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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FEBRUARY 19, 2022
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The LSU Eunice guards scored 57 of the Bengals’ points as LSUE defeated Delgado 64-60 on Saturday at the Williamson Center. LSUE improved to 8-0 in LCCAC play and continued their conference win streak to 22 games.
A back-and-forth game that featured 13 ties and five lead changes, neither team would lead by more than six points. Alonzo Linton hit a critical three-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to give the Bengals a 61-58 lead. Jordan Hayes would sink a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left to seal the game.
Linton led a sharp shooting effort for the Bengals, going 3-for-7 from deep while the team was 11-for-24 (45.8%). Hayes would fill up the stat sheet with a team-high in points (17), rebounds (6) and assists (5).
Isaiah Payne shouldered the first half effort, scoring nine of his 17 points before intermission as LSUE took a slim 36-34 lead into the locker rooms. Bryce Roberts rounded out the double-digit scorers for LSUE with 11 points off the bench including 3-for-6 from three-point.
The Bengals would hold off an impressive night shooting for Delgado as the Dolphins were 49.1% from the floor and 62.5% from three-point range.
LSUE closes out the regular season on Wednesday at home with Southern-Shreveport at 7:30PM.
Travis Web
Interim Director Of Public Affairs
Athletics Communications Director
Louisiana State University Eunice
2048 Johnson Highway | PO Box 1129
Eunice, Louisiana 70535
O: 337.550.1253 | C: 337.581.574
twebb@lsue.edu | www.Isuebengals.net
