VC Lady Eagles basketball team drops season opener

 The Vermilion Catholic Lady Eagles tipped off the 2024-25 season Monday with a 75-51 loss to the Teurlings Catholic Lady Rebels at Kim Guidry Gym.
VC hung with the Class 4A Rebels for one half.  They had the lead 37-32 with 2:32 to play in the first half, but Teurlings closed on a 10-0 run to lead 42-37 at the break.  The Lady Rebels used their size and depth to outscore VC 33-19 in the second half.
 “We knew it was going to be tough,” said long-time VC head coach Kim Guidry.  “I was pleased with the first half and disappointed in the second half.  Once we got tired, we were our own worst enemy.  It’s the season’s first game, but we have things to work on.”
 The Lady Eagles return all five starters and the top ten players from last year’s squad, which finished 12-12 and lost in the first round of the Division IV Select playoffs.
While the Lady Eagles are loaded with experience, they have only one senior in Jenna-Beth Hagle.  Guidry expects Hagle to be the spark plug for her team again but stops short of saying she has a veteran team.
“I have high hopes,” Guidry said.  “Even though they’re mostly juniors, they’re still learning.  Hopefully, by the time the district rolls around, we play all four quarters like we played the first half tonight.  As far as experience, they still get nervous. They were jittery before tonight’s game, like a bunch of seventh graders.
When Jenna-Beth picked up her fourth foul early in the second half, that hurt us.  She spent most of the second half on the bench.  As a leader, she has to know how to play with three fouls.  That was not a smart foul.”
Sophomore Brynn Broussard will join Hagle at guard. Junior Ali Broussard, who is athletic and able to play inside and out at small forward, will also join Hagle.  
Junior Zoei Thibodeaux returns at power forward while sophomore Keiya Green will again be the center.  Sophomore Anna Boudreaux and Bree Thomassee are expected to provide depth in the post.
Ali Broussard led VC with 15 points against Teurlings.  Brynn Broussard was right behind with 13.  Green tossed in eight, while Hagle and Thibodeaux each had six.  Boudreaux added two points, while Thomassee had one.
The Lady Eagles were back in action Tuesday as they hosted Catholic High.  They’ll be home again on Thursday when they host the Delcambre Lady Panthers.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30.