University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
* WESTERN KENTUCKY
The Streak is Over: Cajuns Defeat Western Kentucky 80-72
1/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
LAFAYETTE-Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns ended a 21-year,
26-game losing streak to Western Kentucky with an 80-72
win over the Lady Toppers on Thursday night in
Lafayette.
The Cajuns first win over the Lady Toppers in school
history helps UL
Lafayette to a 10-7 (4-2) mark, while WKU falls to 9-10
(3-2).
True freshman Morgan Mayon, by her own admittance, hit
the biggest shot of her career. With WKU down four, but
surging, Mayon hit a long, arched three-pointer as the
shot clock expired to give the Cajuns a 75-68 lead at
the 1:00 mark.
From there, Mayon and Sharee Glenn would add two free
throws apiece and Anna Petrakova another to hold off the
Lady Toppers.
Petrakova led all players with 23 points. The junior
center added nine
rebounds and a career high seven blocks and six assists.
Glenn and Bernette Tolston each added 15 points.
Tiffany Washington contributed 11 points and eight
rebounds.
Tied at the half, the Cajuns started the second frame
with a 13-4 jaunt led by two triples from Tolston, two
baskets from Petrakova and a three-point play by Glenn.
As quickly as the Cajuns stormed out in front, the Lady
Toppers came back quicker to take the lead. Down nine
points, WKU used a 13-3 spurt in 3:02 to grab their
first lead of the second half.
After four from the stripe by Leslie Logsdon, the Cajuns
used a 9-0 run to
take a 62-57 lead. Tolston buried a three before Glenn
made two baskets around two free throws by Petrakova.
The Lady Toppers closed the gap to two-points, but UL
Lafayette responded with terrific defense and six
unanswered points to take a 68-60 lead with 4:31
remaining.
Petrakova scored four points on the run and added to her
total with two more free throws with 2:49 to play,
giving the Cajuns a 72-64 lead.
A free throw by Logsdon, before a three-point play by
Camryn Whitaker closed WKU to 72-68 with 1:32 on the
clock, setting-up Mayon's three-pointer.
Despite allowing 72 points, the Cajuns held WKU to 38.5
percent shooting and only four three-pointers. UL
Lafayette shot 52.8 percent and made nine of 20
three-point shots. The Cajuns had more total rebounds,
39-30, blocks, 8-1, and assists 16-11.
A 10-0 run by WKU helped the visitors jettison to an
18-7 lead just 4:30
into the contest. The game turned into a long-range
contest for the next
three minutes.
A triple by Alexandra Kotta stopped the WKU run.
Whitaker answered for the Lady Toppers only to see
another from long range shot by Kotta. Logsdon hit a
three, before Tolston responded for the Cajuns.
A basket from Washington preceded more from long
distance by Kotta and Tolston. The two three-pointers
pulled the Cajuns within four, 28-24, with 8:10 left in
the first half.
The Cajuns burst continued. After two from the stripe
by Logsdon, a 10-2 run helped UL Lafayette take a 34-32
lead with 3:36 remaining.
Two baskets each by Washington and Petrakova, as well as
a jumper by Ashley Blanche contributed to the run.
WKU came back to grab a 36-34 edge, but Washington's
bucket at 1:45 was the final of the half to pull the
teams even.
-Ragin' Cajuns-
