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Women's Basketball

Bengals Aim To Rebound Against Greyhounds

EUNICE, La. – For the first time this season, LSU Eunice will try to respond following a loss when Arkansas State-Mid-South comes to town on Thursday.  Tip-off from the HPRE Center is scheduled for 6:00PM.
 
This is the first ever meeting between the Bengals and Greyhounds.
 
LSU Eunice suffered its first setback of the year in a 90-57 loss to San Jacinto-North.  The Bengals struggled in the first half, only putting up 19 points including 8 in the second quarter.  Arianna Dargin led the Bengals' cause with 16 points on the night.
 
Arkansas State-Mid South comes into Thursday's game fresh off of its own first loss of the season.  The Greyhounds fell to Holmes, 75-71.  Mid-South sports a high-scoring attack, averaging 77.0 points/game, which is ranking 27th in NJCAA Division II.
 
Sable Greer leads the Greyhounds with 20.0 points per game.
 
Fans can also find the latest Bengals information on social media via Twitter (@LSUEBengalsWBB), Facebook (@LSUEuniceBasketball) and Instagram (@LSUEBengals).    
 

GAME 3: LSU Eunice (2-1) vs. Arkansas State-Mid-South (3-1)
Date/Time: November 9, 2017 | 6:00PM
Site: Eunice, La.
Arena: LSU Eunice's HPRE Center
 
Radio: None
TV/Internet: Bengals All-Access
 
Social Media: @LSUBengalsWBB (Twitter), @LSUEuniceBasketball (Facebook), @LSUEBengals (Instagram)
 
Series: First Meeting
 
THE COACHES
LSU EUNICE
Head Coach: Amanda Clemons (Mississippi College)
Career Record: 28-57 (5th Season), Record at LSU Eunice: Same
 
ARKANSAS STATE-MID-SOUTH
Interim Head Coach: Dwayne McCray (Central Arkansas)
Career Record: 3-1 (1st Season), Record at Arkansas State-Mid-South: Same

STORY LINES
  • This will be the first ever meeting between LSU Eunice and Arkansas State-Mid-South
  • This is the first of a home-and-home with the Greyhounds.  The Bengals will travel to West Memphis, Arkansas on December 14.
  • Arianna Dargin continues her hot start to her freshman season.  The Iowa High product has scored double-digit points in each of her first three games including 16 Tuesday against San Jacinto.
  • The Bengals are in the midst of a long November homestand.  LSUE plays eight of its nine games this month at home.  The only road trip is a return trek to Houston next week to play San Jacinto.
 
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 27 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 5th most in program history.  James is only 61free 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.
 
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).
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: This will be the first meeting between LSU Eunice and Arkansas State-Mid-South.  The Bengals will also play two new opponents later this season: Southwestern Christian CC (Nov. 24-25) and Lone Star College-Cy-Fair (Jan. 19-20). 
 
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), Tajane' Butler (Rayne), 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.
 
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