University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Arlington, Texas
5 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
17-9, 9-8SBC
42
at
56
UT Arlington
15-10, 9-7SBC
1
2
F
Louisiana
18
24
42
UT Arlington
25
31
56
Team Stats
UL
UTA
FG%
.302
.440
3FG%
.267
.091
FT%
.462
.611
RB
25
42
TO
22
25
STL
14
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
PG
/ Women's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns Drop Sun Belt Contest At UTA, 56-42
2/21/2015 8:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Cajuns to resume action on Feb. 28 against Georgia Southern
ARLINGTON, Texas – Freshman Rebekah Van Dijk posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and UT Arlington used a 12-0 run to pull away and defeat the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team, 56-42, in a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday at College Park Center.
Chaun Williams added 11 points and seven rebounds for UTA (15-10, 9-7 SBC) with Morgan Holly adding nine points and eight boards. Keke Veal scored 14 points to lead Louisiana (17-9, 9-8 SBC) with Robbie Brown adding nine and Jaylyn Gordon eight.
Gordon gave the Ragin' Cajuns an 18-17 lead when she buried a 3-pointer with 3:01 remaining in the first half before UTA closed out the half scoring the final eight points for a 25-18 lead at the break. Buckets by Van Dijk and Amara Wainwright pushed UTA's lead to 29-18 before the Ragin' Cajuns closed to within 29-25 after a bucket by Jodi Quinn with 14:31 remaining.
But the Mavs went on a 10-1 run that was capped by a jumper by Williams with 8:55 remaining for a 39-26 lead.
Louisiana finished 16-for-53 (30.2 percent) from the floor, 4-for-15 from behind the 3-point line and 6-for-13 from the free throw line. Veal and Kia Wilridge recorded three assists and three steals each for the Ragin' Cajuns with Wilridge and Simone Fields grabbing a team-high four rebounds.
UTA went 22-for-50 (44.0 percent) from the floor and held a 42-25 advantage on the glass. Toma Zaleckaite added eight points for the Mavs while Cierra Johnson recorded a game-high six assists.
Louisiana will return to action on Saturday (Feb. 28) when it plays host to Georgia Southern in a 5 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.
Chaun Williams added 11 points and seven rebounds for UTA (15-10, 9-7 SBC) with Morgan Holly adding nine points and eight boards. Keke Veal scored 14 points to lead Louisiana (17-9, 9-8 SBC) with Robbie Brown adding nine and Jaylyn Gordon eight.
Gordon gave the Ragin' Cajuns an 18-17 lead when she buried a 3-pointer with 3:01 remaining in the first half before UTA closed out the half scoring the final eight points for a 25-18 lead at the break. Buckets by Van Dijk and Amara Wainwright pushed UTA's lead to 29-18 before the Ragin' Cajuns closed to within 29-25 after a bucket by Jodi Quinn with 14:31 remaining.
But the Mavs went on a 10-1 run that was capped by a jumper by Williams with 8:55 remaining for a 39-26 lead.
Louisiana finished 16-for-53 (30.2 percent) from the floor, 4-for-15 from behind the 3-point line and 6-for-13 from the free throw line. Veal and Kia Wilridge recorded three assists and three steals each for the Ragin' Cajuns with Wilridge and Simone Fields grabbing a team-high four rebounds.
UTA went 22-for-50 (44.0 percent) from the floor and held a 42-25 advantage on the glass. Toma Zaleckaite added eight points for the Mavs while Cierra Johnson recorded a game-high six assists.
Louisiana will return to action on Saturday (Feb. 28) when it plays host to Georgia Southern in a 5 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.
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