University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, December 14
Lafayette
11 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
4-3
64
vs
69
Houston
5-5
1
2
3
4
F
Houston
18
15
17
19
69
Louisiana
19
9
14
22
64
Cajuns Fall To Houston At Home, 69-64
12/14/2016 3:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – Jasmyne Harris scored 23 points and added eight rebounds to lead Houston to a 69-64 win over Louisiana on Wednesday at the Cajundome.
Louisiana (4-3) led 8-7 when Simone Fields made a layup with 7:00 left in the first quarter. Fields' basket sparked a 9-2 run for the Cajuns that was capped off by a Jaylyn Gordon layup while being fouled. Gordon sunk the free throw and Louisiana led 17-9 with 3:59 left in the first quarter.
Houston (5-5) then went on a 9-2 run of its own to cut the lead to 19-18 after Harris connected on a three-pointer to close out the scoring in the first period.
The Cougars jumped out to a 28-23 lead when Serithia Hawkins made a layup with 7:02 left in the second quarter.
Kierra Graves knocked down two free throws for Houston to give the Cougars a 30-25 lead with 5:59 remaining in the second period.
Louisiana trimmed the lead to 30-28 when Nekia Jones made a layup with 3:29 left until halftime.
"I really believe this team, when they do play together, when Nekia is going to get used to playing with Jasmine Thomas, you are going to see some improvements," head coach Garry Brodhead said.
Harris connected on another three-pointer to give the Cougars a 33-28 lead at half.
Houston led 36-29 when Hawkins made a layup with 7:53 left in the third quarter.
The Cajuns trailed 38-35 when junior guard Jodi Quinn made one-of-two free throws with 6:07 remaining in the third period.
The Cougars jumped in front 44-37 when Graves made a layup on a fast break with 4:47 left in the third quarter.
Louisiana cut the lead to 46-42 when Gordon made one-of-two free throws with 1:58 remaining in the third period.
Houston scored the last four points of the quarter to take a 50-42 lead entering the final frame.
The Cougars had their biggest lead of the game when Brianne Coffman made a layup to put Houston in front 55-44 with 7:02 left in the fourth quarter.
Harris, who was five-for-nine from the three-point line, connected on another trey to give the Cougars a 60-49 lead with 5:08 remaining in the game.
Louisiana then went on a 9-0 run to trim the lead to 60-58 when Gordon made a layup with 2:50 left in the game.
"They are always going to fight," Brodhead said of his team. "That's one of the good things about the style we play. You are never out of the game. We just keep coming at you no matter what's happening."
The Cajuns trailed 64-62 when Gordon sunk two free throws with 31 seconds remaining.
Houston was able to close out the game from the free-throw line by connecting on five-of-six free throws to secure the win.
Fields led the Cajuns with 20 points and eight rebounds while Gordon added 16 points.
Louisiana will return to action on Monday, Dec. 19 when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. inside the Cajundome. The Ragin' Cajuns then conclude their five-game homestand on Thursday, Dec. 22 hosting Louisiana Tech in a 7 p.m. contest.
Louisiana (4-3) led 8-7 when Simone Fields made a layup with 7:00 left in the first quarter. Fields' basket sparked a 9-2 run for the Cajuns that was capped off by a Jaylyn Gordon layup while being fouled. Gordon sunk the free throw and Louisiana led 17-9 with 3:59 left in the first quarter.
Houston (5-5) then went on a 9-2 run of its own to cut the lead to 19-18 after Harris connected on a three-pointer to close out the scoring in the first period.
The Cougars jumped out to a 28-23 lead when Serithia Hawkins made a layup with 7:02 left in the second quarter.
Kierra Graves knocked down two free throws for Houston to give the Cougars a 30-25 lead with 5:59 remaining in the second period.
Louisiana trimmed the lead to 30-28 when Nekia Jones made a layup with 3:29 left until halftime.
"I really believe this team, when they do play together, when Nekia is going to get used to playing with Jasmine Thomas, you are going to see some improvements," head coach Garry Brodhead said.
Harris connected on another three-pointer to give the Cougars a 33-28 lead at half.
Houston led 36-29 when Hawkins made a layup with 7:53 left in the third quarter.
The Cajuns trailed 38-35 when junior guard Jodi Quinn made one-of-two free throws with 6:07 remaining in the third period.
The Cougars jumped in front 44-37 when Graves made a layup on a fast break with 4:47 left in the third quarter.
Louisiana cut the lead to 46-42 when Gordon made one-of-two free throws with 1:58 remaining in the third period.
Houston scored the last four points of the quarter to take a 50-42 lead entering the final frame.
The Cougars had their biggest lead of the game when Brianne Coffman made a layup to put Houston in front 55-44 with 7:02 left in the fourth quarter.
Harris, who was five-for-nine from the three-point line, connected on another trey to give the Cougars a 60-49 lead with 5:08 remaining in the game.
Louisiana then went on a 9-0 run to trim the lead to 60-58 when Gordon made a layup with 2:50 left in the game.
"They are always going to fight," Brodhead said of his team. "That's one of the good things about the style we play. You are never out of the game. We just keep coming at you no matter what's happening."
The Cajuns trailed 64-62 when Gordon sunk two free throws with 31 seconds remaining.
Houston was able to close out the game from the free-throw line by connecting on five-of-six free throws to secure the win.
Fields led the Cajuns with 20 points and eight rebounds while Gordon added 16 points.
Louisiana will return to action on Monday, Dec. 19 when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. inside the Cajundome. The Ragin' Cajuns then conclude their five-game homestand on Thursday, Dec. 22 hosting Louisiana Tech in a 7 p.m. contest.
Team Stats
HOU
LA
FG%
.456
.410
3FG%
.368
.200
FT%
.833
.478
RB
48
26
TO
30
15
STL
8
15
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's Basketball
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