University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 3
Lafayette
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
South Alabama
Louisiana Women Return to the Cajundome on Saturday
1/2/2026 5:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ragin’ Cajuns welcome South Alabama for the next outing on current homestand
LAFAYETTE – The current homestand for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball team carries on with a matchup vs. South Alabama on Saturday, January 3 at the Cajundome. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
The contest is the second half of a doubleheader with the Louisiana men's squad which begins the day meeting Southern Miss at Noon.
The Ragin' Cajuns (1-12, 0-3 SBC) and Jaguars (7-6, 0-3 SBC) both seek their first conference win of the season. Live coverage is available on ESPN+ and The GOAT 103.3 FM and 1420 AM.
Admission to Saturday'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 USA contest marks the third outing on UL's current five-game homestand which concludes next week with matchups against ULM (January 8) and Texas State (January 10).
UL stands 1-1 on the homestand, topping Dillard (W, 97-56) on Monday to begin the stretch and then falling to Troy (L, 54-80) in the SBC home opener on Thursday.
Freshman Amijah Price has been the headliner in the homestand, leading the Ragin' Cajuns in scoring both games. She followed up a season-high, 30-point effort vs. Dillard with a team-leading 15 points vs. Troy.
Louisiana has won seven of the last eight meetings with South Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns seek to even the all-time mark against the Jaguars in their hometown, with USA holding a slim 15-14 edge entering Saturday.
The Sun Belt's top two scoring freshmen reside in Lafayette with Price (12.5) and fellow freshman Imani Daniel (11.7) holding the distinction. Price has provided the Ragin' Cajuns a boost off the bench in 12 of her 13 contests played while Daniel is the leader in both offensive and defensive rebounds.
South Alabama has lost five of its last six games after starting off 6-1 in the month of November. The Jaguars rank second in the SBC and Top 35 nationally in three-point field goal percentage (36.4) with Daniela Gonzalez leading individually at 52.1 percent (25-of-48) and Amyah Sutton leading in total triples made (31).
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-12, 0-3 SBC) vs. SOUTH ALABAMA (7-6, 0-3 SBC)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 3, 2026 / 3:00 p.m. (CST)
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)
Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM
Talent: Dawson Eiserloh
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (analyst)
Live Stats: CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
Social Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB | #GeauxCajuns
Series Record: South Alabama leads, 41-24
In Lafayette: South Alabama leads, 15-14
Streak: UL +2
Last Meeting: Louisiana 55-48, 2/26/25 (Lafayette, La.)
BOUNCE PASSES
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).
The contest is the second half of a doubleheader with the Louisiana men's squad which begins the day meeting Southern Miss at Noon.
The Ragin' Cajuns (1-12, 0-3 SBC) and Jaguars (7-6, 0-3 SBC) both seek their first conference win of the season. Live coverage is available on ESPN+ and The GOAT 103.3 FM and 1420 AM.
Admission to Saturday'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 USA contest marks the third outing on UL's current five-game homestand which concludes next week with matchups against ULM (January 8) and Texas State (January 10).
UL stands 1-1 on the homestand, topping Dillard (W, 97-56) on Monday to begin the stretch and then falling to Troy (L, 54-80) in the SBC home opener on Thursday.
Freshman Amijah Price has been the headliner in the homestand, leading the Ragin' Cajuns in scoring both games. She followed up a season-high, 30-point effort vs. Dillard with a team-leading 15 points vs. Troy.
Louisiana has won seven of the last eight meetings with South Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns seek to even the all-time mark against the Jaguars in their hometown, with USA holding a slim 15-14 edge entering Saturday.
The Sun Belt's top two scoring freshmen reside in Lafayette with Price (12.5) and fellow freshman Imani Daniel (11.7) holding the distinction. Price has provided the Ragin' Cajuns a boost off the bench in 12 of her 13 contests played while Daniel is the leader in both offensive and defensive rebounds.
South Alabama has lost five of its last six games after starting off 6-1 in the month of November. The Jaguars rank second in the SBC and Top 35 nationally in three-point field goal percentage (36.4) with Daniela Gonzalez leading individually at 52.1 percent (25-of-48) and Amyah Sutton leading in total triples made (31).
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (1-12, 0-3 SBC) vs. SOUTH ALABAMA (7-6, 0-3 SBC)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 3, 2026 / 3:00 p.m. (CST)
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)
Radio: The GOAT 103.3 FM/1420 AM
Talent: Dawson Eiserloh
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (pxp), Eric Mouton (analyst)
Live Stats: CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
Social Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB | #GeauxCajuns
Series Record: South Alabama leads, 41-24
In Lafayette: South Alabama leads, 15-14
Streak: UL +2
Last Meeting: Louisiana 55-48, 2/26/25 (Lafayette, La.)
BOUNCE PASSES
- Louisiana is continuing a five-game homestand that began Monday vs. Dillard.
- The USA matchup is the third outing in the season's longest stretch at the Cajundome.
- UL continues a string of four consecutive SBC games at the Cajundome that runs through January 10.
- Louisiana has won seven of the last eight matchups vs. South Alabama.
- UL holds a 14-9 series edge over USA during the Garry Brodhead era.
- The Cajuns look to even the record with the Jags in their hometown (currently 15-14 in USA's favor).
- It's the first of two matchups with the Jaguars. The Cajuns visit Mobile on February 14.
- The SBC's top two scoring freshmen call the Cajundome home: Amijah Price (12.5) and Imani Daniel (11.7).
- Amijah Price's 30 points vs. Dillard were a season-high and first time a Cajun hit the mark since February 2021 (Brandi Williams).
- The Dillard output lifted Amijah Price past Imani Daniel as the SBC's top-scoring freshman.
- The Cajuns defense held Morehead State and Southern Miss, teams averaging eight-plus triples per game, to a combined nine triples.
- UL limited Southern Miss, a three-point threat like USA, to a 4-of-27 (.148) showing on December 20.
- Imani Daniel has scored double figures seven of the last nine games, including a season-high 20 points at Texas State.
- Amijah Price has led UL in scoring both games on the homestand and five times overall this season.
- Bianca Silva had multiple assists eight straight games after taking over at point guard on November 25. She's averaging 4.2 assists (38 total) since then.
- A staple of Garry Brodhead's defense, the Cajuns are near the Top 100 nationally in turnovers forced (18.9), having already forced foes into 20-plus miscues six times.
- The Ragin' Cajuns group navigating 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.
- Garry Brodhead also has a change of the guard within his coaching staff. All-American collegiate standout and WNBA legend Temeka Johnson now serves as associate head coach while Kacie Cryer, chief of staff the previous three seasons, was elevated to assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
- 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.
- Garry Brodhead is the program's all-time winningest head coach and the only head coach to reach both 100 and 200 victories. His career record entering Saturday's game stands at 216-193.
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).
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