University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, January 14
Statesboro, Ga.
4 p.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
11-3, 4-1SBC
56
at
39
Georgia Southern
4-10, 1-4SBC
1
2
3
4
F
Louisiana
10
15
11
20
56
Georgia Southern
17
5
11
6
39
Cajuns Overcome Early Deficit, Prevail 56-39 over Eagles
1/14/2016 7:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ragin’ Cajuns head coach Garry Brodhead becomes second-winningest coach in program history (58 wins) passing Ross Cook
STATESBORO, Ga. – Trailing 12-2 to open the game, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns held the Georgia Southern Eagles to 27 points over the last 35:18 to come away victorious, 56-39 Thursday afternoon at the Hanner Fieldhouse.
Fourth-year head coach Garry Brodhead picked up his 58th career victory at Louisiana, moving into sole possession of second place on the program's all-time wins list. (Ross Cook – 57).
The 39 points was the lowest total for a conference opponent since Feb. 28, 2015 when the Cajuns (11-3, 4-1 SBC) limited the same Georgia Southern team to 35 points at the Cajundome.
"We started really slow and struggled offensively and also on the defensive side as well to start the game," Brodhead said. "In the second half we played with a little more urgency. I thought Bre [Breionne Cooper] did a great job on the boards and Kia [Wilridge] ran the floor well and got us going [offensively]."
Louisiana shot 45.3% (24-of-53) from the floor and outrebounded the Eagles, 38-28.
Senior Kia Wilridge led all scorers with 17 points, while junior Jaylyn Gordon chipped in 15 points to go with three assists and three steals. Freshman Breionne Cooper picked up eight points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 31 minutes.
After falling behind, 12-2 at the 4:42 mark of the first quarter, the Cajuns slowly chipped away at the Georgia Southern lead. Three consecutive made free throws and three pointers by senior Keke Veal and Gordon helped close the gap to 14-10 with 1:11 remaining in the opening quarter.
Midway through the second quarter, the Cajuns closed to within two points after back-to-back jumpers by sophomore Jodi Quinn and Cooper. After trading buckets, senior Brooklyn Arceneaux and Veal both deposited a free throw each to give the Cajuns their first lead of the game at 23-22 with 2:34 on the clock.
Gordon provided a three-point lead before the intermission, splashing a jumper with 36 seconds left.
The second quarter saw Louisiana outscore Georgia Southern, 12-0 in the paint.
The Ragin' Cajuns never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the game. They received points from five different players in the third quarter (Veal, Cooper, Arceneaux, Wilridge, Gordon), and carried a 36-33 lead into the fourth quarter.
Georgia Southern cut the deficit to one point twice in the fourth quarter. Ashley Burke opened the fourth with a layup to make it 36-35. After layup by Veal, Trell English-Lurry buried a jumper to cut the lead to 38-37.
The one-point gap was as close as the Cajuns let the Eagles come to tying to the game. Wilridge hit three of the Cajuns next four shots to build the lead back to eight at 47-39 with 2:50 left in the game.
The final nine points of the game belonged to the Cajuns, who won their fourth road game of the 2015-16 season.
Veal's 27-game streak of double-digit points came to an end, as she finished with nine points to go with four assists and a blocked shot.
Louisiana concludes their four-game road trip with a visit to Georgia State this Saturday, Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. CST.
Fourth-year head coach Garry Brodhead picked up his 58th career victory at Louisiana, moving into sole possession of second place on the program's all-time wins list. (Ross Cook – 57).
The 39 points was the lowest total for a conference opponent since Feb. 28, 2015 when the Cajuns (11-3, 4-1 SBC) limited the same Georgia Southern team to 35 points at the Cajundome.
"We started really slow and struggled offensively and also on the defensive side as well to start the game," Brodhead said. "In the second half we played with a little more urgency. I thought Bre [Breionne Cooper] did a great job on the boards and Kia [Wilridge] ran the floor well and got us going [offensively]."
Louisiana shot 45.3% (24-of-53) from the floor and outrebounded the Eagles, 38-28.
Senior Kia Wilridge led all scorers with 17 points, while junior Jaylyn Gordon chipped in 15 points to go with three assists and three steals. Freshman Breionne Cooper picked up eight points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 31 minutes.
After falling behind, 12-2 at the 4:42 mark of the first quarter, the Cajuns slowly chipped away at the Georgia Southern lead. Three consecutive made free throws and three pointers by senior Keke Veal and Gordon helped close the gap to 14-10 with 1:11 remaining in the opening quarter.
Midway through the second quarter, the Cajuns closed to within two points after back-to-back jumpers by sophomore Jodi Quinn and Cooper. After trading buckets, senior Brooklyn Arceneaux and Veal both deposited a free throw each to give the Cajuns their first lead of the game at 23-22 with 2:34 on the clock.
Gordon provided a three-point lead before the intermission, splashing a jumper with 36 seconds left.
The second quarter saw Louisiana outscore Georgia Southern, 12-0 in the paint.
The Ragin' Cajuns never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the game. They received points from five different players in the third quarter (Veal, Cooper, Arceneaux, Wilridge, Gordon), and carried a 36-33 lead into the fourth quarter.
Georgia Southern cut the deficit to one point twice in the fourth quarter. Ashley Burke opened the fourth with a layup to make it 36-35. After layup by Veal, Trell English-Lurry buried a jumper to cut the lead to 38-37.
The one-point gap was as close as the Cajuns let the Eagles come to tying to the game. Wilridge hit three of the Cajuns next four shots to build the lead back to eight at 47-39 with 2:50 left in the game.
The final nine points of the game belonged to the Cajuns, who won their fourth road game of the 2015-16 season.
Veal's 27-game streak of double-digit points came to an end, as she finished with nine points to go with four assists and a blocked shot.
Louisiana concludes their four-game road trip with a visit to Georgia State this Saturday, Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. CST.
Team Stats
UL
GASOW
FG%
.453
.320
3FG%
.200
.417
FT%
.545
1.000
RB
38
28
TO
13
16
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G/F
/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's BasketballGarry Brodhead, Skylah Travis, and Nubia Benedith Media Availability (Feb 26, 2025)
Thursday, February 27
Garry Brodhead Media Availability (Feb 24, 2025)
Monday, February 24
Garry Brodhead Media Availability (Feb 17, 2025)
Monday, February 17
Garry Brodhead, Erica Lafayette, and Skylah Travis Media Availability (Feb 15, 2025)
Saturday, February 15
