STATESBORO - Georgia Southern sophomore Tatum Barber collected her first career double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds, while the Eagles bench chipped in 34 points to help GS pick up its second Sun Belt Conference win with Thursday night's 79-71 victory over visiting Louisiana at Hanner Fieldhouse.
The Eagles improved to 7-14 overall and 2-8 in the Sun Belt with the win, while the Ragin' Cajuns fell to 6-16 overall and 4-7 in the Sun Belt with the loss.
Georgia Southern used a late second-half run to pull in front of the Ragin' Cajuns at halftime by six, 41-35.