Cajuns Tip Off 2011 Season Against LSU-Shreveport

GAME CENTER
Date: Monday, Nov. 14, 2011
Location: Lafayette, La.
Site: Earl K. Long Gym (1,121)
Times: 7:00 p.m. CT
Opponent: LSU-Shreveport
Radio: 1420 AM (KPEL)

Monday, Nov. 14 vs. LSU-Shreveport
10-11 Record_____________________ 11-19
10-11 Big Sky Record_____________ 4-12 (5^th)
Head Coach___________________Errol Rogers
Series History_______________ 4^th meeting (UL leads 3-0)

GAME NIGHT STORY LINES
>>> Louisiana opens the season with a familiar foe as the Cajuns face LSU Shreveport for the fourth time in seven seasons.
>>> The Cajuns have won the only three meetings between the two teams after a 74-67 win opened the 2010-11 campaign.
>>> Senior Mercedes Johnson was tabbed a Preseason Sun Belt Conference First Team All-Conference selection. Johnson was a Second Team All-Conference honoree in 2010-11.
>>> Johnson led Louisiana with 14.4 points per game and averaged a team-high 6.2 rebounds per contest. She notched 22 double-digit games, including four games of 20-plus points.
>>> In the 2010-11 season, Johnson ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in scoring average, while also ranking sixth in offensive rebounds with 3.3 per game.
>>> With 403 points a year ago, Johnson moved into fifth all-time in points scored (1,196) in UL history.
>>>The Cajuns return nine letterwinners from last season including leading scorer Mercedes Johnson and leading shot blocker Kemi Rotibi.
>>> Head Coach Errol Rogers has the benefit of his entire coaching staff remaining intact for the first time in his tenure.

Turning Up the D
>>> The Cajuns forced 19.4 turnovers per game last season including 20-plus turnovers in 12 contests.
>>> UL ranked third in the SBC last year in turnover margin with an average of +2.27 turnovers a game.
>>> Kemi Rotibi recorded 33 blocks during the 2010-11 season, making her the first player to reach 30-plus blocks since 2006-2007.

Offensive Juggernaut
>>> Mercedes Johnson currently sits 5^th in school history with 1,196 points in 87 career games played.
>>>Louisiana ranked in the top half of the Sun Belt Conference for scoring in the 2010-11 season, with an average of 63.0 points per game.

Showing Progress
>>> The Ragin' Cajuns are coming off their best season under head coach Errol Rogers, posting 11 wins in the 2010-11 season.

Series History
>>> First game was played on December 12^th 2005.
>>> Louisiana won the last meeting 74-67, played on November 15, 2010.
>>> time these teams met, Nicole Morris, Jasmine Barnes, Michelle Brunker, Lyndra Bell, and Mercedes Johnson started for the Ragin' Cajuns.
>>> The Cajuns have won each game by an average margin of 23.7 points per game.

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