University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Monday, November 9
Lafayette
5 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
LSU-Alexandria
Cajuns host LSU-Alexandria in Monday Exhibition
11/8/2015 2:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tip-off Set for 5 p.m. at the Cajundome
Exhibition - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns vs. LSU-Alexandria Lady Generals
Date: November 9, 2015
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Cajundome – Lafayette, La.
Admission: Free
LAFAYETTE, La. – For the second straight season, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team will host LSU-Alexandria at the Cajundome for a 5 p.m. tip. The matchup will be the first of two exhibition showcases next week as the defending WBI Tournament Champions prepare for their November 15 season opener at Ole Miss. The men's team will follow at 7:15 p.m. with their exhibition opener against Mississippi College.
Free Admission
- Louisiana fans will be able to see both the men's and women's basketball teams on Monday. Gates open at 4 p.m. at the Cajundome.
Returning for the Cajuns
- Louisiana returns nine letterwinners and all five starters from a squad that went 23-12 in 2014-15.
- The Cajuns return a pair of 2015 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Selections in seniors Keke Veal (First Team) and Kia Wilridge (Second Team).
- Veal enters the 2015-16 season with 1,054 career points, 26 shy of moving into the Top 10 on the Cajuns all-time scoring list.
- Redshirt senior guard/forward Brooklyn Arceneaux and junior guard Sylvana Okde return to the court this season after missing the 2014-15 campaign to injuries.
- For the second time in three seasons, Veal led the Cajuns in scoring last season with 14.9 points per contest.
- Wilridge recorded 100 steals last season, becoming the first Cajun to register triple-digit steals in a single season since Kim Perrot in the 1989-90 campaign.
- Okde sits in fifth place on the Cajuns' all-time three-point field goals made list with 148. She needs 12 treys to pass Bernette Tolson (159) into fourth place on Louisiana's all-time list.
- Also returning to the Cajuns this season are juniors Jaylyn Gordon (13.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and Gabby Alexander (3.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg), senior Adrienne Prejean (2.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg) and sophomores Simone Fields (6.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg) and Jodi Quinn (0.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg).
Welcome to Cajun Country
- With the addition to its nine returners, Louisiana also brings in a talented group of four newcomers to the 2015-16 roster.
- Joining the Cajuns this season are Taylor Washington (Panola Junior College), Jordan Alexander (Skyline High School), Breionne Cooper (West Jefferson High School) and Alex Weeks (Beau Chene High School).
Scouting the Lady Generals
- LSU-Alexandria opens its regular season against Dillard next Wednesday, Nov. 11.
- The Lady Generals are under the direction of second-year head coach Bob Austin (14-11 record).
- LSU-Alexandria lost its exhibition opener, 99-55 to McNeese State in Lake Charles last Wednesday.
Up Next
- The Cajuns will wrap up their exhibition slate Thursday, Nov. 12 with a 7 p.m. tip-off against Xavier (La.) at the Cajundome.
- Louisiana will open its 2015-16 season Sunday, Nov. 15 with a 7 p.m. game at Ole Miss.
- The Cajuns' home opener is set for Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. against Southern-New Orleans at Earl K. Long Gym.
Date: November 9, 2015
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Cajundome – Lafayette, La.
Admission: Free
LAFAYETTE, La. – For the second straight season, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team will host LSU-Alexandria at the Cajundome for a 5 p.m. tip. The matchup will be the first of two exhibition showcases next week as the defending WBI Tournament Champions prepare for their November 15 season opener at Ole Miss. The men's team will follow at 7:15 p.m. with their exhibition opener against Mississippi College.
Free Admission
- Louisiana fans will be able to see both the men's and women's basketball teams on Monday. Gates open at 4 p.m. at the Cajundome.
Returning for the Cajuns
- Louisiana returns nine letterwinners and all five starters from a squad that went 23-12 in 2014-15.
- The Cajuns return a pair of 2015 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Selections in seniors Keke Veal (First Team) and Kia Wilridge (Second Team).
- Veal enters the 2015-16 season with 1,054 career points, 26 shy of moving into the Top 10 on the Cajuns all-time scoring list.
- Redshirt senior guard/forward Brooklyn Arceneaux and junior guard Sylvana Okde return to the court this season after missing the 2014-15 campaign to injuries.
- For the second time in three seasons, Veal led the Cajuns in scoring last season with 14.9 points per contest.
- Wilridge recorded 100 steals last season, becoming the first Cajun to register triple-digit steals in a single season since Kim Perrot in the 1989-90 campaign.
- Okde sits in fifth place on the Cajuns' all-time three-point field goals made list with 148. She needs 12 treys to pass Bernette Tolson (159) into fourth place on Louisiana's all-time list.
- Also returning to the Cajuns this season are juniors Jaylyn Gordon (13.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and Gabby Alexander (3.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg), senior Adrienne Prejean (2.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg) and sophomores Simone Fields (6.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg) and Jodi Quinn (0.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg).
Welcome to Cajun Country
- With the addition to its nine returners, Louisiana also brings in a talented group of four newcomers to the 2015-16 roster.
- Joining the Cajuns this season are Taylor Washington (Panola Junior College), Jordan Alexander (Skyline High School), Breionne Cooper (West Jefferson High School) and Alex Weeks (Beau Chene High School).
Scouting the Lady Generals
- LSU-Alexandria opens its regular season against Dillard next Wednesday, Nov. 11.
- The Lady Generals are under the direction of second-year head coach Bob Austin (14-11 record).
- LSU-Alexandria lost its exhibition opener, 99-55 to McNeese State in Lake Charles last Wednesday.
Up Next
- The Cajuns will wrap up their exhibition slate Thursday, Nov. 12 with a 7 p.m. tip-off against Xavier (La.) at the Cajundome.
- Louisiana will open its 2015-16 season Sunday, Nov. 15 with a 7 p.m. game at Ole Miss.
- The Cajuns' home opener is set for Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. against Southern-New Orleans at Earl K. Long Gym.
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