University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 7
Cajundome
3:15 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
UT Arlington
Cajuns Host UT Arlington In Key Sun Belt Matchup
2/6/2015 11:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Louisiana currently one game out of third in league standings
Game 22
Louisiana vs. UT Arlington
Saturday, Feb. 7 • 3:15 p.m. • Lafayette, La. • Cajundome (11,500)
TV: None • Radio: Talk Radio 960 AM • Talent: Jay Walker, PxP
Live Stats/Video: RaginCajuns.com/ • Twitter: @RaginCajunsWBB
Series History: Louisiana leads, 10-3 • Last Meeting: UTA 73, UL 54 (2/6/14)
LOUISIANA AT A GLANCE
2014-15 Record: 15-6, 7-5 SBC
Head Coach: Garry Brodhead
Alma Mater: Louisiana, 1980
Record at UL: 39-43, 3rd season
Career Record: Same
UT ARLINGTON AT A GLANCE
2014-15 Record: 11-9, 5-6 SBC
Head Coach: Krista Gerlich
Alma Mater: Texas Tech, '93
Record at UTA: 15-34, 2nd season
Career Record: 183-87, 8th season
Last Time Out
- Jaylyn Gordon scored 18 of her game-high 22 points in the second half and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns used a 26-9 run over the final 6:58 to rally past Appalachian State, 70-66, in a Sun Belt Conference women's basketball game Thursday at the Cajundome.
- Simone Fields and Robbie Brown each scored 12 points for Louisiana (15-6, 7-5 Sun Belt), which overcame a 15-point deficit, surpassed last season's win total (14-16) and posted its most wins in a season since a 25-9 record in 2006-07.
- Appalachian State (10-10, 5-6 Sun Belt), led for nearly 36 minutes in the game, including its biggest lead, 40-25, after a Katie Mallow bucket with 16:03 remaining. The Mountaineers led, 57-44, on Joi Jones' three-point play with 6:59 left, but the Ragin' Cajuns defense got into the act forcing eight turnovers down the stretch and limiting App State to 3-for-10 from the floor.
- Keke Veal opened an 8-0 run for Louisiana with a layup, before four straight points from Simone Fields and a bucket by Gordon cut the lead to 57-52. A pair of free throws by Mallow with 2:33 remaining gave Appalachian State a 61-54 lead, but the Cajuns would close out the game with a 16-5 run to secure the win.
- Brown opened a 13-0 run for Louisiana as her 3-pointer cut the Mountaineer lead to 61-57 with 2:17 remaining. Gordon, a sophomore who notched her sixth 20-point game of the season, added a pair of free throws and sank a jumper with 1:32 left to tie the game at 61-61.
- On the ensuing possession, Mallow drove the lane for the Mountaineers, but her 10-foot jumper bounced off the rim. Brown chased down the rebound, threaded a transition pass to Veal, whose three-point play with 51.7 seconds remaining gave Louisiana its first lead since the opening minute of the contest.
A Look at the Lady Mavs
- UT Arlington (11-9, 5-6) is riding a two-game winning streak into today's matchup and have moved into a tie for sixth place in the Sun Belt Conference.
- UTA has had a week off in preparation for its matchup after the Lady Mavs earned what head coach Krista Gerlich called her biggest win of her UTA career last Saturday. The Lady Mavs were able to hang on to defeat Troy, 70-67, as freshman Cierra Johnson blocked away a buzzer-beater attempt to tie the game.
- Johnson finished with nine points in the contest, while three UTA players scored in double digits. Freshman Rebekah Van Dijk earned her 10th double-double of the season with a game-high 19 points to go with 12 boards on her birthday.
- The Lady Mavs are just 3-10 all-time against Louisiana and have dropped all six meetings on the road.
- Senior Chaun Williams will be playing her 99th-career game with UTA on Saturday. Williams is just one of two players (Krioni Bruce) to play four years that is on the Lady Mavs' roster.
- UTA is just 3-5 away from College Park Center, including a 1-3 mark in Sun Belt play. UTA's lone win in conference on the road was at Georgia State on Jan. 15.
Series History
- Today's game will be the 14th meeting between the schools with Louisiana holding a 10-3 lead. The Lady Mavs earned a 73-54 victory in the last meeting (Feb. 6, 2014) against the Ragin' Cajuns - their first win over UL since the 1985 season.
Up Next
- Louisiana will hit the road for a pair of games beginning Thursday when it travels to face ULM in a 5:15 p.m. contest at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Ragin' Cajuns will conclude the two-game roadtrip on Feb. 14 when they face Troy in a 2 p.m. matinee at Trojan Arena.
Stifling Defense
- As a team, the Cajuns defense has caused many problems for opponents this season, limiting teams to 59.1 points per game for 67th in the nation
- The Cajuns have forced opponents to 20-plus turnovers on 15 different occasions as teams are forcing 21.3 turnovers per game this season. In 20 of 21 games, a team has committed at least 15 turnovers with Louisiana Tech being the one exception (14)
- Louisiana ranks sixth nationally in turnover margin with teams recording 7.0 more turnovers per game than the Cajuns
- Louisiana is 45th in the country in steals per game, averaging 10.5 on the season
- Junior guard Kia Wilridge's tenacious defense this season has her ranked among the best in the country
- Wilridge has totaled 57 steals on the season for an average of 2.7 per game for first in the Sun Belt Conference and 30th in the country
Louisiana Among Sun Belt Schools
- Defense is what has stood out this season for the Cajuns, and their numbers have placed them near the top in the Sun Belt in several categories
- Among Sun Belt schools, Louisiana ranks first in turnover margin (+7.0), second in steals (10.5) and opponent turnovers per game (21.5), and third in scoring defense (58.8)
- In league play, the Cajuns lead the conference in steals per game (10.4), turnover margin (+8.2), and opponent turnovers per game (21.1), and have held teams to 61.8 points per game to rank third behind UALR and UT Arlington.
Guards in the Sun Belt Rankings
- Guards Jaylyn Gordon, Keke Veal and Kia Wilridge are making several appearances in the SBC top-10 individual rankings
- Gordon comes in fourth in three-pointers per game (2.3), sixth in free-throw percentage (79.7%), ninth in scoring (13.3 ppg) and 10th in steals (1.8 spg)
- Veal ranks fifth with 2.3 steals per game but leads the league in SBC play with 3.0 per game. She is seventh in the SBC with 3.4 assists per game and a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio
- Wilridge appears four times in the SBC rankings, coming in first in steals (2.8 spg), tied for seventh in minutes (31.1 mpg), eighth in assists (2.9 apg) and 10th in scoring (13.2 ppg).
Louisiana vs. UT Arlington
Saturday, Feb. 7 • 3:15 p.m. • Lafayette, La. • Cajundome (11,500)
TV: None • Radio: Talk Radio 960 AM • Talent: Jay Walker, PxP
Live Stats/Video: RaginCajuns.com/ • Twitter: @RaginCajunsWBB
Series History: Louisiana leads, 10-3 • Last Meeting: UTA 73, UL 54 (2/6/14)
LOUISIANA AT A GLANCE
2014-15 Record: 15-6, 7-5 SBC
Head Coach: Garry Brodhead
Alma Mater: Louisiana, 1980
Record at UL: 39-43, 3rd season
Career Record: Same
UT ARLINGTON AT A GLANCE
2014-15 Record: 11-9, 5-6 SBC
Head Coach: Krista Gerlich
Alma Mater: Texas Tech, '93
Record at UTA: 15-34, 2nd season
Career Record: 183-87, 8th season
Last Time Out
- Jaylyn Gordon scored 18 of her game-high 22 points in the second half and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns used a 26-9 run over the final 6:58 to rally past Appalachian State, 70-66, in a Sun Belt Conference women's basketball game Thursday at the Cajundome.
- Simone Fields and Robbie Brown each scored 12 points for Louisiana (15-6, 7-5 Sun Belt), which overcame a 15-point deficit, surpassed last season's win total (14-16) and posted its most wins in a season since a 25-9 record in 2006-07.
- Appalachian State (10-10, 5-6 Sun Belt), led for nearly 36 minutes in the game, including its biggest lead, 40-25, after a Katie Mallow bucket with 16:03 remaining. The Mountaineers led, 57-44, on Joi Jones' three-point play with 6:59 left, but the Ragin' Cajuns defense got into the act forcing eight turnovers down the stretch and limiting App State to 3-for-10 from the floor.
- Keke Veal opened an 8-0 run for Louisiana with a layup, before four straight points from Simone Fields and a bucket by Gordon cut the lead to 57-52. A pair of free throws by Mallow with 2:33 remaining gave Appalachian State a 61-54 lead, but the Cajuns would close out the game with a 16-5 run to secure the win.
- Brown opened a 13-0 run for Louisiana as her 3-pointer cut the Mountaineer lead to 61-57 with 2:17 remaining. Gordon, a sophomore who notched her sixth 20-point game of the season, added a pair of free throws and sank a jumper with 1:32 left to tie the game at 61-61.
- On the ensuing possession, Mallow drove the lane for the Mountaineers, but her 10-foot jumper bounced off the rim. Brown chased down the rebound, threaded a transition pass to Veal, whose three-point play with 51.7 seconds remaining gave Louisiana its first lead since the opening minute of the contest.
A Look at the Lady Mavs
- UT Arlington (11-9, 5-6) is riding a two-game winning streak into today's matchup and have moved into a tie for sixth place in the Sun Belt Conference.
- UTA has had a week off in preparation for its matchup after the Lady Mavs earned what head coach Krista Gerlich called her biggest win of her UTA career last Saturday. The Lady Mavs were able to hang on to defeat Troy, 70-67, as freshman Cierra Johnson blocked away a buzzer-beater attempt to tie the game.
- Johnson finished with nine points in the contest, while three UTA players scored in double digits. Freshman Rebekah Van Dijk earned her 10th double-double of the season with a game-high 19 points to go with 12 boards on her birthday.
- The Lady Mavs are just 3-10 all-time against Louisiana and have dropped all six meetings on the road.
- Senior Chaun Williams will be playing her 99th-career game with UTA on Saturday. Williams is just one of two players (Krioni Bruce) to play four years that is on the Lady Mavs' roster.
- UTA is just 3-5 away from College Park Center, including a 1-3 mark in Sun Belt play. UTA's lone win in conference on the road was at Georgia State on Jan. 15.
Series History
- Today's game will be the 14th meeting between the schools with Louisiana holding a 10-3 lead. The Lady Mavs earned a 73-54 victory in the last meeting (Feb. 6, 2014) against the Ragin' Cajuns - their first win over UL since the 1985 season.
Up Next
- Louisiana will hit the road for a pair of games beginning Thursday when it travels to face ULM in a 5:15 p.m. contest at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Ragin' Cajuns will conclude the two-game roadtrip on Feb. 14 when they face Troy in a 2 p.m. matinee at Trojan Arena.
Stifling Defense
- As a team, the Cajuns defense has caused many problems for opponents this season, limiting teams to 59.1 points per game for 67th in the nation
- The Cajuns have forced opponents to 20-plus turnovers on 15 different occasions as teams are forcing 21.3 turnovers per game this season. In 20 of 21 games, a team has committed at least 15 turnovers with Louisiana Tech being the one exception (14)
- Louisiana ranks sixth nationally in turnover margin with teams recording 7.0 more turnovers per game than the Cajuns
- Louisiana is 45th in the country in steals per game, averaging 10.5 on the season
- Junior guard Kia Wilridge's tenacious defense this season has her ranked among the best in the country
- Wilridge has totaled 57 steals on the season for an average of 2.7 per game for first in the Sun Belt Conference and 30th in the country
Louisiana Among Sun Belt Schools
- Defense is what has stood out this season for the Cajuns, and their numbers have placed them near the top in the Sun Belt in several categories
- Among Sun Belt schools, Louisiana ranks first in turnover margin (+7.0), second in steals (10.5) and opponent turnovers per game (21.5), and third in scoring defense (58.8)
- In league play, the Cajuns lead the conference in steals per game (10.4), turnover margin (+8.2), and opponent turnovers per game (21.1), and have held teams to 61.8 points per game to rank third behind UALR and UT Arlington.
Guards in the Sun Belt Rankings
- Guards Jaylyn Gordon, Keke Veal and Kia Wilridge are making several appearances in the SBC top-10 individual rankings
- Gordon comes in fourth in three-pointers per game (2.3), sixth in free-throw percentage (79.7%), ninth in scoring (13.3 ppg) and 10th in steals (1.8 spg)
- Veal ranks fifth with 2.3 steals per game but leads the league in SBC play with 3.0 per game. She is seventh in the SBC with 3.4 assists per game and a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio
- Wilridge appears four times in the SBC rankings, coming in first in steals (2.8 spg), tied for seventh in minutes (31.1 mpg), eighth in assists (2.9 apg) and 10th in scoring (13.2 ppg).
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