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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
12-9, 2-6SEC
South Carolina
16-5, 5-3SEC
Ole Miss Falls At South Carolina
1/26/2012 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Ole Miss women's basketball team fell on the road at South Carolina 61-43 Thursday night in SEC play.
With the loss, Ole Miss fell to 12-9 overall (2-6 SEC) while South Carolina who is receiving votes in both national polls this week, improved to 16-5 overall (5-3 SEC).
Valencia McFarland and Tia Faleru each ended the game with 12 points. Faleru added a team-high nine rebounds.
South Carolina went on a 10-2 run to start the game to lead by eight after five and a half minutes of play. Ole Miss cut the lead to six, 13-7, on a three from Whitney Hameth but the Gamecocks quickly pushed their lead to 19 points after an 11-0 run and led 26-7 with 8:10 left in the half.
At the half, South Carolina led 35-16. Tia Faleru led Ole Miss with eight points and five rebounds while Hameth had six points.
Ole Miss shot 25.0 percent (7-28) from the floor in the first half while South Carolina shot 44.1 percent (15-34) including 45.5 percent (5-11) from three-point range.
The Rebels used an 11-2 run capped by a three point play from Valencia McFarland to cut the Gamecocks' lead to eight, 45-37, with 13:33 left in the game.
South Carolina extended its lead back to double-digits and posted the 61-43 win over Ole Miss.
For the game, Ole Miss shot 35.4 percent from the floor (17-48) while South Carolina shot 41.3 percent (26-63).
Ole Miss will host Auburn Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be televised on FSN.
