BRCC opened conference play on Saturday afternoon by hosting LSU-Eunice. The Lady Bears defeated the Bengals 82-50.

Early in the first quarter, BRCC found themselves down 10-4 to the hot-shooting visitors. The Lady Bears used a 15-0 run to set the tone for the rest of the half, outscoring LSU-Eunice 34-13 the final fifteen minutes of the first half.

The second half was much of the same. BRCC shooting lay-ups and extending their lead to nearly forty points near teh end of the game.

After today's win, BRCC is 1-0 in conference play. Next up for Baton Rouge is a trip to Delgado on Wednesday night to face the Dolphins. Game time is set for 5:00 pm.

Bear Notes:

• Pearl Jones paced the Lady Bears with 21 points and four rebounds.
• Amari Banks scored 16 points in the win and recorded 5 steals.
• Mikayla Crockett added 14 points, including two three-pointers; Crockett had three steals and three assists. She also grabbed 10 rebounds.
• Rhomyia Tate scored ten points, also reaching double-figures; Tate added five assists and four steals.
• Oterica Witherspoon and Ayliah Cooper both contributed 9 points.