Lady Bulldogs defeat SAU Tech Lady Rockets, 68-59

Lady Bulldogs defeat SAU Tech Lady Rockets, 68-59

CAMDEN, Ark. --- The Holmes Community College Lady Bulldogs improved to 1-1 on the season here Thursday night with a 68-59 win over the Southern Arkansas University Tech Lady Rockets.

Holmes travels to Jones Monday at 5:30 p.m. before returning home on Thursday for the home opener vs. Hinds at 5:30 p.m.

SAU Tech led after one period 15-13 before the Lady Bulldogs took a 34-26 lead into the locker room at halftime. SAU Tech outscored the Lady Bulldogs 21-19 in the third before the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Rockets 15-12 in the final period to pull out the win.

Gabrielle Bunch led the Lady Bulldogs with 24 points while Shawanda Gray had 14. Bunch finished with nine rebounds while Zaniyah Bogan had seven.

As a team, Holmes shot 34.8 percent from the floor in the game.