University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 4
Atlanta, Ga.
11 a.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Georgia State
Ragin' Cajuns To Face Georgia State In Key SBC Matchup
2/3/2017 4:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Atlanta, Ga. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team looks to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss on Thursday when it travels to face Georgia State on Saturday at the GSU Sports Arena.
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Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. CT. Live video is available on ESPN3.com with live statistics on RaginCajuns.com. The game is being broadcast in the Lafayette area on ESPN 1420-AM and worldwide courtesy of Radio Pup.
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Louisiana (11-8, 5-5 SBC), which is coming off a 63-60 defeat at Georgia Southern on Thursday, is seeking to break a two game skid after previously falling to Little Rock 82-64 on Jan. 28 in Lafayette.
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Georgia State (8-13, 4-6 SBC) has won three straight games and is coming off an 87-35 win over ULM on Thursday.
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Louisiana is led in scoring by senior guard Jaylyn Gordon (18.3 ppg). Gordon leads the Sun Belt Conference in points per game and three-point field goals made per game (2.7). She currently ranks fourth in the nation in minutes played per game (38.5).
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Junior Simone Fields is seventh in the league in scoring (14.6 ppg) and third in field goal percentage (.550). Freshman Jasmine Thomas (10.9 ppg), junior Troi Swain (9.1 ppg), senior Gabby Alexander (5.5 ppg) and junior Nekia Jones (5.4 ppg) are all key contributors for the Cajuns.
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The Cajuns are averaging 68.95 points per game while holding their opponent to 68.21 points. As a team, Louisiana is entering Saturday's game shooting 41.2% (484-for-1176) from the floor and averaging 5.2 three-pointers per contest.
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Georgia State is led in scoring by freshman guard Jada Lewis (10.6 ppg). Lewis ranks second in the SBC in three-point field goal percentage (.407). Senior forward Tiffany Holston (10.3 ppg) is second in the league in rebounds per game (9.4).
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Sophomore Madison Newby (9.3 ppg), junior Makeba Ponder (9.2 ppg) and sophomore Astaja Tyghter (8.9 ppg) also lead the Panthers.
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Georgia State is averaging 63.1 points per game while allowing their opponent 66.5 points per outing. The Panthers enter Saturday's game shooting 37.5% (494-for-1318) from the field and averaging 4.3 three-pointers per game.
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Louisiana will return to action when it hosts South Alabama on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
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Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. CT. Live video is available on ESPN3.com with live statistics on RaginCajuns.com. The game is being broadcast in the Lafayette area on ESPN 1420-AM and worldwide courtesy of Radio Pup.
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Louisiana (11-8, 5-5 SBC), which is coming off a 63-60 defeat at Georgia Southern on Thursday, is seeking to break a two game skid after previously falling to Little Rock 82-64 on Jan. 28 in Lafayette.
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Georgia State (8-13, 4-6 SBC) has won three straight games and is coming off an 87-35 win over ULM on Thursday.
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Louisiana is led in scoring by senior guard Jaylyn Gordon (18.3 ppg). Gordon leads the Sun Belt Conference in points per game and three-point field goals made per game (2.7). She currently ranks fourth in the nation in minutes played per game (38.5).
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Junior Simone Fields is seventh in the league in scoring (14.6 ppg) and third in field goal percentage (.550). Freshman Jasmine Thomas (10.9 ppg), junior Troi Swain (9.1 ppg), senior Gabby Alexander (5.5 ppg) and junior Nekia Jones (5.4 ppg) are all key contributors for the Cajuns.
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The Cajuns are averaging 68.95 points per game while holding their opponent to 68.21 points. As a team, Louisiana is entering Saturday's game shooting 41.2% (484-for-1176) from the floor and averaging 5.2 three-pointers per contest.
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Georgia State is led in scoring by freshman guard Jada Lewis (10.6 ppg). Lewis ranks second in the SBC in three-point field goal percentage (.407). Senior forward Tiffany Holston (10.3 ppg) is second in the league in rebounds per game (9.4).
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Sophomore Madison Newby (9.3 ppg), junior Makeba Ponder (9.2 ppg) and sophomore Astaja Tyghter (8.9 ppg) also lead the Panthers.
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Georgia State is averaging 63.1 points per game while allowing their opponent 66.5 points per outing. The Panthers enter Saturday's game shooting 37.5% (494-for-1318) from the field and averaging 4.3 three-pointers per game.
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Louisiana will return to action when it hosts South Alabama on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
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