University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, November 16
Omaha, Neb.
7:00 PM
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Game 3
Louisiana (2-0) at Omaha (1-0)
Date: Friday, Nov. 16, 2012
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Site: Sapp Fieldhouse
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
SETTING THE SCENE: Louisiana travels to Omaha, Neb. to play a game against the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, Nov. 16 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse. This will be just the second meeting between the two teams. Last season, Omaha traveled to Lafayette and the Cajuns beat the Mavericks 62-60 in overtime. Under the direction of first-year head coach Garry Brodhead, the Cajuns are coming off a convincing 83-42 victory against LSU-Shreveport to open its home portion of the schedule. UL returns just four players from a year ago, opening the season with seven newcomers (five freshmen and two junior college transfers). Omaha, who had a 15-12 overall record last season, returns three starters from last year's squad and seven returning letterwinners. The Mavericks were tough to beat at home last season, posting a 9-3 record in Sapp Fieldhouse.
Louisiana Overview
12-13 Record__________________2-0
12-13 Sun Belt Record__________0-0
Head Coach_____________________ Garry Brodhead (Lousiana '80)
Record at UL____________________ 2-0 (first season)
Career Record___________________same
Last Game______________________ Nov. 12, 2012 vs LSU-Shreveport
W, 83-42
Website________________________RaginCajuns.com
Nebraska-Omaha Overview
12-13 Record___________________1-0
12-13 Summit Record____________0-0
Head Coach_____________________ Chance Lindley
Record at Southern_______________16-12 (2nd season)
Career Record___________________same
Last Game______________________ Nov. 12, 2012 vs North Carolina A&T
W, 58-44
Website________________________OMavs.com
Series History
Series record: Louisiana leads 1-0
Feb. 20, 2012 W: Louisiana 62, Omaha 60 (OT)
Game Day Story Lines
• Louisiana travels to Omaha, Neb. for a game against Nebraska-Omaha for the second overall meeting between the two teams.
• Omaha is currently in transition to NCAA Division I status and set to participate in The Summit League starting this season.
• UL holds an edge on the overall record, 1-0.
• Last season, the Cajuns beat the Mavericks in overtime, 62-60 at Earl K. Long Gym.
• UL returns four letterwinners from last year and one starter in Robbie Brown.
• The squad welcomes seven newcomers, including five freshmen and two junior college transfers.
• UL scored 108 points in their opening exhibition game against Centenary, surpassing the century mark for the first time since Nov. 29, 1989 when the Cajuns beat Texas Southern, 101-83.
• The Cajuns had an exciting season opener after Kia Wilridge scored a layup as time expired to beat Southern, 71-69 and start the season 1-0.
• UL is coming off a convincing 83-42 win against LSU-Shreveport on Monday, Nov. 12 and earned their first 2-0 start since the 2004-05 season.
• Six UL players scored in double digits with Sylvana Okde leading the way with 19 points.
• Kia Wilridge and Jasmin Mills led the Cajuns with 9 boards apiece. Wilrdige also contributed 11 points.
• Ashley Benjamin and Byronesha Santiago scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
• Brandi Schambough and Keke Veal recorded 11 points each to round out the double-digit scorers.
• The Cajuns forced 24 Pilot turnovers and recorded 17 steals. Wilrdige and Veal recorded five steals a piece.
• After shooting 41.7% from the charity stripe in the game against Southern, UL improved signicantly against LSU-Shreveport, shooting 81.8%.
• Byronesha Santiago recorded a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the exhibition game against Centenary.
• Brown played in 30 games last season, averaging 3.4 points, 2.4 assists and 19.4 minutes played.
• Brooklyn Arceneaux is the returning leading scorer for the Cajuns, averaging 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds last season. She saw action in 24 games and averaged 19.4 minutes.
• Megan Whittaker is the second returning leading scorer, averagining 3.7 points per contest last season. She was second on the team in three-pointers, knocking down 27.
• Schambough is the lone senior on the squad. She saw action in 16 games last season, averaging 3.5 minutes per contest.
Turning Up the D
• Look for the Cajuns to be very solid on the defensive end of the court this season as coach Brodhead stresses defense more than anything.
• The squad forced 32 Centenary turnovers and 20 steals in their opening exhibition game.
• Against Southern, the Cajuns forced 20 turnovers and had 14 steals.
• The Cajuns swarming defense forced 24 LSU-Shreveport turnovers and 17 steals.
• UL held Centenary to 38 points and outrebounded the opposition, 56-33.
• The Cajuns also outrebounded Southern 46-41 and LSU-Shreveport 48-30.
• Louisiana forced 19.4 turnovers per game last season including a -1.9 turnover margin for a 0.5 assist/turnover ratio.
• UL had a total of 272 steals and averaged 9.1 per game last year.
Homegrown Talent
• Cajuns roster features eight players who hail from the state of Louisiana.
• To go a step further, five athletes prepped in the greater Lafayette area.
Reunited and It Feels So Good
• For the first time since the 2010-11 academic year, sophomores Brooklyn Arceneaux and Robbie Brown and freshmen Kia Wilridge and Keke Veal are teammates.
• The quartet powered local St. Thomas More High to a state championship in 2011.
• Last season, Wilridge and Veal carried on the championship caliber effort, winning another state title in 2012.
• Wilrdige and Veal have contributed a combined 45 points in the first two games of the season.
Returning Home
• Three of the Cajuns four coaches are alums of the University of Louisiana – head coach Garry Brodhead (1980), Sallie Guillory (2005), Deacon Jones (1999).
• For Brodhead, it represents a return to the city where many of his coaching successes occurred namely his stint at Teurlings Catholic High School where he posted a 297-78 record from 1998-2007.
The Opposition
• Omaha opened the season with a 56-37 exhibition win against Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 7.
• The squad defeated North Carolina A&T on Nov. 12, 58-44.
• The Mavericks compete in The Summit League conference.
• Omaha returns three starters from last season's squad, which lost to the Cajuns in overtime in 2011-12.
• The Mavs went 15-12 last season with a 9-3 home record and 5-9 away record.
• Chance Lindley begins his second year at the helm of the program.
• The squad returns two players who scored in double digits last season. Paige Frauendorfer (13.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg) and Jamie Nash (12.9 ppg, 6.1 apg, 4.3 rpg, and 4.1 spg).
New Head Coach Garry Brodhead
Garry Brodhead became the 12th head coach in UL program history on April 2, 2012. The 1980 UL graduate is a 16-year veteran of basketball coaching. He most recently served as associate head coach at McNeese State
Brodhead is best known for his accomplishments during a 10-year tenure as the girl's basketball coach at Teurlings Catholic High Shool in Lafayette, La., where he compiled a 297-78 record, winning one state title.
While at Teurlings, Brodhead won nine district titles, advancing the Lady Rebels to the semi-finals of the state tourney six times, finishing as the runner-up once and as the champion in 2002. His 2000-01 squad was ranked in the USA Top 25, and three of his teams earned number one rankings in the state.
Along the way, Brodhead has gained the respect of his coaching peers, being voted the district coach of the year in nine of his 10 seasons. He was also the parish coach of the year three times and the Acadiana Coach of the Year twice.
Brodhead spent the last five seasons at McNeese State, helping guide the Cowgirls to a 52-15 record over the last two seasons including a pair of Southland Conference titles and appearances in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.
A native of Lafayette, Brodhead graduated from UL in 1980 with a degree in business administration. He was a pole vaulter on the Ragin' Cajuns track team from 1976-80. Brodhead later returned to the University to serve as the women's basketball graduate assistant coach for the 1994-95 season.
In addition to his collegiate and high school coaching experience, Brodhead also spent time as an AAU coach, helping the Acadiana Stars to the national championship tournament, finishing eighth in 1997 and fifth in 2006.
Up Next For Louisiana
• The Ragin' Cajuns travel to Thibodaux, La. on Monday, Nov. 19 to play Nicholls State at 6 p.m.
Game 3
Louisiana (2-0) at Omaha (1-0)
Date: Friday, Nov. 16, 2012
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Site: Sapp Fieldhouse
Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
SETTING THE SCENE: Louisiana travels to Omaha, Neb. to play a game against the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, Nov. 16 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse. This will be just the second meeting between the two teams. Last season, Omaha traveled to Lafayette and the Cajuns beat the Mavericks 62-60 in overtime. Under the direction of first-year head coach Garry Brodhead, the Cajuns are coming off a convincing 83-42 victory against LSU-Shreveport to open its home portion of the schedule. UL returns just four players from a year ago, opening the season with seven newcomers (five freshmen and two junior college transfers). Omaha, who had a 15-12 overall record last season, returns three starters from last year's squad and seven returning letterwinners. The Mavericks were tough to beat at home last season, posting a 9-3 record in Sapp Fieldhouse.
Louisiana Overview
12-13 Record__________________2-0
12-13 Sun Belt Record__________0-0
Head Coach_____________________ Garry Brodhead (Lousiana '80)
Record at UL____________________ 2-0 (first season)
Career Record___________________same
Last Game______________________ Nov. 12, 2012 vs LSU-Shreveport
W, 83-42
Website________________________RaginCajuns.com
Nebraska-Omaha Overview
12-13 Record___________________1-0
12-13 Summit Record____________0-0
Head Coach_____________________ Chance Lindley
Record at Southern_______________16-12 (2nd season)
Career Record___________________same
Last Game______________________ Nov. 12, 2012 vs North Carolina A&T
W, 58-44
Website________________________OMavs.com
Series History
Series record: Louisiana leads 1-0
Feb. 20, 2012 W: Louisiana 62, Omaha 60 (OT)
Game Day Story Lines
• Louisiana travels to Omaha, Neb. for a game against Nebraska-Omaha for the second overall meeting between the two teams.
• Omaha is currently in transition to NCAA Division I status and set to participate in The Summit League starting this season.
• UL holds an edge on the overall record, 1-0.
• Last season, the Cajuns beat the Mavericks in overtime, 62-60 at Earl K. Long Gym.
• UL returns four letterwinners from last year and one starter in Robbie Brown.
• The squad welcomes seven newcomers, including five freshmen and two junior college transfers.
• UL scored 108 points in their opening exhibition game against Centenary, surpassing the century mark for the first time since Nov. 29, 1989 when the Cajuns beat Texas Southern, 101-83.
• The Cajuns had an exciting season opener after Kia Wilridge scored a layup as time expired to beat Southern, 71-69 and start the season 1-0.
• UL is coming off a convincing 83-42 win against LSU-Shreveport on Monday, Nov. 12 and earned their first 2-0 start since the 2004-05 season.
• Six UL players scored in double digits with Sylvana Okde leading the way with 19 points.
• Kia Wilridge and Jasmin Mills led the Cajuns with 9 boards apiece. Wilrdige also contributed 11 points.
• Ashley Benjamin and Byronesha Santiago scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
• Brandi Schambough and Keke Veal recorded 11 points each to round out the double-digit scorers.
• The Cajuns forced 24 Pilot turnovers and recorded 17 steals. Wilrdige and Veal recorded five steals a piece.
• After shooting 41.7% from the charity stripe in the game against Southern, UL improved signicantly against LSU-Shreveport, shooting 81.8%.
• Byronesha Santiago recorded a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the exhibition game against Centenary.
• Brown played in 30 games last season, averaging 3.4 points, 2.4 assists and 19.4 minutes played.
• Brooklyn Arceneaux is the returning leading scorer for the Cajuns, averaging 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds last season. She saw action in 24 games and averaged 19.4 minutes.
• Megan Whittaker is the second returning leading scorer, averagining 3.7 points per contest last season. She was second on the team in three-pointers, knocking down 27.
• Schambough is the lone senior on the squad. She saw action in 16 games last season, averaging 3.5 minutes per contest.
Turning Up the D
• Look for the Cajuns to be very solid on the defensive end of the court this season as coach Brodhead stresses defense more than anything.
• The squad forced 32 Centenary turnovers and 20 steals in their opening exhibition game.
• Against Southern, the Cajuns forced 20 turnovers and had 14 steals.
• The Cajuns swarming defense forced 24 LSU-Shreveport turnovers and 17 steals.
• UL held Centenary to 38 points and outrebounded the opposition, 56-33.
• The Cajuns also outrebounded Southern 46-41 and LSU-Shreveport 48-30.
• Louisiana forced 19.4 turnovers per game last season including a -1.9 turnover margin for a 0.5 assist/turnover ratio.
• UL had a total of 272 steals and averaged 9.1 per game last year.
Homegrown Talent
• Cajuns roster features eight players who hail from the state of Louisiana.
• To go a step further, five athletes prepped in the greater Lafayette area.
Reunited and It Feels So Good
• For the first time since the 2010-11 academic year, sophomores Brooklyn Arceneaux and Robbie Brown and freshmen Kia Wilridge and Keke Veal are teammates.
• The quartet powered local St. Thomas More High to a state championship in 2011.
• Last season, Wilridge and Veal carried on the championship caliber effort, winning another state title in 2012.
• Wilrdige and Veal have contributed a combined 45 points in the first two games of the season.
Returning Home
• Three of the Cajuns four coaches are alums of the University of Louisiana – head coach Garry Brodhead (1980), Sallie Guillory (2005), Deacon Jones (1999).
• For Brodhead, it represents a return to the city where many of his coaching successes occurred namely his stint at Teurlings Catholic High School where he posted a 297-78 record from 1998-2007.
The Opposition
• Omaha opened the season with a 56-37 exhibition win against Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 7.
• The squad defeated North Carolina A&T on Nov. 12, 58-44.
• The Mavericks compete in The Summit League conference.
• Omaha returns three starters from last season's squad, which lost to the Cajuns in overtime in 2011-12.
• The Mavs went 15-12 last season with a 9-3 home record and 5-9 away record.
• Chance Lindley begins his second year at the helm of the program.
• The squad returns two players who scored in double digits last season. Paige Frauendorfer (13.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg) and Jamie Nash (12.9 ppg, 6.1 apg, 4.3 rpg, and 4.1 spg).
New Head Coach Garry Brodhead
Garry Brodhead became the 12th head coach in UL program history on April 2, 2012. The 1980 UL graduate is a 16-year veteran of basketball coaching. He most recently served as associate head coach at McNeese State
Brodhead is best known for his accomplishments during a 10-year tenure as the girl's basketball coach at Teurlings Catholic High Shool in Lafayette, La., where he compiled a 297-78 record, winning one state title.
While at Teurlings, Brodhead won nine district titles, advancing the Lady Rebels to the semi-finals of the state tourney six times, finishing as the runner-up once and as the champion in 2002. His 2000-01 squad was ranked in the USA Top 25, and three of his teams earned number one rankings in the state.
Along the way, Brodhead has gained the respect of his coaching peers, being voted the district coach of the year in nine of his 10 seasons. He was also the parish coach of the year three times and the Acadiana Coach of the Year twice.
Brodhead spent the last five seasons at McNeese State, helping guide the Cowgirls to a 52-15 record over the last two seasons including a pair of Southland Conference titles and appearances in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.
A native of Lafayette, Brodhead graduated from UL in 1980 with a degree in business administration. He was a pole vaulter on the Ragin' Cajuns track team from 1976-80. Brodhead later returned to the University to serve as the women's basketball graduate assistant coach for the 1994-95 season.
In addition to his collegiate and high school coaching experience, Brodhead also spent time as an AAU coach, helping the Acadiana Stars to the national championship tournament, finishing eighth in 1997 and fifth in 2006.
Up Next For Louisiana
• The Ragin' Cajuns travel to Thibodaux, La. on Monday, Nov. 19 to play Nicholls State at 6 p.m.
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