University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 3
Monroe, La.
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
9-11,5-6Sun Belt
73
at
52
ULM
15-7,7-4Sun Belt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 23 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 73 |
| ULM | 10 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 |
Full Strength Cajuns Lead Wire-To-Wire In 73-52 Win at ULM
2/3/2024 5:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MONROE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team was back at full strength for the first time in over a month and it showed in a convincing 73-52 Sun Belt Conference victory over in-state foe ULM on Saturday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
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Brandi Williams scored 15 points with Destiny Rice scoring 12 as Louisiana (9-11, 5-6 SBC) never trailed in the contest and used a 17-0 run midway to split its season-series against ULM (15-7, 7-4 SBC) and win for the 11th straight time in Monroe. The Cajuns' 21-point margin of victory was their largest in a Sun Belt Conference road game since a 67-41 win at Texas State on January 2, 2021.
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Jaylyn James, who missed Thursday's 55-48 loss at Southern Miss, scored all nine of her points in the first half as Louisiana finished 26 of 49 (53 percent) from the floor and 9-for-18 from behind the 3-point line.
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Defensively, Louisiana held its fourth straight opponent to 55 points or less by limiting ULM to 29.2 percent (14-for-48) from the floor – its worst of the season – and 5-for-29 (17.2 percent) from long range.
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Louisiana led 8-4 in the first quarter before making its next seven shots from the floor to build a 23-10 lead. James, who played 10 minutes off the bench, hit a jumper for the Ragin' Cajuns before Alicia Blanton, Tamiah Robinson and Lanay Wheaton each scored to give Louisiana a 17-6 lead.
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Rice, who was 4-for-5 from the floor and tied a season-high with seven rebounds, scored on three straight buckets as Louisiana set the tone for the game going 10-for-15 from the field in the first period.
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ULM closed to within 31-23 on Daisha Bradford's 3-pointer with 3:45 remaining in the half. But that would be as close as the Warhawks would get as Louisiana went on an epic run to put the game away.
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Williams, who sank three 3-pointers to tie Alyson Habetz (170, 1990-95) for fourth in school history, scored on a jumper to push the lead back to double digits, 33-23, with 2:50 remaining in the quarter before a layup by Blanton and 3-pointer by Robinson gave the Cajuns a 38-23 lead at the break.
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Louisiana opened the second half scoring the first 10 points as Rice scored on a layup, Williams sank a 3-pointer, Robinson scored on a layup and Wheaton drilled a 3-pointer for a 48-23 cushion with 6:37 left in the third.
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The Cajuns would push their lead to 68-40 on Williams' bucket with 5:31 left in claiming their 19th win over ULM in the past 20 contests.
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Johnson, Robinson and Wheaton each scored seven points in a balanced effort for Louisiana. Aasia Sam scored all six of her points in the fourth quarter for the Ragin' Cajuns, who scored 38 points off the bench while holding a 34-23 advantage on the glass.
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Jakayla Johnson led ULM, which was held to its lowest scoring output of the season, with 17 points with Bradford adding 15.
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UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana continues its four-game road trip on Wednesday (Feb. 7) in Huntington, West Virginia, to face league-leading Marshall (16-6, 10-1 SBC) in a 10 a.m. CST contest.
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The Cajuns close out the road swing on February 10 when they travel to Mount Pleasant, Michigan for the first-ever battle with Central Michigan, which completes the SBC-MAC Challenge for the 2023-24 season.
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The next home outings at the Cajundome are scheduled for February 15 vs. Georgia Southern and February 17 vs. Arkansas State.
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FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
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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Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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Brandi Williams scored 15 points with Destiny Rice scoring 12 as Louisiana (9-11, 5-6 SBC) never trailed in the contest and used a 17-0 run midway to split its season-series against ULM (15-7, 7-4 SBC) and win for the 11th straight time in Monroe. The Cajuns' 21-point margin of victory was their largest in a Sun Belt Conference road game since a 67-41 win at Texas State on January 2, 2021.
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Jaylyn James, who missed Thursday's 55-48 loss at Southern Miss, scored all nine of her points in the first half as Louisiana finished 26 of 49 (53 percent) from the floor and 9-for-18 from behind the 3-point line.
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Defensively, Louisiana held its fourth straight opponent to 55 points or less by limiting ULM to 29.2 percent (14-for-48) from the floor – its worst of the season – and 5-for-29 (17.2 percent) from long range.
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Louisiana led 8-4 in the first quarter before making its next seven shots from the floor to build a 23-10 lead. James, who played 10 minutes off the bench, hit a jumper for the Ragin' Cajuns before Alicia Blanton, Tamiah Robinson and Lanay Wheaton each scored to give Louisiana a 17-6 lead.
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Rice, who was 4-for-5 from the floor and tied a season-high with seven rebounds, scored on three straight buckets as Louisiana set the tone for the game going 10-for-15 from the field in the first period.
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ULM closed to within 31-23 on Daisha Bradford's 3-pointer with 3:45 remaining in the half. But that would be as close as the Warhawks would get as Louisiana went on an epic run to put the game away.
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Williams, who sank three 3-pointers to tie Alyson Habetz (170, 1990-95) for fourth in school history, scored on a jumper to push the lead back to double digits, 33-23, with 2:50 remaining in the quarter before a layup by Blanton and 3-pointer by Robinson gave the Cajuns a 38-23 lead at the break.
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Louisiana opened the second half scoring the first 10 points as Rice scored on a layup, Williams sank a 3-pointer, Robinson scored on a layup and Wheaton drilled a 3-pointer for a 48-23 cushion with 6:37 left in the third.
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The Cajuns would push their lead to 68-40 on Williams' bucket with 5:31 left in claiming their 19th win over ULM in the past 20 contests.
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Johnson, Robinson and Wheaton each scored seven points in a balanced effort for Louisiana. Aasia Sam scored all six of her points in the fourth quarter for the Ragin' Cajuns, who scored 38 points off the bench while holding a 34-23 advantage on the glass.
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Jakayla Johnson led ULM, which was held to its lowest scoring output of the season, with 17 points with Bradford adding 15.
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UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana continues its four-game road trip on Wednesday (Feb. 7) in Huntington, West Virginia, to face league-leading Marshall (16-6, 10-1 SBC) in a 10 a.m. CST contest.
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The Cajuns close out the road swing on February 10 when they travel to Mount Pleasant, Michigan for the first-ever battle with Central Michigan, which completes the SBC-MAC Challenge for the 2023-24 season.
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The next home outings at the Cajundome are scheduled for February 15 vs. Georgia Southern and February 17 vs. Arkansas State.
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FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
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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Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
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Team Stats
LA
ULM
FG%
.531
.292
3FG%
.500
.172
FT%
.857
.826
RB
34
23
TO
17
14
STL
6
11
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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