University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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1/11/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
LAFAYETTE, LA - Despite their best shooting percentage in three conference games, UL Lafayette dropped a 65-52 decision on Saturday night to New Orleans.
The Cajuns (3-10, 0-3) remain winless in the Sun Belt, while New Orleans improves to 5-8, 2-1.
Louisiana-Lafayette shot 40 percent, while New Orleans shot 40.6 percent for the contest. The difference came on the glass, where UNO dominated grabbing 43 rebounds to the Cajuns 32. The Privateers hauled in 16 offensive boards, to only three by UL Lafayette.
New Orleans used a 5-0 run in the first minute of the second half to open-up a 16-point lead, 40-24.
Sarah Richey fouled out with 13:25 remaining and the Cajuns down 51-35. UL Lafayette then went on a 9-0 run to cut the Privateers lead to seven, 51-44.
After a pair of free throws by Sharee Glenn brought the Cajuns to within five, UNO responded with stellar defense over the final six minutes to close the game on a 10-2 surge.
Glenn led the Cajuns with 19 points. Charlotte Green scored 14 points and is now 45 points shy of 1,000 for her career. Ashley Blanche came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points.
A first half full of turnovers bothered the Cajuns. UL Lafayette committed 12 miscues to only five by New Orleans. In addition, UNO grabbed nine offensive rebounds, while the Cajuns managed just two.
The UNO lead started at four, 11-7, then jumped to eight, 15-7, in the early stages of the game. Louisiana-Lafayette was able to cut the Privateers lead back to four twice, 15-11 & 18-22, but each time New Orleans was able to fend off the Cajuns and push their lead back to eight, 19-11 & 26-18.
UL Lafayette will travel to Lake Charles on Tuesday for a non-conference tilt against McNeese State.
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