HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (Feb. 19, 2021) - The FIU women's basketball team earned a gutsy road win over Southern Miss on Friday night, as the Panthers topped the Golden Eagles 59-58 in overtime. 

With the victory, FIU improves to 10-9 on the year and 7-6 in Conference USA action. The seven league wins are the most ever in FIU's C-USA history.

Despite trailing by seven points entering the fourth quarter, the Panthers outscored the Golden Eagles 15-8 to force overtime on Friday night. FIU trailed by as much as five points with under three minutes left in the overtime period, but rallied once again with a 6-0 run that was capped by two clutch free throws from Alexus Wykoff to seal the 59-58 victory. 

Jiselle Thomas matched her career-high in points with 27 on the night, including nine points from the charity stripe. Alma Danielsson earned 12 points to round out FIU's double-figure scoring. Kyla Nelson led the Panthers on the glass, earning eight boards to go along with her seven points. 

UP NEXT
FIU looks for the series sweep on Saturday, as the Panthers and Golden Eagles battle it out at 5:00 p.m. ET. The game will be aired on ESPN+. 
 
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