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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Tionna Lidge scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds — the senior's first career double-double — to help No. 1 seed Southern beat Alcorn State 64-44 to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. Southern (20-14) clinched its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, all since 2002. DaKiyah Sanders and Soniyah Reed also scored 11 points apiece for Southern. Destiny Brown made a jumper 15 seconds into the second quarter that gave the Braves their last lead at 22-20. They went scoreless over the next 7 1/2 minutes as five different Southern players scored in a 14-0 run and the Jaguars led 36-24 at halftime. Brown led Alcorn State with 12 points and three blocks. Sharmayne Finley added 11 points
