Thursday March 18, 2021

Women's Basketball: Baton Rouge, LA

An early first half deficient was too much for the Baton Rouge Lady Bears to overcome as they fall to the LSUE Lady Bengals, 79 to 70 this evening in the Bonne Sante Wellness Center.

LSUE opened the first quarter in a full court press that rattled the Lady Bears and kept them out of sync on the offensive end of the floor. LSUE outscored Baton Rouge 22 to 8, in the first quarter.  The Lady Bears found a bit of a rhythm, in the second quarter, but still struggled to do the little things on the offensive end. LSUE largest lead of the first half was 16 points; 38-22 with 1 minute to play.  Baton Rouge outscored LSUE, in the second quarter, 17 to 16 but still trailed at the half.  At the half, the Lady Bengals led 38 to 25.

In the third quarter, the Lady Bears would claw their way back into the ball game and pull within six points;46 to 40 with 4:42 left to play in the quarter. LSUE would go on a 13 to 6 run to close out the third and take a 59 to 46 lead into the fourth. Both clubs scored 21 points in the quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Lady Bears matched the Lady Bengals bucket for bucket, outscoring them 24 to 20 but it was not enough to overcome the early deficient.  LSUE Lady Bengals remain undefeated in conference play with the 79 to 70 victory over the Baton Rouge Lady Bears.

LSUE shot 54.9 % from the field compared to 32.5% for Baton Rouge. The Lady Bears stole the ball 20 times and scored 34 points off over turnovers.

Bengals had five student athletes score in double figures. Tanisha Hester led the Lady Bengals with 20 points. Baton Rouge was led in scoring by sophomore center Tronayia Issac with 16 points. The Lady Bears had four student athletes in double figures.

Lady Bears Game Highlights:

Tronayia Issac scored 16 points with 8 rebounds,1 steal and 1 Assist.

Frandreka Keller scored 12 points with 7 rebounds, 2 assist and 1 steal.

Angel Bradford added 12 points with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

Alanna Donaldson scored 10 points with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 6 steals.

With the victory, the Lady Bengals improve to 14-2, 9-0 in conference play, while the Lady Bears fall to 5-9 ,3-6 on the season.

The Lady Bears will be back in action this Saturday March 20, 2021 as they face conference opponent Southern Shreveport Lady Jags at 2 pm in the Bonne Sante Wellness Center.