University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, January 30
Earl K. Long Gym
7:00 PM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
7-14, 1-11SBC
46
vs
64
North Texas
8-13, 7-5SBC
1
2
F
North Texas
26
38
64
Louisiana
17
29
46
Mean Green Build off First Half Finish in Victory Over Cajuns
1/30/2013 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Contact: Matt Hebert
LAFAYETTE – North Texas scored the final nine points of the first half to break a tied contest, carried that momentum over into the start of the second half and the end result was a 64-46 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team here Wednesday evening at Earl K. Long Gym.
The Mean Green (8-13, 7-5 Sun Belt) used the nine-point spurt before intermission to take a 26-17 lead into the locker room. The visitors added another six unanswered in the first two minutes of the second half to create a comfortable margin, 33-17.
Boosted by a trio of three-pointers from Brandi Schambough, the Ragin' Cajuns (7-14, 1-11 Sun Belt) found an offensive spark and outscored NT 19-9 to cut the deficit to 42-36 with 9:32 remaining.
Schambough's third triple brought UL within single digits at 42-34, then Robbie Brown collected a steal and a layup at the 9:32 mark to drop the Mean Green's lead, which once was 16 points, down to six.
North Texas responded with a three-point play from Alexis Hyder at 9:05 to extend the lead to 45-36, then turned up the pressure on defense to turn away the hopes of a Cajuns comeback.
Louisiana had trouble with the North Texas full court press, turning the ball over four times and went a six-minute stretch after a Kia Wilridge basket at 8:31 without a point. During that time frame, the Mean Green used a 12-1 run to open a 20-point edge, 59-39.
The Cajuns were led by Ashley Benjamin's 10 points – the lone player on the team in double digits. By contrast, the Mean Green saw three players reach double digits led by a game-high 14 points from Hyder.
North Texas shot 54.2 percent (13-of-24) in the second half in continuing to build upon its halftime lead and ended the night at 46.2 percent (24-of-52). Louisiana was unable to find a rhythm shooting the ball, finishing the night at 29 percent (18-of-62).
NT snapped a four-game losing streak at Earl K. Long Gym and completed the season sweep of UL (won 71-59 in Denton on Dec. 1).
The Ragin' Cajuns return to action on Saturday, Feb. 2 in Troy, Ala., facing the Trojans at 5:15 p.m. in Trojan Arena. The contest is the first half of a doubleheader with the Cajuns-Trojans men's teams.
The Cajuns and Mean Green swapped scores for the first four minutes of the contest and sat deadlocked at 6-all at the 15:37 mark.
An offensive lull hit both squads for the next six minutes, the Cajuns missing nine straight field goals and the Mean Green seven straight.
Desiree Nelson scored a basket at 8:51, the first field goal by either team since 15:37, to break the scoreless play and NT led 8-6. Jasmin Mills answered a minute later for UL with a jumper in the right wing at 7:45.
Nelson hit the game's first triple at 7:34 then a three-point play by Hannah Christian at 6:52 fueled a 6-2 Mean Green run that opened a 14-10 edge for the visitors.
Louisiana rallied from a five-point deficit, 17-12, to pull even in the three-minute mark. Keke Veal hit a trey from the left elbow at 3:55 and collected a steal and a layup after the media timeout to cap off a five-point spurt that drew the Cajuns even at 17-17.
The Cajuns were held scoreless the remainder of the opening stanza and the Mean Green rolled off nine unanswered points to gain breathing room heading into the break.
BANK SHOTS: Louisiana and North Texas met for the final time as Sun Belt Conference foes, as the Mean Green depart for Conference USA following the 2012-13 athletics season…Jasmin Mills continued to grab rebounds on both ends of the court, tallying three offensive boards and four defensive boards…Of the 107 rebounds by Mills this season, it's a near-even split between both ends of the floor (53 offensive, 54 defensive)…Brand Schambough's three 3-point baskets made tied her season-high of three set against New Orleans back on Dec. 13…Schambough has made at least one triple in 12 of 21 games played…Louisiana nabbed 13 offensive rebounds, marking the 19th time in 21 outings the squad reached double digits in that category…Louisiana finished with fewer turnovers (NT 18, UL 14) for the 15th time in 21 games…The victory gave North Texas a 15-11 edge in meetings during the Sun Belt Conference era.
Contact: Matt Hebert
LAFAYETTE – North Texas scored the final nine points of the first half to break a tied contest, carried that momentum over into the start of the second half and the end result was a 64-46 victory over the Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team here Wednesday evening at Earl K. Long Gym.
The Mean Green (8-13, 7-5 Sun Belt) used the nine-point spurt before intermission to take a 26-17 lead into the locker room. The visitors added another six unanswered in the first two minutes of the second half to create a comfortable margin, 33-17.
Boosted by a trio of three-pointers from Brandi Schambough, the Ragin' Cajuns (7-14, 1-11 Sun Belt) found an offensive spark and outscored NT 19-9 to cut the deficit to 42-36 with 9:32 remaining.
Schambough's third triple brought UL within single digits at 42-34, then Robbie Brown collected a steal and a layup at the 9:32 mark to drop the Mean Green's lead, which once was 16 points, down to six.
North Texas responded with a three-point play from Alexis Hyder at 9:05 to extend the lead to 45-36, then turned up the pressure on defense to turn away the hopes of a Cajuns comeback.
Louisiana had trouble with the North Texas full court press, turning the ball over four times and went a six-minute stretch after a Kia Wilridge basket at 8:31 without a point. During that time frame, the Mean Green used a 12-1 run to open a 20-point edge, 59-39.
The Cajuns were led by Ashley Benjamin's 10 points – the lone player on the team in double digits. By contrast, the Mean Green saw three players reach double digits led by a game-high 14 points from Hyder.
North Texas shot 54.2 percent (13-of-24) in the second half in continuing to build upon its halftime lead and ended the night at 46.2 percent (24-of-52). Louisiana was unable to find a rhythm shooting the ball, finishing the night at 29 percent (18-of-62).
NT snapped a four-game losing streak at Earl K. Long Gym and completed the season sweep of UL (won 71-59 in Denton on Dec. 1).
The Ragin' Cajuns return to action on Saturday, Feb. 2 in Troy, Ala., facing the Trojans at 5:15 p.m. in Trojan Arena. The contest is the first half of a doubleheader with the Cajuns-Trojans men's teams.
The Cajuns and Mean Green swapped scores for the first four minutes of the contest and sat deadlocked at 6-all at the 15:37 mark.
An offensive lull hit both squads for the next six minutes, the Cajuns missing nine straight field goals and the Mean Green seven straight.
Desiree Nelson scored a basket at 8:51, the first field goal by either team since 15:37, to break the scoreless play and NT led 8-6. Jasmin Mills answered a minute later for UL with a jumper in the right wing at 7:45.
Nelson hit the game's first triple at 7:34 then a three-point play by Hannah Christian at 6:52 fueled a 6-2 Mean Green run that opened a 14-10 edge for the visitors.
Louisiana rallied from a five-point deficit, 17-12, to pull even in the three-minute mark. Keke Veal hit a trey from the left elbow at 3:55 and collected a steal and a layup after the media timeout to cap off a five-point spurt that drew the Cajuns even at 17-17.
The Cajuns were held scoreless the remainder of the opening stanza and the Mean Green rolled off nine unanswered points to gain breathing room heading into the break.
BANK SHOTS: Louisiana and North Texas met for the final time as Sun Belt Conference foes, as the Mean Green depart for Conference USA following the 2012-13 athletics season…Jasmin Mills continued to grab rebounds on both ends of the court, tallying three offensive boards and four defensive boards…Of the 107 rebounds by Mills this season, it's a near-even split between both ends of the floor (53 offensive, 54 defensive)…Brand Schambough's three 3-point baskets made tied her season-high of three set against New Orleans back on Dec. 13…Schambough has made at least one triple in 12 of 21 games played…Louisiana nabbed 13 offensive rebounds, marking the 19th time in 21 outings the squad reached double digits in that category…Louisiana finished with fewer turnovers (NT 18, UL 14) for the 15th time in 21 games…The victory gave North Texas a 15-11 edge in meetings during the Sun Belt Conference era.
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Team Stats
NT
UL
FG%
.462
.290
3FG%
.333
.160
FT%
.769
.600
RB
40
34
TO
18
14
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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