University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, November 25
Lafayette
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Loyola
MBB Game 4 Preview: Loyola
11/24/2015 4:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns welcome NAIA Wolf Pack to Cajundome
LAFAYETTE - The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of the Cajundome on Wednesday when it plays host to Loyola of New Orleans in a 7 p.m. contest.
The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on Hot 107.9 FM and on the internet at RaginCajuns.com. Live statistics and a live video stream will also be available at RaginCajuns.com
Louisiana (1-2) looks to get back in the win column after dropping games at Miami and Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns, ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference and 13th nationally in scoring offense, averaged 85.0 points in their last two games.
Shawn Long (20.0 ppg.), Kasey Shepherd (15.0), Jay Wright (10.7) and Devonta Walker (10.0) are the top scorers for the Ragin' Cajuns with Long pulling down a team-high 10.7 boards per game.
Loyola, an NAIA member of the Southern States Athletic Conference, is 4-3 on the season after an 88-79 loss to Auburn-Montgomery on Monday. The game will count as an exhibition game for the Wolf Pack.
GAME 4: Louisiana (1-2, 0-0 SBC) vs. Loyola (4-3, 1-1 SCAC)
November 25, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. | Lafayette, La. | Cajundome (11,500)
TV: None
Radio: KHXT 107.9
Video: RaginCajuns.com
STORY LINES
• Louisiana looks to close out the month of November with a .500 record before opening Sun Belt Conference play next week at ULM.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have won their last 13 games at the Cajundome versus non-conference oppponents dating back to the 2012-13 season. Louisiana's last non-conference loss at the Cajundome was against Robert Morris on Dec. 18, 2012 (L, 66-61).
• Loyola is the third of four opponents this season that head coach Bob Marlin will coach against for the first time in his career. This season, Marlin has coached first-time games against Miami (Fla.) and Alabama, and will face Pepperdine for the first time next month.
THE SERIES
• Tonight's meeting with Loyola will be the 31st overall on the hardwood between the schools with the Wolf Pack holding a 16-14 lead ... this will be the third regular-season meeting between the schools since the Eisenhower Administration with the previous two meetings coming in 2001 and 2003 (both at the Cajundome).
THE OPPONENT
• Loyola, an NAIA member of the Southern States Athletic Conference, dropped an 88-79 league contest against Auburn-Montgomery on Monday in New Orleans. Junior guard Jalen Gray has averaged a team-high 17.7 points per game during the Wolf Pack's first seven games of the season.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana will be off for the Thanksgiving break before opening Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday, Dec. 3, at in-state rival ULM at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The ULM game will start a string of four of the next five games on the road for the Ragin' Cajuns, with scheduled stops at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), UCLA (Dec. 15) and Pepperdine (Dec. 18).
QUICK HITS
• Shawn Long is the NCAA Division I active leader in both double-doubles (54) and rebounds (1,068). He ranks second among active NCAA Division I players in FG (663) and rebound average (10.3), third in blocks (219), and fourth in points (1,760).
• Louisiana leads the Sun Belt Conference, and is 13th among Division I programs, in scoring with a 92.7 points per game average.
• Long is one of two players in the Sun Belt Conference (Anthony Livingston, Arkansas State) averaging a double-double on the season.
• The Cajuns have won 13 of last 14 games at home (Cajundome/Blackham Coliseum) against non-conference opponents dating back to 2012-13 season.
The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on Hot 107.9 FM and on the internet at RaginCajuns.com. Live statistics and a live video stream will also be available at RaginCajuns.com
Louisiana (1-2) looks to get back in the win column after dropping games at Miami and Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns, ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference and 13th nationally in scoring offense, averaged 85.0 points in their last two games.
Shawn Long (20.0 ppg.), Kasey Shepherd (15.0), Jay Wright (10.7) and Devonta Walker (10.0) are the top scorers for the Ragin' Cajuns with Long pulling down a team-high 10.7 boards per game.
Loyola, an NAIA member of the Southern States Athletic Conference, is 4-3 on the season after an 88-79 loss to Auburn-Montgomery on Monday. The game will count as an exhibition game for the Wolf Pack.
GAME 4: Louisiana (1-2, 0-0 SBC) vs. Loyola (4-3, 1-1 SCAC)
November 25, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. | Lafayette, La. | Cajundome (11,500)
TV: None
Radio: KHXT 107.9
Video: RaginCajuns.com
STORY LINES
• Louisiana looks to close out the month of November with a .500 record before opening Sun Belt Conference play next week at ULM.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have won their last 13 games at the Cajundome versus non-conference oppponents dating back to the 2012-13 season. Louisiana's last non-conference loss at the Cajundome was against Robert Morris on Dec. 18, 2012 (L, 66-61).
• Loyola is the third of four opponents this season that head coach Bob Marlin will coach against for the first time in his career. This season, Marlin has coached first-time games against Miami (Fla.) and Alabama, and will face Pepperdine for the first time next month.
THE SERIES
• Tonight's meeting with Loyola will be the 31st overall on the hardwood between the schools with the Wolf Pack holding a 16-14 lead ... this will be the third regular-season meeting between the schools since the Eisenhower Administration with the previous two meetings coming in 2001 and 2003 (both at the Cajundome).
THE OPPONENT
• Loyola, an NAIA member of the Southern States Athletic Conference, dropped an 88-79 league contest against Auburn-Montgomery on Monday in New Orleans. Junior guard Jalen Gray has averaged a team-high 17.7 points per game during the Wolf Pack's first seven games of the season.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana will be off for the Thanksgiving break before opening Sun Belt Conference play on Thursday, Dec. 3, at in-state rival ULM at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The ULM game will start a string of four of the next five games on the road for the Ragin' Cajuns, with scheduled stops at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 12), UCLA (Dec. 15) and Pepperdine (Dec. 18).
QUICK HITS
• Shawn Long is the NCAA Division I active leader in both double-doubles (54) and rebounds (1,068). He ranks second among active NCAA Division I players in FG (663) and rebound average (10.3), third in blocks (219), and fourth in points (1,760).
• Louisiana leads the Sun Belt Conference, and is 13th among Division I programs, in scoring with a 92.7 points per game average.
• Long is one of two players in the Sun Belt Conference (Anthony Livingston, Arkansas State) averaging a double-double on the season.
• The Cajuns have won 13 of last 14 games at home (Cajundome/Blackham Coliseum) against non-conference opponents dating back to 2012-13 season.
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