Louisiana Women Host Bowling Green in 2025-26 Hoops Season Opener

LAFAYETTE – Regular season play in the 2025-26 season gets underway for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team on Monday, November 3 at 6:00 p.m. in a MAC-SBC Challenge contest vs. Bowling Green at the Cajundome.

The Ragin' Cajuns and Falcons meet for the first time in program history. Live coverage is available on ESPN+ and The GOAT 103.3 FM and 1420 AM.

It's the official start of the 14th season of the Garry Brodhead era for Louisiana which swept a two-game exhibition schedule against LSU-Alexandria and Mississippi College, led by 20.5 points per game from freshman Imani Daniel (Gramercy, La./John Curtis Christian).

Admission to Monday's contest – and all UL Women's Basketball games throughout the entire season – is free and open to the public. The Cajundome's clear bag policy and cashless concessions will be implemented.

The 2025-26 season opener is part of the first round of this season's MAC-SBC Challenge, a scheduling alliance in the sports of men's and women's basketball that enters its third season after being extended two additional years through the 2026-27 season.

The Ragin' Cajuns split matchups with Kent State (home) and Central Michigan (away) during the inaugural year of the event held in the 2023-24 season and fell short against Northern Illinois (away) and Miami University (home) by a combined three points in the 2024-25 season.

It's the second straight season that Louisiana opens play with the MAC-SBC Challenge. The Cajuns seek their first home win in the MAC-SBC Challenge.

GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (0-0, 0-0 SBC) vs. BOWLING GREEN (0-0, 0-0 MAC)
Date/Time: Monday, November 3, 2025 / 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.StatBroadcast.com
Social Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB | #GeauxCajuns

Series Record: First Meeting
In Lafayette: First Meeting
Streak: –

BOUNCE PASSES

Louisiana Women's Basketball launches the 55th season in program history on Monday, November 3 at home with a MAC-SBC Challenge contest vs. Bowling Green.
Monday's contest marks the start of the 14th season of the Garry Brodhead era.
The matchup marks the first-ever contest between the Ragin' Cajuns and Falcons in program history.
Bowling Green is the fifth different first-time foe that the Ragin' Cajuns meet in the MAC-SBC Challenge.
The Ragin' Cajuns are enjoying a two-game homestand during the opening week of the 2025-26 season, returning to the Cajundome on Friday, November 7 to face Delta State.
The Ragin' Cajuns group embarking on the 2025-26 season is entirely new to the program – the 11-member roster consisting of eight transfers and three freshmen.
The 2025-26 season marks the arrival of a highly touted freshman class, all products from the state of Louisiana. Imani Daniel (John Curtis), Amijah Price (Woodlawn) and Arionna Patterson (Walker) were ranked Top 10 prospects in the State of Louisiana by either Prep Girls Hoops or Louisiana Girls.
Transfers Mikaylah Manley (from Southern Miss) and Jazmyne Jackson (from Georgia Southern) provide familiarity, both having previously competed in the Sun Belt Conference.
Garry Brodhead also has a change of the guard within his coaching staff. All-American collegiate standout, WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Temeka Johnson has taken over the associate head coach duties while Kacie Cryer, the program's chief of staff for the past three seasons, was elevated to assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
Louisiana scored double digits all four quarters in both exhibition games including 20-plus points all four quarters vs. LSU-Alexandria.
Freshman Imani Daniel led the way averaging 20.5 point per game in exhibition action highlighted by a 19-point, 15-rebound double-double vs. LSU-A.
The freshman trio of Imani Daniel, Amijah Price and Arionna Patterson combined for 44 of the team's 78 points, all off the bench, vs. Mississippi College.
Garry Brodhead is the program's all-time winningest head coach and the only head coach to reach both 100 and 200 victories. He enters the 2025-26 season with a 215-181 career record.

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