LSUA tries to follow a thrilling home win last Thursday with another homecourt victory tonight while Louisiana Christian will play again Wednesday after a hard-fought opening loss on the road Friday.
The women’s teams from both local colleges will officially open their seasons late this week. LSUA dropped an exhibition game at UL Lafayette last Wednesday and LCU is playing an exhibition tonight at Lamar.
LSUA MEN: The Generals are home tonight for their second game at 7 p.m. against Central Baptist after opening the tenure of new coach Jake DuPree with a bang by upsetting No. 14 Loyola University of New Orleans, 85-84 last Thursday night.
Andre Walker II drove from the top of the key and made a game-winning layup with five seconds left, capping his 29-point performance in the victory. He had a 4-for-8 mark from long range, and was a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line. He added eight rebounds, including four offensive, to his total. Joining Walker in double digits was Ju’Juan Ray with 16 points.
The Generals came down with a 38-30 rebounding advantage. They shot 43.1-percent from the field as a team and 9-for-18 from long range. The Generals converted 80 percent of their free throws.
LCU MEN: The Louisiana Christian University men’s basketball team got 27 points from newcomer Cam Ned, but it wasn’t enough as the Wildcats dropped their season opener, 79-72 to the Central Baptist Mustangs Friday night in Conway, Ark., at the A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse.
The Wildcats go to Loyola Wednesday night.