Louisiana Set for Home Debut on Friday Night

LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team makes its regular season home debut on Friday, November 8 facing Loyola (La.) at 6:00 p.m. inside the Cajundome.

The Ragin' Cajuns (0-1) seek to break into the win column on the young season after being dealt a last-minute loss in Monday's season opener on the road at Northern Illinois. The Wolf Pack (1-2) will count the contest as an exhibition.

Louisiana is kicking off a four-game homestand at the Cajundome that keeps the team at home through November 26, and a stretch of nine consecutive games that will be played inside the state's borders.

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

GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (0-1, 0-0 SBC) vs. LOYOLA (LA) (1-2, 0-0 SSAC)
Date/Time: Friday, November 8, 2024 / 6:00 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)

Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM
Talent: Cody Junot

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

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

Series Record: Louisiana leads, 1-0
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Streak: +1

BOUNCE PASSES

Louisiana, which opened the season on the road for the first time since 2016, plays its home opener on Friday, November 8 hosting Loyola (LA) at the Cajundome.
The contest with the Wolf Pack starts a four-game homestand that keeps UL at home until Thanksgiving.
Louisiana and Loyola meet in regular season play for the first time since 2019, though the two squads did meet in an exhibition contest last November.
UL looks to rebound from a heartbreaking loss to Northern Illinois, the Huksies scoring with 31 seconds remaining to claim a 57-55 win in the season-opening MAC-SBC Challenge contest in DeKalb, Illinois.
The season opener at Northern Illinois was the only game outside the state of Louisiana until the Dec. 29 SBC opener at Georgia Southern. The next nine games are within the state's borders (six at the Cajundome).
Lanay Wheaton (17), Kamryn Jones (11) and Tamiah Robison (11) all scored double digits in the opener.
Louisiana carried over the strong work in offensive rebounds from the exhibition game, netting 18 against NIU while yielding only seven.
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 is one of the more experienced teams in the country 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 last week's exhibition contest.
Louisiana was picked 5th in the SBC preseason poll and Jaylyn James (12.1 ppg in SBC play) was a preseason all-conference selection.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana has a 10-day break before resuming the current four-game homestand at the Cajundome on Tuesday, November 19 with a 5:00 p.m. matchup against Mobile.

The contest will mark the first meeting all-time between the Ragin' Cajuns and Rams. It's the first half of a doubleheader that'll be followed by the Louisiana men's squad vs. Rice.

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

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