Louisiana State University at Eunice

Louisiana State University at Eunice (LSUE) is a community college located in Eunice, Louisiana that currently serves around 2,500 full and part-time students.

LSUE currently offers degrees and diplomas up to the associate's degree level.

History

LSUE was founded in 1964 by the Louisiana state legislature to provide basic higher education opportunities to students located in southwest Louisiana.

Athletics

Since its establishment in 1999, the LSUE Bengal Intercollegiate Athletic Program has developed quickly. LSUE competes in Region 23 of the National Junior College Athletic Association in Women's Basketball, Men's Baseball, and Women's Softball.

Women's Basketball

The Women's Basketball program was established in 1999. It started out as a Division III program, but following a National Tournament berth in 2003, the program went Division II. The program's best player in its short history was Casey Broussard. Broussard currently hold over 20 school records and an NJCAA record for Free Throw Percentage in a season. The current coach of the Lady Bengals is Michael Bari. Coach Bari brought the Lady Bengals their best season ever for the 2004-05 year, with a 18-12 regular season record, and taking team to the District Finals losing to North Arkansas College 92-95.

2006-07 Team

LSUE Lady Bengals Current Roster
Head Coach			Michael Bari	(Erie, PA)	Central Arizona College
Asst. Coach			Eric Hood
Asst. Coach			Casey Broussard	(Kaplan, LA)	LSUE
F	25		Kayla Armstrong	(Denham Springs, LA)	Denham Springs High School
F	3		Mikah Armstrong	(Prairieville, LA)	Dutchtown High School
G/F	4		Renotta Edwards	(Ville Platte, LA)	Ville Platte High School
PG	14		Michele Yawn	(Walker, LA)	Walker High School
PG	41		Nicole Bergeron	(Kinder, LA)	East Beuaregard High School
G/F/C	23		Tiffany Whitmore	(Moreauville, LA)	Avoyelles High School
G	40		Jamien Arvie	(Ville Platte, LA)	Ville Platte High School
C	50		Jessica Pipkins	(Arnaudville, LA)	Cecilia High School
F	22		Natalie Engler	(Walker, LA)	Walker High School
F/C	21		Katelyn Gary	(Lafayette, LA)	Teurlings Catholic High School
F	5		Lauren Melancon	(Rayne, LA)	Notre Dame High School
F	20		Katy Parrott	(Ruston, LA)	Ruston High School
F/C	44		Quinesha Perkins	(Brusly, LA)	Brusly High School
G	10		Annsley Stoma	(Crowley, LA)	Notre Dame High School
Updated October 16th, 2006				LSUE Lady Bengals Roster

Women's Basketball Season-by-Season

Season	Coach	W-L	Playoffs	Points Leader	Rebounds Leader	Assists Leader
1999-00	Kathy Barlow	0-0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2000-01	Kathy Barlow	0-0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2001-02	Kathy Barlow	0-0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002-03	Kathy Barlow	0-0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003-04	Kathy Barlow	0-0	2-1†	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004-05	Michael Bari	18-12	1-1^	Casey Broussard (18.2)	Casey Broussard (12.4)	Casey Broussard (5.3)
2005-06	Michael Bari	15-15	DNQ	Amanda Romero (19.7)	Michele Yawn (8.9)	Michele Yawn (9.2)
2006-07	Michael Bari	8-1		Renotta Edwards (21.3)	Katelyn Gary (7.3)	Michele Yawn (8.0)

^†Lost in National Tournament (1st Round)
^{^}Lost in District Finals (92-95 loss to North Arkansas College)
⁺Qualified for District Tournament

This Table is Incomplete. Please allow time to compile information.

Softball

Softball was established at LSUE in 2004, and their inaugural season took place in 2005. The team will play at the newly constructed Softball field on the campus, neighboring Bengal Village.

Softball Season-by-Season

Season	Manager	W-L	Playoffs	Batting Avg.	ERA	OBP
2006	Brian DeWitt	12-12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Baseball

Baseball was added to the LSUE Athletics program in 1999. It is managed by Athletic Director Jeff Willis. In 2006, the LSUE Bengal baseball team won the 2006 NJCAA Division II College World Series by defeating Grand Rapids Community College 7-3

Baseball Season-by-Season

Season	Manager	W-L	Playoffs	Batting Avg.	ERA	OBP
2006	Jeff Willis	21-7	N/A	.354	1.90	.437

External links

• College homepage
• National Junior College Athletic Association's LSUE College Page

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