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Ashley Augerson scored 19 points, Hannah Kador added 15, and Southern held Alabama State scoreless for 13 minutes in a 60-47 victory on Saturday night in the Southwest Athletic Conference championship.
The top-seeded Jaguars (23-8) won their sixth conference title and will make their fourth NCAA tournament appearance under coach Sandy Pugh.
The seventh-seeded Lady Hornets (13-17), who upset the No. 2 and 3 seeds to get to just their third SWAC title game, lost their offensive rhythm near the end of the first half as the Jaguars' defense took over.
Tanika Jackson scored 22 points to lead the Lady Hornets.
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