University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, November 28
Westwego, La.
12:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
0-6,0-0Sun Belt
62
vs
77
High Point
6-1,0-0Big South
1
2
3
4
F
High Point
26
17
18
16
77
Louisiana
18
12
16
16
62
Three-Point Shot Helps High Point Keep Distance from Louisiana
11/28/2025 3:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Panthers establish lead from the start, hold off Ragin' Cajuns late push
WESTWEGO, La. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team was found chasing points early on as High Point unleashed a three-point barrage in the first half and was unable to catch up, falling 77-62 to the Panthers on Friday, November 28 in the Big Easy Classic at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana.
High Point (6-1) connected on 10 three-point baskets during the first 20 minutes of action, with seven triples alone from the hands of Macy Spencer, in building a 43-30 edge by intermission.
Louisiana (0-6) shot 50 percent in the first quarter to be at arm's length even though the Panthers made four treys in the first five minutes. Imani Daniel's swipe and score at 4:28 lowered the deficit to 15-10.
The Ragin' Cajuns, who finished 7-of-14 in the first 10 minutes, were within 26-18 after inside baskets from Lily Ba and Mikaylah Manley after the first quarter – trailing only due to seven made three-pointers by HPU.
The Panthers were able to start stretching the lead out as their defense kept UL to four points over the first five minutes of the second quarter and advanced the lead to 36-22. Ba drained a couple of three-pointers afterwards during an 8-7 Cajuns push which kept the deficit manageable.
The three-point shot provided breathing room for HPU early on in the third quarter, back-to-back makes from Brecken Snotherly and Spencer triggering a 14-2 run that had the Panthers well out in front at 61-36 by the 3:40 mark.
Louisiana climbed back into the contest starting with scoring the final 10 points of the third quarter. Bianca Silva then stole an inbounds pass on the opening possession of the fourth quarter which led to a wide-open layup at 9:45 that made it 61-48.
The Panthers ended the 12-0 Cajuns run with a long outlet pass but the Ragin' Cajuns kept pushing as evident by a series of three consecutive offensive rebounds that led to a three-point play from Ba at 8:46. That capped off a quick four-point spurt which had UL on the verge of lowering the HPU lead to single digits at 63-52.
High Point shook off the Louisiana pushback with a pair of baskets in the seven-minute mark. Manley had a quick answer at 6:52 and it was 67-54, but a mere 13 seconds later Spencer dialed in her ninth and final triple starting a 9-2 Panthers run which grew the advantage back to the 20-point mark with 4:10 remaining to play.
Friday's defeat kept the Cajuns winless on the young season, six games into the 14th season of Garry Brodhead's tenure. It also kept UL winless in the Big Easy Classic (lost to Cleveland State and Minnesota in November 2024).
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Manley led a trio of Ragin' Cajuns in double figures with her 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting. She picked up her fourth double-digit output in six outings.
Ba picked up 13 points for the second time in four days, matching her season-high scoring output from Tuesday at Memphis. Her two three-point baskets led the team as did the eight rebounds she collected.
Playing the first collegiate game in her hometown area, Daniel scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. The John Curtis Christian product posted a second straight game in double digits (15 points at Memphis).
Silva turned in another solid effort at point guard, passing out seven of the Ragin' Cajuns' 12 assists and collected four steals. It was a second straight game with five-plus assists and multiple steals totaling four or more.
The shooting percentages were decidedly in High Point's favor, as the Panthers shot 47 percent overall (29-of-62) and 45 percent from three-point range (14-of-31). Louisiana was limited to 36 percent shooting overall (24-of-67) and held to three 3-pointers.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
The Ragin' Cajuns complete play in the Big Easy Classic on Saturday, November 29 at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana taking on Fresno State. The game tips off at 2:30 p.m.
It'll be the first-ever meeting with the Bulldogs.
Live coverage includes a YouTube webstream through Crescent City Sports, radio coverage on the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network (KPEL 96.5 FM) and live stats available at CajunStats.com.
Saturday's game closes out a five-game stretch away from home for Louisiana which returns to the Cajundome on Tuesday, December 2 for the Education Game at 11:00 a.m. vs. East Texas A&M.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWBB), Facebook (/RaginCajunsWBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsWBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Women's Basketball.
Fans are also encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Fans can support the women's basketball student-athletes, and invest in the program's future, through The Cajuns Edge Fund (click here) to contribute directly to the Louisiana Athletics and Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation's revenue-sharing initiative or by joining the Assist Club (click here).
High Point (6-1) connected on 10 three-point baskets during the first 20 minutes of action, with seven triples alone from the hands of Macy Spencer, in building a 43-30 edge by intermission.
Louisiana (0-6) shot 50 percent in the first quarter to be at arm's length even though the Panthers made four treys in the first five minutes. Imani Daniel's swipe and score at 4:28 lowered the deficit to 15-10.
The Ragin' Cajuns, who finished 7-of-14 in the first 10 minutes, were within 26-18 after inside baskets from Lily Ba and Mikaylah Manley after the first quarter – trailing only due to seven made three-pointers by HPU.
The Panthers were able to start stretching the lead out as their defense kept UL to four points over the first five minutes of the second quarter and advanced the lead to 36-22. Ba drained a couple of three-pointers afterwards during an 8-7 Cajuns push which kept the deficit manageable.
The three-point shot provided breathing room for HPU early on in the third quarter, back-to-back makes from Brecken Snotherly and Spencer triggering a 14-2 run that had the Panthers well out in front at 61-36 by the 3:40 mark.
Louisiana climbed back into the contest starting with scoring the final 10 points of the third quarter. Bianca Silva then stole an inbounds pass on the opening possession of the fourth quarter which led to a wide-open layup at 9:45 that made it 61-48.
The Panthers ended the 12-0 Cajuns run with a long outlet pass but the Ragin' Cajuns kept pushing as evident by a series of three consecutive offensive rebounds that led to a three-point play from Ba at 8:46. That capped off a quick four-point spurt which had UL on the verge of lowering the HPU lead to single digits at 63-52.
High Point shook off the Louisiana pushback with a pair of baskets in the seven-minute mark. Manley had a quick answer at 6:52 and it was 67-54, but a mere 13 seconds later Spencer dialed in her ninth and final triple starting a 9-2 Panthers run which grew the advantage back to the 20-point mark with 4:10 remaining to play.
Friday's defeat kept the Cajuns winless on the young season, six games into the 14th season of Garry Brodhead's tenure. It also kept UL winless in the Big Easy Classic (lost to Cleveland State and Minnesota in November 2024).
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Manley led a trio of Ragin' Cajuns in double figures with her 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting. She picked up her fourth double-digit output in six outings.
Ba picked up 13 points for the second time in four days, matching her season-high scoring output from Tuesday at Memphis. Her two three-point baskets led the team as did the eight rebounds she collected.
Playing the first collegiate game in her hometown area, Daniel scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds. The John Curtis Christian product posted a second straight game in double digits (15 points at Memphis).
Silva turned in another solid effort at point guard, passing out seven of the Ragin' Cajuns' 12 assists and collected four steals. It was a second straight game with five-plus assists and multiple steals totaling four or more.
The shooting percentages were decidedly in High Point's favor, as the Panthers shot 47 percent overall (29-of-62) and 45 percent from three-point range (14-of-31). Louisiana was limited to 36 percent shooting overall (24-of-67) and held to three 3-pointers.
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
The Ragin' Cajuns complete play in the Big Easy Classic on Saturday, November 29 at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana taking on Fresno State. The game tips off at 2:30 p.m.
It'll be the first-ever meeting with the Bulldogs.
Live coverage includes a YouTube webstream through Crescent City Sports, radio coverage on the Ragin' Cajuns Radio Network (KPEL 96.5 FM) and live stats available at CajunStats.com.
Saturday's game closes out a five-game stretch away from home for Louisiana which returns to the Cajundome on Tuesday, December 2 for the Education Game at 11:00 a.m. vs. East Texas A&M.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWBB), Facebook (/RaginCajunsWBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsWBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Women's Basketball.
Fans are also encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Fans can support the women's basketball student-athletes, and invest in the program's future, through The Cajuns Edge Fund (click here) to contribute directly to the Louisiana Athletics and Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation's revenue-sharing initiative or by joining the Assist Club (click here).
- www.RaginCajuns.com -
Team Stats
HP
LA
FG%
.468
.358
3FG%
.452
.250
FT%
.714
.917
RB
40
36
TO
19
14
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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