Lady Bengals ready for nationally-ranked foe
The LSU Eunice women’s basketball team will welcome nationally ranked Blinn College to town for a Saturday afternoon contest set for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
The Lady Bengals (4-6) come into the game after a week-long layoff since traveling to Faulkner State last Friday afternoon.
Against Faulkner State, the Lady Bengals relentless second half comeback attempt fell just short, as they fell 79-65. Taylor Hurd led the Lady Bengals with 20 points, adding eight rebounds to her stat line. Lida Politopoulou totaled 15 points and four assists, and Brooke Richard tallied 11 points and five rebounds. Chesley Dubroc scored six points and added five rebounds, while Meghan Cross and Feleshia Walters each finished with five points. Cross grabbed five rebounds and Walters had four boards of her own.
“Blinn is a great team and well coached. We will have to play extremely well on the defensive end and rebound,” head coach
Michael Bari said.
Blinn comes into the game with a 12-0 record and ranked 13
th in the latest NJCAA National Poll, averaging 81.5 points per game while shooting at a 42.4 percent rate from the field.
Saturday’s game can be seen online on
Bengals All-Access, and can also be heard over the airwaves on
92.5 FM KVPI locally. During Saturday's halftime, the Bengal Baseball team will be receiving their 2012 NJCAA National Championship rings.
