Lady Bulldogs outlast LSUE

For a few minutes Monday night, it seemed that the home court might be the key to the Lady Bengals’ first win of the season.
But late surges in each half by the visiting Lady Bulldogs lifted Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to a 78-62 win over LSU Eunice.
MGCCC (4-1) opened the game with a 6-2 run before LSUE (0-10) tied the game with buckets from Amber Richard and Katie Lemieux.
An 8-2 run gave the Lady Bulldogs a 15-8 advantage with 12:12 left in the first half.
Two free throws and a three-pointer by Richard along with a jumper by Erin Maddox closed the gap to 19-15.
Maddox scored again two minutes later to help the Lady Bengals, trailing 23-19 with 5:20 left.
MGCCC went on an 8-3 run, slowed by a trey from Brianna Ramierez.
Shandreka Roberson scored on the lane and Lemieux put in a bucket off a steal but Raven Tilllman’s shot at the buzzer lifted the Lady Bulldogs to a 39-26 halftime lead.
LSUE stormed out of the break for a 6-2 run with buckets by Meghan Knight, Richard and Lemieux to close the gap to 40-32.
Richard later drilled a trey and scored off a steal.
Rameriz hit two free throws and Lemieux hit a jumper to pull the Lady Bengals closer, 49-41.
A seven-point run by the Lady Bulldogs was slowed by a trey by Maggie Miller.
MGCC continued to build its lead with six more points, but a put-back and a free throw by Lemieux closed the gap to 60-47 with 8:11 remaining in the game.
The out-manned Lady Bengals continued to battle as Miller scored from the baseline and Knight put in a basket in the lane.
Lemieux added back-to-back buckets to close the gap to 65-55 with 3:51 left.
Richard’s trey and an inside bucket slowed another Lady Bulldog run.
Lemieux scored the last Lady Bengal bucket with 21 seconds left but MGCCC added two late shots to close their 78-62 win.
Lemieux and Richard both scored 21 points to spark the Lady Bengals, while Ramirez and Miller added five points each.
Knight and Maddox each finished with four points.
Tillman and Watson led the Lady Bulldogs with 21 points each, while Courtney White added 14 points.
LSUE travels to Pearl River Community College on Monday for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off against the Lady Wildcats (3-1).