Cajuns Face Road Test at North Texas

Game Notes

GAME CENTER
Date: February 18, 2012
Location: Denton, Texas
Times: 1:00 p.m.
Opponent: North Texas

LOUISIANA
11-12 Record____________________      5-21
11-12 Sun Belt Record_____________     0-14
Last Game______________________       Feb. 15, 2012
                                                                              at Denver L, 47-71
Head Coach_____________________      Errol Rogers
   UL Record_____________________      36-111 (5^th Season)
   Rogers vs. NT__________________       4-5
Web Site________________________     www.RaginCajuns.com

NORTH TEXAS
11-12 Record____________________      13-13
11-12 Sun Belt Record_____________      6-7
Last Game______________________       Feb. 15, 2012
                                                                               vs. ULM L, 67-70
Head Coach_____________________       Karen Aston
   NT Record______________________     97-56 (5th Season)
   Aston vs. UL____________________      5-4
Web Site________________________      www.meangreensports.com

GAME NIGHT STORY LINES
>>>Saturday will be the 34^th meeting between North Texas and Louisiana. UNT leads the series 17-16 after winning earlier this season, 66-45 on January 25.
>>>The Cajuns will look to avoid the season sweep by the Mean Green - a year after UL won both contests last year.
>>>The two squads come into the game seeking to snap their current losing skids. Louisiana is in the midst of a 16 game losing steak, while North Texas has dropped their previous four contests.
>>>In their prior meeting, Krystal Motley led the Ragin' Cajuns in scoring with 14 points. The Mean Green had three players finish the game in double-figures.
>>>Brooklyn Arceneaux was the lone Cajun to reach double-figures against Denver on Wednesday. The freshman poured in a career-high 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field in 23 minutes.
>>>Fellow freshman, Laurie' Beaty, earned her fourth start of the season against the Pioneers on Wednesday evening. Beaty scored seven points in 16 minutes.
>>>Walk-on freshman, Samantha Roy, saw extended playing time against Denver, resulting in career highs in points (6), rebounds (2), assists (2), field goals made (3) and minutes played (14).
>>>Louisiana was 20-of-47 (.426) from the floor at Denver. It marked the fourth highest shooting percentage for the Cajuns this season. The team has now shot 42.5% in their last two contests

NOTES AND TRENDS
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns were 20-of-47 (.426) from the floor against Denver, marking the fourth highest field goal percentage of the year. In consecutive games, UL has shot 45-for-106 (.425), which is the second highest in back-to-back games this season.
>>>Louisiana was outrebounded 44-25 in the contest at Denver. The 25 rebounds are one shy of a season a season-low, when the Cajuns pulled down 24 rebounds against UALR on February 8. UL has been outrebounded in 12 of their 14 SBC games.
>>>Robbie Brown, Nicole Morris, Josie West, and Megan Whittaker are the only Ragin' Cajuns to play in all 26 games this season.

FRESHMEN STEP UP
>>>Brooklyn Arceneaux set a new career-high on Wednesday, scoring 10 points on a personal-best five made field goals. Arceneaux was finally able to crack double-figures after recording nine points in three games this season.
>>>Samantha Roy was a walk-on to begin the year. She made the most of her time on the floor against Denver, played a career-high 14 minutes. Roy scored a career-best six points on 3-of-5 shooting, while also posting individual-highs with two assists and two rebounds.

WHERE CAJUNS RANK IN THE SBC
>>>Krystal Motley was held to just four points against Denver, but the senior still ranks ninth during conference play, averaging 13.6 points per contest.
>>>Two-time LSWA Player of the Week winner, Motley, scored a career-high 36 points on January 11 against South Alabama, which is tied with FIU's Jerica Coley as the most points scored by a Sun Belt player this year.
>>>Josie West is seventh in the conference with 4.7 defensive rebounds per contest in league play. West is sixth in blocked shots (1.3 bpg) in SBC play.
>>>The Cajuns are second in the conference in steals per game at 8.8. UL has 230 steals on the year.

SHORTHANDED
>>>Louisiana is playing without seniors Kemi Rotibi (injury) and Mercedes Johnson (personal reasons) who are out for the remainder of the season
>>>The duo was averaging a combined 18.2 points and 13.3 rebounds per contest on the season.

SERIES HISTORY (North Texas Leads 17-16)
>>>North Texas won the first meeting between the two schools 62-56, played back on March 8, 1974.
>>>North Texas won the previous meeting played earlier this season on January 25, at the Cajundome, 66-45.
>>>Louisiana head coach, Errol Rogers, is 4-5 all-time against the Mean Green. Karen Aston, head coach of North Texas, is 5-4 all-time vs. the Cajuns.

UP NEXT FOR RAGIN' CAJUNS
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns return home on Monday to face non conference opponent Nebraska Ohmaha at Earl K. Long Gym. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

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