University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Lafayette
2:00 PM
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
14-10,7-6Sun Belt
72
vs
60
Georgia Southern
8-16,5-8Sun Belt
1
2
3
4
F
Ga. Southern
14
14
18
14
60
Louisiana
27
9
20
16
72
Strong Offensive Showing Sends Louisiana Past Georgia Southern, 72-60
2/15/2020 8:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ragin’ Cajuns move into fifth place in the Sun Belt standings with the victory
LAFAYETTE – Powered by a season-high 27 first quarter points, Louisiana's offense took complete control of Saturday afternoon's Sun Belt clash with Georgia Southern to snap a four-game losing streak with a 72-60 victory.
Five different Ragin' Cajuns (14-10, 7-6 SBC) scored in double figures to help prime the offense, the first time Louisiana has accomplished that feat since Nov. 30, 2018, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. That quintet led the team to a 46.7 percent (28-for-60) shooting percentage, its third-best shooting performance this season.
Junior Jomyra Mathis was unstoppable, scoring a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers. Skyler Goodwin had the most complete game, recording her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Brandi Williams (14), Kimberly Burton (11) and Ty'Reona Doucet also contributed at least 10 points in the win and combined for 16 rebounds.
The Ragin' Cajuns also enjoyed complete control of the glass, outrebounding the Eagles, 37-29. It was the first time that they have outrebounded an opponent since Jan. 23 against Arkansas State.
Louisiana opened the game quick with an 8-0 run before a quick Georgia Southern run trimmed the early advantage down to 12-8. That was as close as the Eagles would get for the remainder of the night after the Ragin' Cajuns closed the final 4:42 of the opening period on a 15-6 run to take a 27-14 lead.
Senior Kendall Bess opened the second period with two of her four points with a field goal in the paint to put the home team up 29-14 15 seconds into the period. With 1:28 to play, Hailey Dias-Allen buried two free throws, pulling the Eagles within 36-28 at the break.
After trading buckets in the opening portion of the second half, Mathis put Louisiana ahead 46-31 with a jumper in the paint. From there, team's lead did not dip below double digits until the 6:07 mark of the final quarter when Nikki McDonald hit a jumper in the paint to trim their deficit to 58-52.
Louisiana was able to hold off the late advance by outscoring Georgia Southern, 14-8, over final six minutes to preserve the 72-60 victory.
The Ragin' Cajuns will open a three-game road swing on Saturday, Feb. 22, when they travel to Monroe to face off with in-state rival ULM. Tipoff is slated for Noon.
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.
Five different Ragin' Cajuns (14-10, 7-6 SBC) scored in double figures to help prime the offense, the first time Louisiana has accomplished that feat since Nov. 30, 2018, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. That quintet led the team to a 46.7 percent (28-for-60) shooting percentage, its third-best shooting performance this season.
Junior Jomyra Mathis was unstoppable, scoring a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers. Skyler Goodwin had the most complete game, recording her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Brandi Williams (14), Kimberly Burton (11) and Ty'Reona Doucet also contributed at least 10 points in the win and combined for 16 rebounds.
The Ragin' Cajuns also enjoyed complete control of the glass, outrebounding the Eagles, 37-29. It was the first time that they have outrebounded an opponent since Jan. 23 against Arkansas State.
Louisiana opened the game quick with an 8-0 run before a quick Georgia Southern run trimmed the early advantage down to 12-8. That was as close as the Eagles would get for the remainder of the night after the Ragin' Cajuns closed the final 4:42 of the opening period on a 15-6 run to take a 27-14 lead.
Senior Kendall Bess opened the second period with two of her four points with a field goal in the paint to put the home team up 29-14 15 seconds into the period. With 1:28 to play, Hailey Dias-Allen buried two free throws, pulling the Eagles within 36-28 at the break.
After trading buckets in the opening portion of the second half, Mathis put Louisiana ahead 46-31 with a jumper in the paint. From there, team's lead did not dip below double digits until the 6:07 mark of the final quarter when Nikki McDonald hit a jumper in the paint to trim their deficit to 58-52.
Louisiana was able to hold off the late advance by outscoring Georgia Southern, 14-8, over final six minutes to preserve the 72-60 victory.
The Ragin' Cajuns will open a three-game road swing on Saturday, Feb. 22, when they travel to Monroe to face off with in-state rival ULM. Tipoff is slated for Noon.
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
GS
LA
FG%
.448
.467
3FG%
.167
.412
FT%
.600
.600
RB
29
37
TO
19
16
STL
11
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
C
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
G
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