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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Cajuns Improve 10-3 After 64-41 Victory at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
12/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
December 30, 2004
LAFAYETTE –
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns finished their non-conference slate with a 64-41 victory at Arkansas-Pine Buff on Thursday. The Cajuns improve to 10-3, while UAPB falls to 2-7.Louisiana now looks toward the Sun Belt Conference and a Jan. 8 meeting with Denver in the Cajundome.
UL played much better in the opening minutes of the second half compared to the beginning of the first half, particularly Anna Petrakova. The Cajuns started with an 8-4 run to up their 15-point halftime edge to a 41-22 lead with 17:25 left in the contest.
Petrakova scored five points during the run, equaling her first half total.
Sherita Anderson then spelled Petrakova, and added a pair of buckets of her own, including an offensive rebound and put-back that gave the Cajuns a 47-27 lead with 11:47 remaining.
The final 10 minutes proved uneventful as neither team played with any passion. Both the Cajuns and Lady Golden Lions scored eight points apiece over a 5:30 span, maintaining the Cajuns 20-point lead, 55-35 with 5:18 to play.
Anderson was the story in the game's final four minutes, scoring six points to set a career-best with 12 points on the afternoon. Petrakova and Tiffany Washington also scored 12 points. Sonora Edwards led all players with 10 rebounds. Tobie Buford and Ashley Blanche led all players with five assists apiece.
Ten Cajuns played at least 11 minutes in the contest.
The Cajuns struggled from the floor early, but poor shot selection by UAPB kept UL up 7-6 six minutes into the game.
Jessica Fulce scored at the 13:50 mark to give the Lady Golden Lions an 8-7 lead, their last lead of the contest.
Alexandra Kotta put UL up 10-8 with a three-pointer, and then ahead 15-12 on another triple. Kotta finished her scoring burst with a third triple to give the Cajuns an 18-15 lead and trigger a 12-0 Cajuns run.
Bernette Tolston followed Kotta's three-pointer with one of her own, before Petrakova added a three-point play and an inside basket. Edwards capped the run with a free throw.
Jewel Owens stopped UAPB's scoring drought with a free throw, as the Cajuns led 27-16 with 3:49 to play in the half.
UL allowed their first basket in over six minutes, a jumper by LaToya Thomas at the 1:23 mark, but the Cajuns outscored UAPB 6-2 over the final three minutes to close the half up 33-18.
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