Lamar State sports information

BEEVILLE – Lamar State College Port Arthur finished its regular-season run with a big victory on the road, defeating Coastal Bend College 71-53 in NJCAA Region XIV play on Wednesday night.

The Seahawks finish the regular season 14-16 overall with a 7-12 mark in conference. LSCPA will play in the first round of the Region XIV postseason tournament on Tuesday. The opponent and game time are pending the outcome of the rest of Wednesday night’s conference games.

The Seahawks enter the tournament having won six of their last eight games, including three straight to end the regular season schedule.

Sophomore Rodney Brown led the Seahawks in their victory over Coastal Bend, scoring 12 points, while freshman Alex Williams added 10 in the winning effort.

“Our defense was excellent tonight,” LSCPA coach Lance Madison said. “I knew if we played good defense and we were patient on offense, we’d start scoring some points. This was just a good performance for our guys tonight.”

Freshman Tevin Baker and redshirt-freshman Ethan White each scored nine points, while sophomore Travious Grubbs and freshman Devin Ellis each chipped in eight points.

Coastal Bend moves its regular-season record to 12-13 overall 7-11 in league play with one game left this Saturday when the Cougars take on Angelina College.