University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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UL Trounces Tigers in Final Game of ?08
12/23/2008 6:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
LAFAYETTE-Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team picked up a 69-42 victory over
The victory was the fifth win for the Cajuns (3-10) in the series over the Lady Tigers (2-9). All five wins for the Cajuns have been by double-digit victories.
The Cajuns built up a substantial halftime lead and did not look back as they claimed their largest margin of victory of the year. The win ties the largest margin of victory in the Errol Rogers Era. It tied the Cajuns' 27-point victory against
UL received a solid effort from its bench. The Cajuns bench scored a season-best 53 points and grabbed 26 rebounds.
The Ragin' Cajuns were led offensively by Mercedes Johnson. The freshman netted 16 points off the bench on the afternoon and finished the game as one of three players in double-digits for the Cajuns. She also paced the Cajuns with a team-high nine rebounds.
Michelle Brunker and Jasmine Barnes each finished the game in double figures. Brunker netted a career high 12 points, while Barnes scored 11 points.
As a team, the Cajuns' offense shot a season-high 56.0-percent from the floor.
Conversely,
The Cajuns' fell behind early but used a pair of sustained runs to gain control of the game.
After trailing 8-4 at the
Behind 8-4, Louisiana used a 15-to-3 run that spanned nearly 11 minutes of game clock to claim an eight-point advantage, 19-11, at the 6:32 mark of the first half. For a period of run, UL held
A layup by the Lady Tigers snapped the run, but the Ragin' Cajuns rallied again and went on a 16-to-0 run over the next five minutes to build up a 22-point lead, 35-13, with 54 ticks on the clock.
During the run, the Cajuns defense held
The Ragin' Cajuns entered intermission with a comfortable 35-17 edge.
In the first half, ten (10) of the twelve (12)
The UL defense was solid in the first half holding the visitors to just 17 points on 19.4-percent from the floor.
The second half was much of the same as the Cajuns outscored the Lady Tigers 34-25. The Cajuns led by as many as 30 in the second half and never let the visitors get closer than 15 points.
The Ragin' Cajuns will take a break for the Christmas holiday. The Cajuns will return to action as they resume Sun Belt Conference play on Jan. 3, as they play host to
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