Louisiana Women Start Road Trip in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team begins a two-game road trip in Sun Belt play on Wednesday, January 15 meeting Arkansas State at 7:00 p.m. in the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Louisiana (8-6, 4-1 SBC) is also opening a stretch of four games solely against Arkansas State and Troy that wraps up the first half of SBC play. The first set of matchups occurs on the road from January 15-18 followed by the Red Wolves and Trojans return trips to the Cajundome from January 23-25.

The Ragin' Cajuns are battling the Red Wolves (8-7, 4-1 SBC) for the right to remain in second place in the SBC standings. The teams are presently involved in a five-way tie for second place.

The game features the Sun Belt's top two three-point shooting teams, both shooting 34-plus percent beyond the arc. Louisiana's 37 percent leads the league and ranks Top 25 nationally.

Erica Lafayette leads UL in scoring (13.9) and is the leading scorer in SBC play at 19 points per game. Kamryn Jones is coming off back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts including career-high 18 points vs. Southern Miss.

GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (8-6, 4-1 SBC) at ARKANSAS STATE (8-7, 4-1 SBC)
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 / 7:00 p.m.
Site: Jonesboro, Ark.
Arena: First National Bank Arena (10,563)

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

TV: ESPN+
Talent: Brad Bobo (pxp), Carol Halford (analyst)

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

Series Record: Arkansas State leads leads, 53-28
In Jonesboro: Arkansas State leads, 27-10
Streak: UL, +3

BOUNCE PASSES

Louisiana seeks it third SBC road win in as many tries and looks to extend its current three-game win streak.
The 4-1 start to SBC play is the best for Louisiana since the 2020-21 regular season championship campaign.
Wednesday's game continues a string of six straight games against the SBC's western half.
UL also starts a series of four games solely vs. Arkansas State and Troy – two teams also off to 4-1 starts in SBC play.
Through five SBC games, the Cajuns have upped their scoring average to 70.4 points per game (season average is 61.7) while improving their shooting to 46 percent.
Louisiana ranks second with a +11.8 scoring margin (70.4-58.6) in Sun Belt Conference play.
UL has won 14 of the last 17 matchups with ASU since the 2016-17 season, including all three games last season.
UL regained the services of Nubia Benedith and Kamryn Jones plus Skylah Travis made her season debut on Jan. 2 vs. JMU, giving the team 11 available players – the most active since the Nov. 29-30 Big Easy Classic.
Erica Lafayette has scored double digits in eight straight games, averaging 17.4 points during the stretch. She's taken over the team lead in scoring at 13.9 points per game.
Erica Lafayette has scored 17-plus all five SBC games, averaging 11.6 ppg in the first half in helping UL build a halftime lead each time. She is the current leading scorer in SBC play averaging 19.0 ppg.
UL scored 60-plus the first three SBC games with Tamiah Robinson averaging 3.0 ppg and Jaylyn James, last season's leading scorer in SBC play (12.1), having not played.
Tamiah Robinson had her SBC-play breakout the last road game (at USA), netting a career-high tying 22 points.
UL's defense held USA's Amyria Walker, tied for the lead in scoring in SBC play (19.7), to two points on free throws.
The 29 points off turnovers vs. Southern Miss marked the most gained since Nov. 8 vs. Loyola (30) and the third time gaining 20-plus (27 vs. JMU & GSU) in SBC play. UL is averaging 24.0 ppg off turnovers in conference play.
The Ragin' Cajuns rank Top 25 nationally in turnovers forced (22.1), turning the opposition over 20-plus times in 12 of 14 games, including forcing No. 4 LSU into a season-high tying 21 turnovers and Auburn into 25 miscues.
UL held its first five foes to 60 or below, has yielded 70-plus only once and is holding foes to 59.7 ppg.
In the first three SBC wins, UL's defense held foes to under 20 field goal makes and below 35 percent shooting.
UL led the SBC in scoring defense – and ranked Top 60 nationally – holding foes below 60 ppg the last two seasons.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana travels to Troy, Alabama for a matchup with the Troy Trojans on Saturday, January 18. Tip-off time is set for 3:30 p.m. from Trojan Arena.

Live coverage is available on ESPN+, the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network (The Goat 103.3 FM/1420 AM and Varsity Sports app) and CajunStats.com.

It's the first matchup since the 2024 SBC Tournament quarterfinal contest won by Louisiana. The Cajuns look for their first regular season win in the series since 2021-22, Troy having won the last four scheduled contests.

Saturday's contest wraps up the first half of the current four-game stretch solely against Arkansas State and Troy. The Red Wolves and Trojans make trips to the Cajundome on January 23 and January 25, respectively.

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Louisiana Women Start Road Trip in Jonesboro

Players Mentioned

Nubia Benedith

Jaylyn James

Kamryn Jones

Erica Lafayette

Tamiah Robinson

Skylah Travis

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Louisiana Women Start Road Trip in Jonesboro

Players Mentioned

Nubia Benedith

Jaylyn James

Kamryn Jones

Erica Lafayette

Tamiah Robinson

Skylah Travis

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