Beeville, TX- Coastal Bend hosted the LSU-Eunice Lady Bengals Wednesday night for their second home game of the 2021 campaign. The Bengals outlasted the Cougars 63-84.

The Coastal Bend Women's Basketball was once again haunted by defensive rebounding and a lack of scoring in the first half.  Cougars who made a couple of extra stops in the first quarter went into the ended the quarter down 12-16 behind seven points from freshman, Sincere Roberts.

The second quarter was back and forth but LSU-Eunice would use an 11-0 run to close out the quarter.  The Cougars would again find themselves in familiar territory down 23-38 at the half.

A third quarter outburst of 20 points helped Coastal Bend get back within reach for the final frame.  Down 43-48 going into the fourth, the Cougars would find ways to score but "trading buckets doesn't help when you are down", Coach Purswell said.  The Bengals used a big run in the last 5 minutes to stretch out their lead and hand the Cougars their fourth loss at 63-84.

Leading Coastal Bend with a double-double was Freshman Guard, Sincere Roberts with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Second in scoring was Sophomore Guard Savanna Smith with 16 points.

Coach Purswell said "As much as we are hindered by scoring in the first half and defensive rebounding this team continues to fight and continues to improve.  I'm so proud of these girls I know what we face every day and I know how much they pour into this program.  I'm very proud of how much fight they have."

Coastal Bend returns to the Peter S. Marecek Physical Fitness Center after Thanksgiving. The Cougars will head out of town for a four game six-day road trip during the Thanksgiving Break.

The Cougars next game will be Monday, November 22 against Howard College. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:45 PM in Big Spring, Texas.

The Cougars will be back home on Wednesday, December 1 as they host Temple College. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 PM at the Peter S. Marecek Physical Fitness Center.