Louisiana Hosts Nicholls in Friday Night Women's Hoops Contest

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team welcomes Nicholls to the Cajundome for a 6:00 p.m. contest on Friday, November 22, continuing the team's current homestand.

Louisiana (1-1) seeks to start its first winning streak of the season as it continues a homestand that started with a 74-50 win over Loyola (La.) back on November 8. Nicholls (3-1) also rebounded from a season-opening loss and enters on a three-game win streak that started with a win at Tulane on November 7.

Admission to Friday's game – and all UL Women's Basketball games throughout the entire season – is free and open to the public.

The Ragin' Cajuns are hosting Biddy Basketball Night and invite teams to arrive early to participate in a high five tunnel during the pregame. Various activities will occur throughout the game and there will be an autograph signing after the game.

GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-1, 0-0 SBC) vs. NICHOLLS (3-1, 0-0 SLC)
Date/Time: Friday, November 22, 2024 / 6:00 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)

Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM
Talent: Dawson Eiserloh

TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (pxp), Byron Starks (analyst)

Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Social Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB | #GeauxCajuns

Series Record: Louisiana leads, 33-20
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 18-6
Streak: UL +1

BOUNCE PASSES

After a 10-day break and unexpected delay, Louisiana resumes play in its November homestand on Friday. The homestand was to resume on November 19 until unforeseen circumstances with Mobile canceled the game.
UL opened the homestand, which runs through Thanksgiving, on November 8 with a 74-50 win over Loyola.
Friday's contest with Nicholls closes out a two-week break from play for the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Cajuns and Colonels meet at the Cajundome for the second straight season. Back in November 2023, Louisiana erased a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime and capture a 69-63 win.
The Loyola win put UL in the win column and allowed the squad to bounce back from a heartbreaking 57-55 loss to Northern Illinois (deciding basket in final 30 seconds) in the season opener.
Rutgers transfer Erica Lafayette starred in her official Cajundome debut, scoring a career-high 24 points.
UL is led by a trio averaging double-digits: Lanay Wheaton (15.5), Erica Lafayette (15.0) and Tamiah Robinson (10.5).
Two games in, the Cajuns are averaging 14.0 offensive rebounds while yielding only six per game.
The season opener at Northern Illinois was the only game outside the state of Louisiana until the Dec. 29 SBC opener at Georgia Southern. UL is currently in a stretch where eight straight games (five at home) are in the state.
The Cajuns (17-14, 10-8 SBC in 2023-24) are coming off their fifth consecutive winning season, which marks the longest stretch in program history, capped off by a run to the SBC Championship tournament semifinals.
UL led the SBC in scoring defense – and ranked Top 60 nationally – holding foes below 60ppg the last two seasons.
Louisiana has experience on its side with a combined nine players who are either a graduate or senior.
SBC Championship all-tournament selection Tamiah Robinson, the team leader in assists (69) last season, now takes full control of the point guard position.
Erica Lafayette (Rutgers) and Kamryn Jones (Houston) are a pair of P5 transfers expected to have a significant impact. The duo turned in 20-point double-doubles in the exhibition contest.
Louisiana was picked 5th in the SBC preseason poll and Jaylyn James was a preseason all-conference selection.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana concludes its current homestand on Tuesday, November 26 facing former Sun Belt Conference foe and I-10 neighbor New Orleans in a 6:00 p.m. contest at the Cajundome.

The Ragin' Cajuns carry a nine-game series win streak over the Privateers into the matchup, which marks UNO's first trip to the Cajundome since November 2021. Since the 2003-04 season, UL has won 19 of the last 21 meetings and is 6-0 vs. UNO with Garry Brodhead.

Live coverage of the matchup with UNO is available on ESPN+ and The Goat 103.3 FM/1420 AM.

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