Women's Basketball Plays Host to UALR Wednesday Night

Game Notes

GAME CENTER
Date: February 8, 2012
Location: Lafayette, La.
Times: 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: UALR

LOUISIANA
11-12 Record____________________      5-18
11-12 Sun Belt Record_____________     0-11
Last Game______________________      Feb. 4, 2012
                                                                              at Troy L, 52-58
Head Coach_____________________      Errol Rogers
   UL Record_____________________      36-108 (5^th Season)
   Rogers vs. UALR________________      0-9
Web Site________________________     www.RaginCajuns.com

UALR
11-12 Record____________________       12-11
11-12 Sun Belt Record_____________       7-3
Last Game______________________        Feb. 4, 2012
                                                                                vs. ULM W, 52-46
Head Coach_____________________        Joe Foley
   UALR Record___________________       165-103 (9th Season)
   Foley vs. UL____________________        10-3
Web Site________________________       www.ualrtrojans.com

GAME NIGHT STORY LINES
>>>Louisiana and UALR will be going head-to-head tonight for the 19^th time in the history of the two basketball programs.
>>>Wednesday will be the second and final meeting of the regular season between the two squads. UALR topped UL in the first matchup 56-45, on January 18 in Little Rock.
>>>The Cajuns are in the midst of a 13 game losing skid and searching for their first Sun Belt victory. The Trojans come into Lafayette winners in five of their last six contests.
>>>Krystal Motley was held to six points in the loss to Denver on Wednesday but poured in 19 points at Troy. The senior tallied six rebounds, while recording two steals and dishing out two assists. Motley has led the Cajuns in scoring six straight games and 12 times this year. The Houston native leads the squad in scoring averaging 13.4 points per contest.
>>>Freshman Megan Whittaker knocked down two triples for the third straight game in route to an eight point performance at Troy. Whittaker leads all Louisiana freshmen with 4.3 points per game and has a team-leading 24 made three-pointers.
>>>Senior guard Michelle Brunker had a career-high six steals to go along with eight points on Saturday.
>>>Brooklyn Arceneaux equaled a career-best scoring nine points, including 5-of-5 from the charity stripe against Troy.
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns as a team shot a season-best 8-of-8 from the free throw line on Saturday. Louisiana has shot 49-for-66 (.742) from the line in their last six games.

NOTES AND TRENDS
>>>The Cajuns committed a season-low 10 turnovers at Troy on Saturday. UL has decreased their turnover total in each of the past four contests.
>>>Louisiana lost its first game this season against Troy, in which they were leading with under five minutes to play. Nicole Morris hit a jumper at the 4:57 mark to give UL a 48-46 advantage.
>>>Robbie Brown, Nicole Morris, Josie West, and Megan Whittaker are the lone Ragin' Cajuns to play in all 23 games this season.

WHERE CAJUNS RANK IN THE SBC
>>>Krystal Motley scored 19 points in the loss at Troy on Saturday. The senior was 9-of-17 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds in her effort. Motley ranks eighth in the conference in scoring during SBC play averaging 14.5 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.
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns recorded 13 steals at Troy, giving them a total of 210 on the year. Louisiana ranks second in the league with 9.1 steals per game.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
>>>Michelle Brunker scored eight points and had a career-high six steals against the Trojans on Saturday. The senior is second on the team averaging 5.7 points per ballgame.
>>>Freshman Megan Whittaker two more triples on her way to eight points on Saturday, giving her a team-leading 24 made three-pointers on the year. Whittaker is the Cajun's most efficient scorer averaging 0.4 points every minute she plays.
>>>Brooklyn Arceneaux tied a career-best with nine points on Saturday. The freshman is averaging 7.3 points per game in her last six contests.

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 (UALR Leads 11-7)
>>>The first game between the two schools was played back on January 29, 2000. The Ragin' Cajuns were victorious in the contest, 66-63.
>>>The Trojans won the last matchup between the teams 56-45, played earlier this year on January 18. Krystal Motley led the Cajuns scoring attack with 17.
>>>UALR has won the last nine games in the series. Head coach Errol Rogers seeks for his first career win over the Trojans.

UP NEXT FOR RAGIN' CAJUNS
>>>The Cajuns will play host to Arkansas State on Saturday, February 11, at the Cajundome. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

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