WBB Faces USA in Televised Contest

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team (10-11, 3-5) will be featured on the Sun Belt Network Sunday afternoon when they travel to South Alabama (12-8, 4-4 Sun Belt). Tip-off is scheduled for Noon inside the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala.

Fans will need to check with their local TV listings to see if the game will be televised in their area.

GAMECENTER
Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Opponent: South Alabama Lady Jags (12-8, 4-4 Sun Belt)
Site: Mitchell Center (10,000)
Game Time: 12:00 pm
Live Stats/Video: RaginCajuns.com
Television: Sun Belt Network (CST/CSS)
Play-by-Play - Lyn Rollins, Color Analyst - Debbie Leonard

Game Day Story Lines

Louisiana (10-11, 3-5 Sun Belt) snapped a season-long four game losing streak with a last-second 71-69 victory over North Texas on Wednesday evening. UL will look to get back to the .500 mark for the first time since Jan. 12.
Mercedes Johnson drained a jumper with a second remaining against UNT to give Louisiana 10 wins for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Johnson, who ranks sixth in all-time scoring at UL, finished with 13 points. Lyndra Bell led the Cajuns with 14 points. Jasmine Barnes and D'Mya Clay also reached double-digits with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Johnson is averaging a team-best 14.8 points per game,. She also leads the Cajuns with 6.3 rebounds per game. Senior Jasmine Barnes follows with 9.8 points per game, shooting 54 percent (86x159) from the floor. Bell is adding 9.1 points per game.

All-Time Series with South Alabama: The Lady Jags lead the series, 29-10
Last Meeting: USA 82, UL 76

Summit Arena Hot Springs, Ark. 3/6/2010
South Alabama (12-8, 4-4 Sun Belt) and Louisiana are meeting for the 40th time on Sunday. The two teams last met at the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hot Springs, Ark., where USA edged the Cajuns, 82-76, in the opening round.
USA has won the last five contests dating back to Jan. 23, 2008. UL has not won a game in the series since a 69-61 victory at Earl K. Long Gym on Jan. 17, 2007.
The last Cajuns win in Mobile was a 60-56 victory on Jan. 12, 2006.

Scouting the Lady Jags

South Alabama (12-8, 4-4 Sun Belt) has won three out of their last four contests. USA's three-game win streak was snapped with a 66-41 loss at Troy on Wednesday evening.
The Lady Jags are averaging 64.3 points per game, while shooting 38 percent (459x1201). South Alabama is averaging 40.8 rebounds per game, while notching 146 steals.
Opponents are scoring 55.7 points per game against USA, while shooting just 36 percent (431x1194).
Two Lady Jags are averaging double-digits. Christian Shelter is averaging 12.6 points per game, while making a team-high 45 triples. Sarda Peterson is posting 11.3 points per game with dishing out 42 assists.

Notes and Trends

WHERE THEY RANK

Louisiana ranks third in the Sun Belt and 123rd nationally in scoring offense, averaging 66.4 points per game in 21 contests this year. The squad is fourth in the league and 79th in the nation in field goal percentage at 41.7 (526x1261).
Mercedes Johnson ranks sixth in the Sun Belt, averaging 14.8 points per game.
Senior Jasmine Barnes ranks fifth in the league in field goal percentage, connecting on 54.1 percent of her shots (86x159).
Kemi Rotibi ranks third in the SBC with 23 total blocks, averaging 1.2 blocks per game.

QUICK HITTERS

Louisiana's 10th victory, 71-69 triumph over North Texas on Wednesday, gave the Cajuns their most wins since the 2006-07 season. The 10th win was also the most in a season during Coach Errol Rogers' tenure.
UL is one win away from tying the most Sun Belt victories (four) during Coach Rogers' reign.
This season, the Cajuns have connected on 41.7 percent (526x1261) of their shots from the floor compared to 38.0 percent (462x1215) at this point a year ago. Through 21 games, UL is 10-11 (3-5 Sun Belt) this season, compared to 8-13 (3-6 Sun Belt) a year ago.
Nicole Morris has been essential to UL's offense by dishing out a team-leading 43 assists in 21 games this year. Morris is averaging 2.0 assists per game.
Danyell Oliver leads UL with 18 made three-pointers this season while averaging 7.0 points per game. Oliver also leads the Cajuns from the charity stripe, making 84 percent (31x37) from the line.

JOHNSON CLIMBING THE LADDER

Mercedes Johnson has reached UL's top-10 in five categories. The junior is eighth in field goal attempts (987) and ninth in field goal makes (418).
She ranks second in free throw attempts (432) and third in free throw makes (258). The Houston native is sixth in all-time scoring (1,104 points), while her career average of 13.8 points per game is currently 10th.
Johnson's 26 point effort against La.-Monroe moved her into sixth place on UL's all-time scoring list. The Houston native is 88 points away from moving into fifth all-time. In 80 games, Johnson has totaled 1,104 career points.
The junior is averaging a team-high 14.8 points per game, pulling in 6.3 rebounds.
Johnson has tallied double-digits in 17 of 21 contests played this season.

BARNES MOVES INTO TOP-10

Jasmine Barnes is averaging 9.8 points per game and ranks second on the team with 93 total rebounds for 4.4 rebounds per game through 21 contests.
She is shooting a team-high 54.1 percent from the floor (86x159).
Barnes currently ranks seventh all-time in Cajuns history with a 45.4 field goal percentage (351x773). Barnes is tied for 10th in games played (107) and ranks 10th for games started with 80 career starts.

SAVED BY THE BELL

Lafayette native Lyndra Bell is averaging 10.0 points in her last five games. During that span, the senior is shooting 49 percent (20x41), while corralling 4.2 rebounds per game. She has also hit all 90 percent of her free throws (9-of-10).
Bell is the only Cajuns player to start in all 21 games this season. She is averaging 3.7 rebounds per game, while dishing out 26 assists and inking 24 steals.
Through 21 contests, Bell is averaging 9.1 points per game, while shooting 48 percent (80x168).

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