LSUA men reach RRAC semifinals this weekend at Rapides Parish Coliseum, but women fall

E.J. McQullan’s 23 points led LSUA to a Wednesday win and a Saturday Red River Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal berth. (Photo by ADAM LORD, LSU Alexandria)

The LSU Alexandria men’s basketball team took care of business Wednesday night at home, moving on to a semi-homecourt at the Rapides Parish Coliseum.

The Generals, the second seed in the Red River Athletic Conference bracket,  notched an 83-69 win over No. 7 Jarvis Christian in a tournament quarterfinal contest.

E.J. McQuillan led the Generals (22-7) with 23 points and issued six assists. Courtney McCarthy (17) and  P.D. McCraney (13) also scored in double digits. LSUA’s bench recorded 41 points.

The Generals take on third-seeded Xavier on Saturday at 5:30 at the Laborde Earles Rapides Parish Coliseum. Top-seeded LSU Shreveport is in the other men’s semifinal.

WOMEN LOSE: In New Orleans Wednesday night, the fifth-seeded Generals women were eliminated by No. 4 Xavier 66-55 in the RRAC quarterfinals. 
 
Former LCU star Princis Goff, who transferred south for this season, and Justice Young recorded a team-high 13 points with Sydney Person adding 10.  LSUA (14-14) shot just 30.5-percent from the floor.