University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, March 12
New Orleans, La.
6 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
20-11
64
vs
78
Troy
22-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 64 |
| TROY | 14 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 78 |
Women's Hoops Falls To Troy In SBC Championship
3/12/2017 10:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team's run in the Sun Belt Tournament fell just short as the Cajuns dropped a 78-64 decision to Troy in the Championship game on Sunday at Lakefront Arena.
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Playing in the Sun Belt final for the first time since 2007 and only the third time in program history, Louisiana couldn't find its shooting rhythm and had a difficult time controlling the Trojans inside the paint.
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Troy (22-10, 12-6 SBC) advances to the NCAA tournament by receiving the Sun Belt's automatic bid for the second consecutive season.
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Louisiana (20-11, 11-7 SBC) finishes with its third straight 20-win season and now awaits a berth into either the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) or the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI).
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The Trojans led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter and extended their lead to 27-18 after Dajia Williams made 1-of-2 free throws with 6:07 left in the second period. Lauren Day made a jumper to give Troy a 32-22 lead with 1:56 to go in the second frame.
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The Cajuns responded to trim the lead to 36-30 at halftime following two free throws from Jaylyn Gordon with eight seconds remaining until intermission.
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Louisiana kept chipping away and cut the lead to 45-40 when Nekia Jones made two free throws with 4:47 left in the third quarter.
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Troy held a 53-49 lead at the end of the third frame after two free throws by Caitlyn Ramirez with eight seconds to go in the period.
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Troi Swain, who led the Cajuns with 20 points, made a jumper in the paint to help Louisiana only trail 56-53 with 8:10 remaining in the contest.
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The Trojans were able to extend their lead from the free throw line and jumped in front 65-57 with 4:27 left in the game.
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Swain connected on a trey to trim the lead to 70-64 with 1:31 to go in the game, but Troy was able to seal the deal from the line in the closing seconds.
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Gordon, who finished the game with 15 points including 11-of-14 from the free throw line, was named to the All-Tournament Team. Simone Fields had 10 points for the Cajuns and was also tabbed on the All-Tournament Team.
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Playing in the Sun Belt final for the first time since 2007 and only the third time in program history, Louisiana couldn't find its shooting rhythm and had a difficult time controlling the Trojans inside the paint.
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Troy (22-10, 12-6 SBC) advances to the NCAA tournament by receiving the Sun Belt's automatic bid for the second consecutive season.
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Louisiana (20-11, 11-7 SBC) finishes with its third straight 20-win season and now awaits a berth into either the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) or the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI).
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The Trojans led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter and extended their lead to 27-18 after Dajia Williams made 1-of-2 free throws with 6:07 left in the second period. Lauren Day made a jumper to give Troy a 32-22 lead with 1:56 to go in the second frame.
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The Cajuns responded to trim the lead to 36-30 at halftime following two free throws from Jaylyn Gordon with eight seconds remaining until intermission.
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Louisiana kept chipping away and cut the lead to 45-40 when Nekia Jones made two free throws with 4:47 left in the third quarter.
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Troy held a 53-49 lead at the end of the third frame after two free throws by Caitlyn Ramirez with eight seconds to go in the period.
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Troi Swain, who led the Cajuns with 20 points, made a jumper in the paint to help Louisiana only trail 56-53 with 8:10 remaining in the contest.
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The Trojans were able to extend their lead from the free throw line and jumped in front 65-57 with 4:27 left in the game.
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Swain connected on a trey to trim the lead to 70-64 with 1:31 to go in the game, but Troy was able to seal the deal from the line in the closing seconds.
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Gordon, who finished the game with 15 points including 11-of-14 from the free throw line, was named to the All-Tournament Team. Simone Fields had 10 points for the Cajuns and was also tabbed on the All-Tournament Team.
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Team Stats
LA
TROY
FG%
.306
.410
3FG%
.182
.222
FT%
.667
.688
RB
33
58
TO
15
24
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
11
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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