Cajuns End Road Trip at Georgia State on Saturday

Game 15 - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (11-3, 4-1 SBC) at Georgia State Panthers (7-7, 2-3 SBC)
Series History: Louisiana leads 3-2
Saturday, January 16, 2016 • 11 a.m. (CST) • GSU Sports Arena – Atlanta, Ga.
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LAFAYETTE – The Ragin' Cajuns aim for their 10th win in their last 12 games overall when they play at Georgia State this Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. (CST) to finish a four-game road swing. The Cajuns are off to their best conference start (4-1) since the 2013-14 season when they began Sun Belt Conference play at 3-2 through five contests.

Fourth-year head coach Garry Brodhead moved into sole possession of second place for most wins in program history with 58, passing Ross Cook. Brodhead trails only J. Kelley Hall (86 wins) on the Cajuns all-time coaching ledger.

The Cajuns have won four road games this season (4-3 record). The most road wins they have recorded in a single season under Coach Brodhead is seven, accomplished during the 2014-15 campaign (7-6).

Freshman center Breionne Cooper pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds to go with eight points and two blocked shots in the Cajuns 56-39 win at Georgia Southern this past Thursday. The 13 rebounds tied the team's individual high for the season (Kia Wilridge - 13 vs. UC-Santa Barbara on Dec. 15).

Setting the Scene: The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (11-3, 4-1 SBC) have won two of their first three games on a four-game road swing. They go for their fifth road win of the season and look to complete a 3-1 trip at Georgia State this Friday for an 11 a.m. (CST) tip-off.
Louisiana is coming off a 56-39 win at Georgia Southern Thursday afternoon. The Cajuns fell behind, 12-2 in the early stages, but held the Eagles to 27 points for the remainder of the game.
Senior Kia Wilridge led the Cajuns with 17 points and added two steals in the win over the Eagles. The Cajuns shot 45.3% (24-of-53) from the floor and came up with seven steals and blocked three shots on the defensive end.
Georgia State snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday following a 65-52 win at home against ULM. The Panthers are 3-4 at home this season and are 1-2 at home against teams in the Sun Belt Conference.
Sophomore guard Makeba Ponder is the lone Panther averaging double-digit points per game, producing 13.3 points per outing. Freshman forward Astaja Tyghter paces Georgia State with 30 steals, while freshman guard Madison Newby leads the Sun Belt Conference with 70 assists.

Coach Brodhead at the Helm: Louisiana head coach Garry Brodhead is in his fourth season at the helm of the Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball program, finishing with 23 wins last season, the most in a single season since 2006-07 (25). Brodhead guided the team to 15 victories at home in 2014-15, a program record. He passed Ross Cook (57) to move into sole possession of second place on the program's all-time wins list with 58 on Thursday, January 14. Brodhead trails only J. Kelley Hall (86) for the most wins by a coach in Ragin' Cajuns history.

Cajuns In the Rankings: The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team remained at No. 24 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. The Cajuns garnered 87 total points in the rankings. The Cajuns have been ranked in the Mid-Major poll for six consecutive weeks.

Welcome Back: Returning from redshirt seasons are senior Brooklyn Arceneaux and
junior Sylvana Okde. In 2013-14, Okde averaged 10.9 points and drained a team-high 74 three-pointers. That season, Arceneaux finished as the team's second-leading scorer (among players in at least 25 games played) averaging 10.5 points and adding 5.2 rebounds per contest. Arceneaux has averaged 4.0 points and 3.8 rebounds (third) in nine games as a starter and 13 games overall. She is shooting 35.7.% (25-of-70) from the floor and has come up with 10 steals on the defensive end of the floor. She is also one of four players with double-digit assists (10). Okde has appeared in seven games this season. She scored two points and picked up an assist in six minutes in an 84-36 win over Dillard back on Dec. 12, and is 0-of-4 on three-point field goal attempts.

Cooper Crashes The Boards: Freshman Breionne Cooper pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds starting at center for the Cajuns in the 56-39 win at Georgia Southern on Thursday. Her previous high for rebounds was six, accomplished three times this season. She also added two blocked shots, matching her career high.

Wilridge Assist Watch: Senior guard Kia Wilridge stands at 260 career assists heading into Saturday's game at Georgia State. She is two helpers shy of passing Alicia McDaniel for sole possession of sixth place on the Cajuns' all-time list.

Gordon 3-Point Watch: Junior guard Jaylyn Gordon enters Saturday's game with
140 career three-point field goals made, currently seventh-most in Cajuns history. She needs four more triples to pass Onna Charles for sole possession of sixth place in Ragin' Cajuns history.

Veal's Streak Comes To An End: Senior guard Keke Veal had her double-digit points streak come to an end at 27 games in the win at Georgia Southern on Thursday.

What's Next? The Cajuns return home for a five-game homestand. They host South Alabama next Thursday, Jan. 21 for a 5 p.m. tip-off at the Cajundome.

Cajuns End Road Trip at Georgia State on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Arceneaux

Breionne Cooper

Jaylyn Gordon

Sylvana Okde

Keke Veal

Kia Wilridge

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