The University of Southern Mississippi advanced to the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament by defeating Old Dominion University on Tuesday and Marshall on Wednesday at USM.

The No. 3-seeded Golden Eagles were victorious over ODU, 17-5, and they defeated Marshall 9-3.

In the opener, 2011 Franklinton High School graduate Clay Tageant threw a scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to 0.84. Tageant has allowed one run over 10-2/3 innings in 13 appearances, all out of the bullpen. Opponents are hitting just .167 against him.

The win put Southern Miss’ record at 38-18. They will play in the semifinals today at 12:30 p.m. against either Marshall or Florida International University. Marshall and FIU played in an elimination game last night after press time.