Women's Hoops Set to Tip Off 2012-13 Season Against Southern

GAME CENTER
Date: Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Site: Clark Activity Center
Time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Opponent: Southern (1-0)

Louisiana Overview
11-12 Record_____________________7-23
11-12 Sun Belt Record_____________ 1-15
Head Coach_____________________ Garry Brodhead (Lousiana '80)
Record at UL____________________ 0-0 (first season)
Career Record___________________ same
Last Game______________________ Nov. 3, 2012 vs Centenary (Exhibition)
W, 108-38
Website________________________RaginCajuns.com

Southern Overview
11-12 Record_____________________13-13
11-12 SWAC Record_______________ 12-6
Head Coach_____________________ Sandy Pugh (Northwestern State)
Record at Southern_______________230-119 (12th season)
Career Record___________________ 306-138
Last Game______________________ Nov. 4, 2012 vs Dillard
W, 75-43
Website________________________GoJagSports.com

Series History
Series record: Louisiana leads 6-5
Last meeting: UL 60, Southern 49 (Dec. 3, 2011)
Series notable: after a ten year hiatus, the two teams competed again in 2009. This will be the third meeting in four years.

Series History between UL and Southern
Dec. 3, 2011 W: Louisiana 60 Southern 49
Nov. 21, 2009 L: Southern 62 Louisiana 51
Dec. 14, 1999 W: Louisiana 69 Southern 53
Jan. 7, 1999 L: Southern 52, Louisiana 48
Jan. 6, 1990 W: Louisiana 81, Southern 63
Jan. 25, 1989 W: Louisiana 74, Southern 51
Feb. 11, 1988 W: Louisiana 79, Southern 54
Dec. 7, 1982 W: Louisiana 127, Southern 33
Dec. 4, 1981 L: Southern 86, Louisiana 74
Feb. 7, 1977 L: Southern 86, Louisiana 40
Mar. 5, 1976 L: Southern 71, Louisiana 57

Game Day Story Lines

• Louisiana opens the 2012-13 season in Baton Rouge against Southern for the 12th overall meeting between the two teams.
• UL holds a slight edge on the overall record, 6-5.
• Last season, the Cajuns beat the Jaguars 60-49 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.
• Six different UL players scored in double digits with Brandi Schambough leading the way with 22 points.
• Byronesha Santiago recorded a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
• 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.

NEW HEAD COACH GARY 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.

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.
• UL held Centenary to 38 points and outrebounded the opposition, 56-33.
• The Cajuns 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.

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.

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.

Seeking to Reverse Fortune
• UL had a scoring deficit of -14.4 last season, averaging 52.1 points per game, while their opponents averaged 66.5.
• Louisiana held a .355 field goal percentage and a .264 three-point percentage last season.
• The squad averaged 8.8 free throws made per game and an average of .688 on the season from the charity stripe.

The Opposition
• Southern opened the season with a 75-43 win against Dillard at home on Sunday, Nov. 4.
• The Jaguars return six letter winners from last years roster, including four starters.
• Kendra Coleman is the returning leading scorer, averaging 12.8 points last season.
• Southern went 13-13 last season with a 12-6 SWAC record.
• Sandy Pugh begins her 12th year at the helm of the program.
• Pugh produced the conference's first and only WNBA draft pick in 2002, four NCAA first round Appearances, two WNIT post season appearances and numerous individual and coach of the year accolades.

Up Next For Louisiana
• The Ragin' Cajuns play their first home game of the 2012-13 season at Earl K. Long Gym on Monday, Nov. 12 against LSU-Shreveport at 7 p.m. (CDT).

-- Ragin' Cajuns --

Women's Hoops Set to Tip Off 2012-13 Season Against Southern

Next Event

Footer

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics