Another thing-- I don’t know what it is when most of us go home to stay with our parents during the break, but I feel like a lot of them go into “helicopter mom & dad” mode all over again. Now, I understand the days back in high school when we had to be monitored about what party we were going to and what time we came home, but this shouldn’t be happening every time we come from college. Parents, we love you, but we are adults. We should

not have to sneak out of our win-dows; adults should be able to use the front door.

Besides minor annoyances, I am thankful for � anksgiving, pumpkin pie and the ability to eat tender turkey with my won-derful family back home. I give thanks for the love my parents have for me and the two stom-achs I will have during the great � anksgiving feast.

America says goodbye to HostessNATIONAL

On Friday we saw the end of an iconic, American institution that spans more than 80 years in the business world. Today, America is living in a post-Twinkie world. Due to a combination of � nan-cial mismanagement and union demands, Hostess, the creator of snacks such as Twinkies and Ding-Dongs, had to liquidate their assets. Simply put, in order pay o� their debt, they have to sell their brands and factories to various companies unless a single business buys Host-ess wholesale.

It’s important to note that not everyone is su� ering through the Snack Cake Crash of 2012. If Host-ess does shut down, there are a few very positive outcomes. First, if the liquidation does go as planned, the Senior Management of Hostess will receive a nice bonus in time for the holidays. According to Reuters, an online news source, they will be receiving up to 75 per-cent of their annual pay to stick around and help wind down the company. Even better, according to New York’s WPIX news station’s coverage of the process, it’ll cost about $17 million to completely shut down all the factories. What’s great about this is that it seems that anywhere from a few dozen to a hundred people are about to get paid very well, which is important in this economy. During

this time of economic uncertainty, the CEOs should be concerned with maintaining their quality of life, especially a� er giving them-selves bonuses in April to cover up the looming bankruptcy cri-sis from their investors. Also with 12,258,000 unemployed anyway, another 185,000 is just another drop in the bucket. Another good possibility is that the Mexican company Grupo Bimbo buys Hostess completely and makes use of the country’s

lower sugar prices. Not only would we still have our Ding-Dongs and Wonder Bread, but when they de-cide to move manufacturing to Mexico those snack cakes could technically be considered Mexican food; this is obviously the best pos-sible option. Who doesn’t want the opportunity to order an El Twinkie with nachos? Yum.

� ough possibly the worst-case scenario is that no one buys Twinkies at all. Where would America be without its 150 calo-

ries, 4.5 grams of fat and 18 grams of sugar-� lled yellow cakes of deli-ciousness? Or it’s 180-calorie Sno balls? Or it’s 360-calorie pack of cupcakes? Honestly, is it worth liv-ing an abundant life without a fried Twinkie on a stick? I think not.

� is was an article of opinion by Kathryn Miller, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or comments to kathryn.miller@eagles.usm.edu.

� is was an article of opinion by Chase Ladner, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or comments to chase.ladner@eagles.usm.edu.

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The Golden Eagles men’s basketball team is undefeated after its first three games after beating Sam Houston State, 61-49, in the Progressive Legends Classic Sub-Regional in Hunts-ville, Tex., Monday night.

Dwayne Davis scored 27 points, the most by a Golden Eagle this season and Jonathan Mills added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Eagles led by as much as 15 in the first half, but

held off the Bearkats to take a 34-28 lead into the break. Sam Houston cut the Eagles’lead to five points several times in the second half, but the Eagles fought back each time to extend their lead.

They play the UC-Irvine Anteaters today at 5 p.m., in the three-team, round-robin tournament in Huntsville. The Eagles will play the Liberty Flames at 5 p.m., Wednesday to finish the Legends Classic.

Last Thursday, the Southern Miss men’s basketball team re-quired overtime to secure a win for the second time in their first two games. The Golden Eagles came away with the victory 62-60 against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Ga., in the opening

round of the Legends Classic. Despite Georgia scoring the

first points of the game on a three-point shot by Vincent Williams, Southern Miss scored 18 of the next 22 points to jump out to an early 18-7 lead.

It looked as if the Eagles would go into the half with a seven-point lead, but a near-half court desperation shot at the buzzer went in for the Bull-dogs, cutting the score to 31-27.

Georgia fought the entire sec-ond half to catch up to South-ern Miss. The Bulldogs would come within two points of tying the game twice, and both times they got the score within one point, before Southern Miss went on a 6-0 run with 4:30 to play. Southern Miss would

fail to score again in the sec-ond half, while Georgia would eventually tie the game to send it into overtime.

Georgia got off to a quick start in overtime, jumping out to an early lead. The teams would switch baskets through the period, however, leading to a time game with less than a minute to play.

With the Bulldogs attempt-ing to run an offensive play, Michael Craig stepped in front of a pass and tipped the ball to Dwayne Davis for the game winning lay-up.

“I thought our guys played extremely hard,” Southern Miss head coach Donnie Tyndall said. “It didn’t look like things were going our way in over-

time, but we got critical stops when we needed to, and Mi-chael Craig made a great play to tip the ball to Dwayne for the winning basket.”

Davis recorded the first dou-ble-double of his career with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jerrold Brooks scored a game-high 17 points, while shooting 50 per-cent from behind the arc.

As a team, Southern Miss shot 51 percent from the field and just under 39 percent from three point range. Georgia shot just 38.5 percent from the field and 30 percent from behind the arc. Southern Miss controlled the boards, out-rebounding the Bulldogs, 36-27.

Jeff HaegerPrintz Writer

Southern Miss Sports

11/20/125 p.m.

Men’s Basketball @ UC IrvineHouston, Texas

11/21/125 p.m.

Men’s Basketball @ LibertyHuntsville, Texas

Upcoming Games:Previous Game Scores:11/15/12

Men’s Basketball @ GeorgiaW, 62-60 (OT)

11/16/12Women’s Basketball @ South Alabama

L, 69-67

11/23/125 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs. Savannah StateHattiesburg, Miss.

11/24/123:30 p.m.

Football @ MemphisMemphis, Tenn.

11/17/12Football vs. UTEP

L, 34-33

11/19/12Men’s Basketball @ Sam Houston State

W, 61-49

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Senior wide receiver Quentin Pierce crosses into the end zone after a wide open reception at The Rock during Saturday night’s game against UTEP.

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Senior wide receiver Tracy Lampley avoids a defender in an effort to gain extra yards for the USM offense during Saturday night’s game at The Rock against the UTEP Miners.

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