University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, January 21
Lafayette
5 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
13-3, 6-1SBC
69
vs
50
South Alabama
6-10, 2-5SBC
1
2
3
4
F
South Alabama
9
8
13
20
50
Louisiana
21
12
16
20
69
Balanced Scoring, Defense Lift Cajuns Over Jaguars
1/21/2016 8:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Cajuns limited Jaguars to 17 first half points and had 10 players score in 69-50 Win
LAFAYETTE – Home for the first time since Jan. 2, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team ran their win streak to three games, coasting to a 69-50 victory against South Alabama in the Cajundome Thursday night.
"In the first three quarters I thought we did a good job making sure they had to work a little bit harder to get the ball inside the post," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Garry Brodhead said. "Our guards did a good job of making some steals so it was impressive to see us keeping their team off balance."
Louisiana (13-3, 6-1 SBC) had 10 players enter the scoring column, led by a team-high 14 points from junior Jaylyn Gordon. The Cajuns received 20 points from their bench (six apiece from Simone Fields and Adrienne Prejean).
The Cajuns trailed by five with 8:14 in the first quarter, but came storming back and led by as many as 30 with 1:57 left in the game.
South Alabama's 6-1 lead in the opening quarter quickly faded as the foursome of Gordon, and seniors Brooklyn Arceneaux, Kia Wilridge and Keke Veal all scored over the next 3:06 to put the Cajuns ahead, 9-8. The Cajuns never trailed for the remainder of the contest and built a 33-17 lead going into halftime. Fourteen of their 21 first quarter points came in paint, and they scored eight points off South Alabama turnovers.
Wilridge and Gordon both scored six points apiece in the opening stanza.
Louisiana led by as many as 16 points at three different moments in the second quarter. Gordon scored the first four points of the quarter. South Alabama closed to as many as 10 points (25-15) with 4:35 left in the quarter, but the Cajuns continued to gain separation.
After leading 25-15, Arceneaux, sophomore Jodi Quinn and freshman Breionne Cooper all deposited buckets to make it a 31-15 contest at the 2:36 mark of the second quarter.
Louisiana took a 33-17 lead into halftime with seven of eight players entering the scoring column.
In the third quarter, the Cajuns kept up their offensive production, outscoring South Alabama, 16-13. Wilridge led the offense with six points in the quarter on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor.
The lead reached 21 to start the fourth quarter when Gordon splashed a jumper with 9:21 left on the clock. Fields scored her second bucket of the quarter at the 6:15 mark to make it 57-34 in favor of Louisiana.
The Cajuns bench made its impact felt on the game as Prejean, freshman Jordan Alexander and junior Sylvana Okde scored seven straight points inside 2 ½ minutes, putting the Cajuns ahead by 28 points.
The UL offense finished the game shooting 50.8% (30-of-59) from the floor and knocked down 8-of-10 free throws.
With the win, the Cajuns improved to 6-0 at home.
The Cajuns go for their fourth straight win this Saturday, Jan. 23 against Troy. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. from the Cajundome.
"In the first three quarters I thought we did a good job making sure they had to work a little bit harder to get the ball inside the post," Ragin' Cajuns head coach Garry Brodhead said. "Our guards did a good job of making some steals so it was impressive to see us keeping their team off balance."
Louisiana (13-3, 6-1 SBC) had 10 players enter the scoring column, led by a team-high 14 points from junior Jaylyn Gordon. The Cajuns received 20 points from their bench (six apiece from Simone Fields and Adrienne Prejean).
The Cajuns trailed by five with 8:14 in the first quarter, but came storming back and led by as many as 30 with 1:57 left in the game.
South Alabama's 6-1 lead in the opening quarter quickly faded as the foursome of Gordon, and seniors Brooklyn Arceneaux, Kia Wilridge and Keke Veal all scored over the next 3:06 to put the Cajuns ahead, 9-8. The Cajuns never trailed for the remainder of the contest and built a 33-17 lead going into halftime. Fourteen of their 21 first quarter points came in paint, and they scored eight points off South Alabama turnovers.
Wilridge and Gordon both scored six points apiece in the opening stanza.
Louisiana led by as many as 16 points at three different moments in the second quarter. Gordon scored the first four points of the quarter. South Alabama closed to as many as 10 points (25-15) with 4:35 left in the quarter, but the Cajuns continued to gain separation.
After leading 25-15, Arceneaux, sophomore Jodi Quinn and freshman Breionne Cooper all deposited buckets to make it a 31-15 contest at the 2:36 mark of the second quarter.
Louisiana took a 33-17 lead into halftime with seven of eight players entering the scoring column.
In the third quarter, the Cajuns kept up their offensive production, outscoring South Alabama, 16-13. Wilridge led the offense with six points in the quarter on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor.
The lead reached 21 to start the fourth quarter when Gordon splashed a jumper with 9:21 left on the clock. Fields scored her second bucket of the quarter at the 6:15 mark to make it 57-34 in favor of Louisiana.
The Cajuns bench made its impact felt on the game as Prejean, freshman Jordan Alexander and junior Sylvana Okde scored seven straight points inside 2 ½ minutes, putting the Cajuns ahead by 28 points.
The UL offense finished the game shooting 50.8% (30-of-59) from the floor and knocked down 8-of-10 free throws.
With the win, the Cajuns improved to 6-0 at home.
The Cajuns go for their fourth straight win this Saturday, Jan. 23 against Troy. Tip-off is at 4 p.m. from the Cajundome.
Team Stats
USA
UL
FG%
.365
.508
3FG%
.308
.167
FT%
.727
.800
RB
29
34
TO
18
9
STL
4
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's BasketballPG
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