University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Lafayette
5 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
10-4, 4-1SBC
79
vs
52
Georgia Southern
5-11, 1-4SBC
1
2
3
4
F
Georgia Southern
18
9
14
11
52
Louisiana
16
25
17
21
79
Ragin' Cajuns Set Three-Point Record In 79-52 Win Over Georgia Southern
1/14/2017 8:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team set a Cajundome record with 14 three-pointers on the way to defeating Georgia Southern 79-52 on Saturday.
Louisiana (10-4, 4-1 SBC) used a balanced team effort including 25 points from Jaylyn Gordon and a double-double from Simone Fields with 16 points and 12 rebounds to give the Cajuns a fourth straight win.
Georgia Southern (5-11, 1-4 SBC) jumped out to an early 12-5 lead when Angel McGowan knocked down a three-pointer with 4:59 left in the first quarter.
The Cajuns closed the gap and a Jasmine Thomas layup with 28 seconds to go in the first period cut the Eagles' lead to 18-16 at the end of the first frame.
Louisiana regained the lead at 24-22 when Gordon made a layup with 5:53 left in the second quarter.
The Cajuns then went on a 22-1 run that was capped off by a Gordon three-pointer to give Louisiana a 41-23 lead with 1:41 left in the second period. The Cajuns held a 41-27 lead at halftime.
Georgia Southern trimmed the lead to 47-34 when Patrice Butler made a layup with 6:29 left in the third quarter.
Louisiana led 58-41 at the end of the third period and extended their lead to 67-45 when Troi Swain made a jumper with 5:57 remaining in the game.
The Cajuns then closed out the game in the final minutes behind solid shooting from several players. Louisiana shot 29-for-61 from the floor and 14-for-27 from the three-point line.
Georgia Southern was led by McGowan with 19 points while Butler had 16 points for the Eagles.
Louisiana will hit the road for a game at UT Arlington on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. The Cajuns will then travel to San Marcos, Texas to face Texas State on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.
Louisiana (10-4, 4-1 SBC) used a balanced team effort including 25 points from Jaylyn Gordon and a double-double from Simone Fields with 16 points and 12 rebounds to give the Cajuns a fourth straight win.
Georgia Southern (5-11, 1-4 SBC) jumped out to an early 12-5 lead when Angel McGowan knocked down a three-pointer with 4:59 left in the first quarter.
The Cajuns closed the gap and a Jasmine Thomas layup with 28 seconds to go in the first period cut the Eagles' lead to 18-16 at the end of the first frame.
Louisiana regained the lead at 24-22 when Gordon made a layup with 5:53 left in the second quarter.
The Cajuns then went on a 22-1 run that was capped off by a Gordon three-pointer to give Louisiana a 41-23 lead with 1:41 left in the second period. The Cajuns held a 41-27 lead at halftime.
Georgia Southern trimmed the lead to 47-34 when Patrice Butler made a layup with 6:29 left in the third quarter.
Louisiana led 58-41 at the end of the third period and extended their lead to 67-45 when Troi Swain made a jumper with 5:57 remaining in the game.
The Cajuns then closed out the game in the final minutes behind solid shooting from several players. Louisiana shot 29-for-61 from the floor and 14-for-27 from the three-point line.
Georgia Southern was led by McGowan with 19 points while Butler had 16 points for the Eagles.
Louisiana will hit the road for a game at UT Arlington on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. The Cajuns will then travel to San Marcos, Texas to face Texas State on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
GS
LA
FG%
.357
.475
3FG%
.217
.519
FT%
.583
.700
RB
27
42
TO
15
14
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
9
3FGM
7
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballGarry Brodhead, Jazmyne Jackson, and Sierra Jones Media Availability (Nov 3, 2025)
Tuesday, November 04
Garry Brodhead Media Availability (Oct 30, 2025)
Thursday, October 30
Garry Brodhead Media Availability (Oct 20, 2025)
Monday, October 20
Garry Brodhead, Skylah Travis, and Nubia Benedith Media Availability (Feb 26, 2025)
Thursday, February 27
