Lady Bengals Struggle on Road
MERIDIAN. MISS – The road has been rough on the LSUE Lady Bengal basketball team. Just four games into their 13-game road stretch, LSUE has suffered four straight losses.
LSUE (2-5) opened their road stretch in Tennessee and fell to Volunteer State Community College 80-69. The Lady Bengals trailed by six points at the half, but turnovers by the LSUE girls allowed the Vols (7-0) to open up a larger lead and put LSUE away.
Candace LaCombe had 29 points for the Lady Bengals, 18-coming from three-point baskets. Jennifer Hicks finished with 15 and Quanessa Batiste had 12.
LSUE suffered their second loss to Columbia State Community College (1-3), who outscored the Lady Bengals 93-76. LSUE trailed by seven points at halftime, but Columbia out-paced the Lady Bengals 58-34 in the second half.
Jesselyn Bolden led the Lady Bengals with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Angel Simar had 13 points, while LaCombe finished with 12 points.
The Lady Bengals suffered another loss to Alabama Southern Community College (2-1) in action over the weekend. LSUE fell 82-71. The Lady Bengals shot just 29 percent from the floor in the loss.
LaCombe finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Hicks had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Batiste scored 11 points.
Monday night against Meridian Community College, the Lady Bengals fell 90-68.
Despite LSUE out-rebounding Meridian (4-2) and turning the ball over less than the Lady Eagles, the Lady Bengal’s shooting woes continued with the girls sinking only 23 percent of their baskets in the game.
Batiste was the leading scorer for LSUE. She had 14 points, while Simar finished with 12 and LaCombe had 11 points. Hicks and Sierra Goldwire each had 12 rebounds.
The Lady Bengals head to Kansas and Oklahoma for four games this weekend.
