EUNICE, La. – For the first time this season, LSU Eunice will play away from its friendly confines with a date at San Jacinto College-North on Tuesday.  It's the first of ten road games this season.
 
Tip-off from Nichols Gymnasium in Houston, Texas is scheduled for 6:00PM.
 
This is a rematch of last Tuesday's 91-57 setback for the Bengals.  It's LSUE's lone loss of the early season.  The Bengals could not overcome a slow start against the Gators, scoring just 19 first half points and shooting 21-for-66 (31.8%) from the field for the game.
 
"It will be a challenge with this being our first road game of the season," LSU Eunice head coach Amanda Clemons said.  "We did take a couple of long road trips during the preseason, so hopefully that will have our team ready for a different routine away from home."
 
The duo of Arianna Dargin (Iowa HS) and Rylie James (Basile HS) leads the Bengals early on this campaign.  The local duo has combined for nearly 34 points a game and have helped LSU Eunice race out to a quick start offensively, ranked 32^nd in points per game nationally (80.5).
 
James is on the cusp of history for LSU Eunice.  The Basile High product is only three points away from tying for 5^th place on the all-time scoring mark in program history.  Her 608 points is currently 7^th on the all-time scoring ledger. 
 
San Jacinto has one win since the Gators came to Eunice.  Alexus Jones scored 21 points for the Gators in a 101-49 win over 903 Elite on Saturday.
 
San Jacinto owns the all-time record over LSU Eunice, taking 17 of the 26 all-time meetings.  The Gators have won the last seven meetings.  This could be the last time the two programs meet.  San Jacinto elected to disband the women's basketball program following this season.

Fans can also find the latest Bengals information on social media via Twitter (@LSUEBengalsWBB), Facebook (@LSUEuniceBasketball) and Instagram (@LSUEBengals).    
 


GAME 3: LSU Eunice (3-1) vs. San Jacinto-North (4-1)
Date/Time: November 13, 2017 | 6:00PM
Site: Houston, Tx.
Arena: Nichols Gymnasium
 
Radio: None
TV/Internet: None
 
Social Media: @LSUBengalsWBB (Twitter), @LSUEuniceBasketball (Facebook), @LSUEBengals (Instagram)
 
Series: San Jacinto Leads 17-9
In Eunice: Series Tied 6-6
In Houston: San Jacinto Leads 10-2
At Neutral Sites: Series Tied 1-1
Current Streak: San Jacinto – Won 7
 
THE COACHES
LSU EUNICE
Head Coach: Amanda Clemons (Mississippi College)
Career Record: 27-57 (5^th Season), Record at LSU Eunice: Same
 
SAN JACINTO NORTH
Head Coach: Kayla Weaver (Texas Woman's)
Career Record: 4-1 (1st Season), Record at San Jacinto North: Same


STORY LINES

• LSU Eunice and San Jacinto North meet for the second time this season.  The Gators won 91-57 in Eunice on November 7.
• This is possibly the last meeting between the two schools.  San Jacinto is in its last season of NJCAA women's basketball after the college elected to terminate the program.
• Arianna Dargin continues her hot start to her freshman season.  The Iowa High product has scored double-digit points in each of her first four games including 16 last week against San Jacinto.  Dargin leads the team with 17.0 ppg.
• The is the Bengals lone road game in the month of November.  The contest is the sandwich game between ten home games to start the year.

 
RYLIE WATCH: Sophomore Rylie James will have a few LSU Eunice records in the crosshairs for the 2017-2018 season.  James scored 545 points in her freshman campaign and is now 3 points away from cracking the Top 5 in Bengals' history for career points. 

RYLIE WATCH, PART 2: The Basile native will also have the free throw record in sight this season.  James sunk 121 from the charity stripe last year, the 5^th most in program history.  James is only 56 free throws away from tying record holder Jennifer Hicks (188).  Her 15 free throws against Mississippi Gulf Coast on Nov. 19, 2016 is the third most in a single game in program history.

LSUE ALL-TIME SCORING LIST:
1. Renotta Edwards (2005-07)         1,195
2. Jennifer Hicks (2008-10)              899
3. Kayla Armstrong (2006-08)          825
4. Casey Broussard (2003-05)         668
5. Amanda Romero (2004-06)          611
5. Candace Lacombe (2008-09)      611
7. Rylie James (2016-Present)         608
 
RUNAWAY REDO: It's the second straight season LSU Eunice has scored back-to-back 20-plus point wins.  Last year, the Bengals notched blowout wins of Southern-Shreveport (24) and Delgado (25) on Feb. 1 and Feb. 4, 2017.
 
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Sophomores Jaleya Gold and Gabby Harrington were voted team captains for the 2017-2018 season.  The duo both started last year for the Bengals and are two of five sophomores on this year's team.
 
SPREAD THE LOVE: All 11 Bengals to dress out during opening weekend scored at least a point; five were in double figures (Dargin, Saucier, James, Gold and Landry).  Six Bengals have notched double digit point totals in games this season.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: This will be the 27^th all-time meeting between LSU Eunice and San Jacinto College-North.  The Bengals will try to snap a seven game losing streak to the Gators.  LSUE's last win came on January 10, 2011 in a 55-54 victory in Eunice.
 
LOCAL PRODUCE: The Bengals feature a majority of student-athletes that hail from the around the Eunice area.  Gabrielle Harrington (Erath), Breanna Doucet (Sam Houston), Sissy Saucier (South Beauregard), Arianna Dargin (Iowa), Miya McKinney (Ville Platte), Sarah Guidry (Lake Arthur), Tachiana Ledet (Northside), Bethany Broussard (Iowa), Rylie James (Basile) and Whitney Landry (Iota) all played high school basketball within 50 miles of LSU Eunice.
 
WINNING PEDIGREE: The ten incoming freshman had a knack for winning at the high school level.  In their junior and senior high school seasons, the group won a state title, made three championship game appearances and five semifinals.