UL Lafayette at Memphis

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns played tough on Thursday, but finished on the short end of a 62-50 decision to the Memphis Tigers.

The Cajuns fall to 2-6, while Memphis improves to 5-5.

The Cajuns led early, but once the lead slipped away, UL Lafayette was never able to recapture the advantage.? Memphis applied the press early and often to disrupt the Cajuns offense and force several costly turnovers.? Louisiana-Lafayette turned the ball over 24 times, compared to 19 by Memphis.

After a Carrie Fincher three pointer brought the Cajuns to within 37-36, Memphis went on a 9-2 run to extend their lead to eight at 46-38.? UL Lafayette fought back and closed the gap to 49-46 with five minutes left in the contest.? Memphis again responded to the Cajuns run with five unanswered points.? The Cajuns were unable to make a final run as Memphis hit late free throws to seal the win.

“The game was actually closer than the final score,” said head coach Gay Nix.? “We had far too many turnovers and allowed too many second chance points.”

The Cajuns were out rebounded 40-36, including 14-9 on the offensive glass.? Memphis had 19 second chance points, compared to just eight by the Cajuns.

Shannon Hamp was the story for Memphis.? The 6-2 junior from Monroe, La. dominated in the paint.? She recorded 27 points, all of which coming from no farther than three feet from the basket.? Sarah Richey had early success defending Hamp, but ran into foul trouble early and was forced to take a more conservative defensive approach.

Richey led the Cajuns with 14 points.? Charlotte Green grabbed a team high 10 rebounds, while chipping in nine points.? Breanna Evans had 12 points, before fouling out.

The Cajuns started the first half like a house of fire on defense, but several turnovers cost them from being up by more than a 6-0 margin five minutes into the contest.? Memphis would tie the game at twelve midway through the half, only to see another 6-0 Cajuns run.? Louisiana-Lafayette's lead would last only 3:18 with the Tigers taking their first lead at 23-22.? From there, Memphis outscored the Cajuns 8-2 to close the half up 31-24.

Louisiana-Lafayette will play their first home game of the season on Sunday at the Earl K. Long Gym at 1pm.? The Cajuns will look to avenge a 74-71 setback to Wofford College in the season opener.

UL-LAFAYETTE (50) RICHEY 7-10 0-0 14; EVANS 5-10 0-0 11; GREEN 4-16 1-2 9; WILLIAMS 3-9 0-2 6; QUALLS 2-6 0-0 4; FINCHER 1-3 0-0 3; FORD 1-2 0-0 3; SIMON 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 1-4 50.

MEMPHIS (62) HAMP 12-21 3-6 27; ABRAHAM 6-7 0-1 12; JACKSON 2-7 4-4 10; CARTER 2-4 1-1 6; ROGERS, R. 0-4 3-4 3; SWILLEY 1-7 1-2 3; ROGERS, T. 0-1 1-2 1; HART 0-2 0-0 0; MCFADYEN, 0-2 0-1 0; CRAWFORD 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 23-61 13-21 62.

Halftime- ULL 24, MEM 31.? 3-point goals-ULL 3-15 (EVANS 1-2; FINCHER 1-2; FORD 1-2; QUALLS, 0-2; WILLIAMS 0-1; GREEN 0-6), MEM 3-13 (JACKSON 2-5; CARTER 1-2; ROGERS, R. 0-2; SWILLEY, 0-1; ROGERS, T. 0-1; CRAWFORD 0-2). Fouled out--ULL-EVANS, MEM-None. Rebounds-ULL 36 (GREEN 10), MEM 40 (ABRAHAM13). Assists-ULL 14 (GREEN 6), MEM18 (MCFADYEN 5). Total fouls-ULL 16, MEM 11. A-1,375

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