University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, January 16
Arlington, TX
11:30 AM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
10-6,3-2Sun Belt
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79
UTA
10-7,4-1Sun Belt
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Louisiana
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UT Arlington
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79
Louisiana Drops Sun Belt Contest at UTA, 79-52
1/16/2020 2:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ragin’ Cajuns wrap up road swing on Saturday at Texas State
ARLINGTON, Texas – A 12:55 span without a field goal in the middle quarters of Thursday morning's league contest against UTA doomed Louisiana, which fell to the Lady Mavs, 79-52, at the College Park Center.
Trailing seven points after the first quarter, the Ragin' Cajuns could not keep pace with a surging Lady Mavs squad, which shot 53 percent (30-for-57) from the field. Louisiana finished the day with a 30 percent (16-for-53) shooting performance, tied for its lowest offensive output of the season.
Junior Jomyra Mathis and sophomore Brandi Williams led the way with 13 points apiece against the Lady Mavs, with Mathis also pulling down a team-leading six rebounds. Ty'Reona Doucet added nine points of her own and brought down five boards.
Senior Marie Benson powered the way for UTA, scoring 30 points on 10-for-11 shooting and brought down seven boards. Benson was the only Lady Mav to finish the game in double figures.
Williams scored the first three points of the game for Louisiana when she knocked down a baseline triple, but UTA found its groove with a 6-0 run over the next five minutes to open a 12-4 advantage.
Trailing 15-8 after the first quarter, Louisiana fell behind 20-10 before back-to-back buckets from Mathis cut that margin to 22-17 with 6:23 on the clock. However, UTA did not allow a Louisiana field goal over the remainder of the half and used a buzzer-beating layup from Benson to cap off a 10-5 run and give the Lady Mavs a 32-22 lead at the break.
UTA's offense continued to press, opening the second half on a 6-0 run to go ahead 38-22 before Doucet converted two free throws to stop the run. Mathis came alive over the last 3:32 with seven points, but it was not enough to make a significant dent in the Lady Mavs' lead, which sat at 53-36 through three quarters.
The Lady Mavs kept their foot on the gas to open the fourth period, using an 11-4 run in the opening 3:38 to go ahead 64-40 before the Ragin' Cajuns called a timeout. UTA continued to press and ultimately outscored Louisiana, 26-16, in the final quarter to secure the 79-52 victory.
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday afternoon when it wraps up its road swing at Texas State. Tipoff from Strahan Arena is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+ and ESPN1420.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWBB), Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsWBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Women's Basketball.
Trailing seven points after the first quarter, the Ragin' Cajuns could not keep pace with a surging Lady Mavs squad, which shot 53 percent (30-for-57) from the field. Louisiana finished the day with a 30 percent (16-for-53) shooting performance, tied for its lowest offensive output of the season.
Junior Jomyra Mathis and sophomore Brandi Williams led the way with 13 points apiece against the Lady Mavs, with Mathis also pulling down a team-leading six rebounds. Ty'Reona Doucet added nine points of her own and brought down five boards.
Senior Marie Benson powered the way for UTA, scoring 30 points on 10-for-11 shooting and brought down seven boards. Benson was the only Lady Mav to finish the game in double figures.
Williams scored the first three points of the game for Louisiana when she knocked down a baseline triple, but UTA found its groove with a 6-0 run over the next five minutes to open a 12-4 advantage.
Trailing 15-8 after the first quarter, Louisiana fell behind 20-10 before back-to-back buckets from Mathis cut that margin to 22-17 with 6:23 on the clock. However, UTA did not allow a Louisiana field goal over the remainder of the half and used a buzzer-beating layup from Benson to cap off a 10-5 run and give the Lady Mavs a 32-22 lead at the break.
UTA's offense continued to press, opening the second half on a 6-0 run to go ahead 38-22 before Doucet converted two free throws to stop the run. Mathis came alive over the last 3:32 with seven points, but it was not enough to make a significant dent in the Lady Mavs' lead, which sat at 53-36 through three quarters.
The Lady Mavs kept their foot on the gas to open the fourth period, using an 11-4 run in the opening 3:38 to go ahead 64-40 before the Ragin' Cajuns called a timeout. UTA continued to press and ultimately outscored Louisiana, 26-16, in the final quarter to secure the 79-52 victory.
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday afternoon when it wraps up its road swing at Texas State. Tipoff from Strahan Arena is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+ and ESPN1420.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWBB), Facebook (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsWBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Women's Basketball.
Team Stats
LA
UTA
FG%
.302
.526
3FG%
.333
.267
FT%
.682
.750
RB
28
42
TO
11
11
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
C
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
G
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