Lady Bengals fall on the road to Baton Rouge in Saturday action
The LSU Eunice women's basketball team saw its' 16-game winning streak snapped on the road against Baton Rouge Community College Saturday afternoon, falling victim to a string of scoring runs by the hosts as the Lady Bengals fell 80-63 in Miss-Lou Conference play.
With the loss, LSU Eunice (22-2 overall, 3-1 Miss-Lou) and Baton Rouge (16-5, 3-1) are now tied atop the conference standings with one more head-to-head matchup remaining and five games left overall.
The Lady Bengals shot 44 percent (23-for-52) from the floor and 35 percent (6-17) from three point range in the loss. They tallied free throws at a 52 percent (11-21) clip, but saw had only one attempt from the line in the first half.
Holding a one-point lead with ten minutes remaining in the first half, LSU Eunice saw Baton Rouge go on a 22-12 run to close the half and take a nine point lead into the break. Baton Rouge then used a 13-4 run in the opening five minutes of the second stanza to extend their lead to a comfortable margin.
Sophomore Reagan Maricle finished with a team-high 19 points in the loss for LSU Eunice, adding five rebounds and five assists, while fellow sophomore Meghan Cross also tallied double-digits with a 14-point afternoon, also adding seven rebounds.
Sophomore Brooke Richard finished with nine points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal, while freshman Ashlynn Wiemann notched eight points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Baylie Lee finished with six points, while freshman Taylor Holzmeier tallied four points, three steals and a rebound. Taylor Maricle finished with three points to round out the scoring, adding four rebounds and four assists.
Rosa Bryant finished with a game-high 30 points for Baton Rouge, while Ashley Williams (15 points) and Kasiney Williams (10 points) also finished with double-figures.
The Lady Bengals are back in action at home on Wednesday night when they welcome Southern University-Shreveport to town for a 6 p.m. tipoff.
Wednesday's game will be LSU Eunice's annual Play4Kay contest to help raise money for breast cancer awareness, and fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game.
For those unable to attend, the game will be available on Bengal All-Access and over the airwaves on KVPI 92.5 FM.
