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
| Team | 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.
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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.
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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.
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Brandi Williams (14), Kimberly Burton (11) and Ty'Reona Doucet also contributed at least 10 points in the win and combined for 16 rebounds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brandi Williams (14), Kimberly Burton (11) and Ty'Reona Doucet also contributed at least 10 points in the win and combined for 16 rebounds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Team Stats
GS
LA
FG%
.448
.467
3FG%
.167
.412
FT%
.600
.600
RB
29
37
TO
19
16
STL
11
12
Game Leaders
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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