University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, January 23
Lafayette
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
App State
Louisiana, App State Face Off Friday Evening in the Cajundome
1/22/2026 11:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ragin’ Cajuns and Mountaineers meet one day earlier ahead of impending winter weather
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Women's Basketball team meets App State at the Cajundome on Friday, January 23 at 6:00 p.m. for a contest that was moved up one day earlier due to anticipated weather for the Mountaineers' return to Boone, N.C.
The Ragin' Cajuns (2-17, 1-8 SBC), coming off a 69-66 win over Coastal Carolina to begin this week's two-game homestand, seek back-to-back victories for the first time in the 2025-26 season. It's the only scheduled meeting with the Mountaineers (8-10, 1-7 SBC) this season.
The game will be available on ESPN+, with fans able to listen to the game on The GOAT 103.3 FM and 1420 AM in the Acadiana region and on the Varsity Network worldwide.
Admission to Friday'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 Ragin' Cajuns will reach a milestone on Friday, playing the 1,500th game in program history.
Louisiana is continuing its current stretch of five straight games against eastern-based SBC teams that runs through the February 4 game with Old Dominion at the Cajundome.
Mikaylah Manley led the charge with a career-high 25 points as the Ragin' Cajuns broke into the win column in SBC play with Wednesday's win over Coastal Carolina. The Southern Miss transfer has scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games and leads UL with 12 double-figure scoring games.
Manley's recent increased production has helped offset the absence of the team's leading scorer in SBC play, Imani Daniel (12.3), who sustained an injury at Arkansas State and has missed the last two games.
App State is the Sun Belt's leader and ranks 55th in the NCAA in scoring defense (58.6). The Mountaineers also round out the nation's top 50 in rebound margin (6.3), yielding only 30.6 rebounds per game. Jayden McBride (10.8) leads in scoring while Emma Smith (6.3) is the top rebounder.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (2-17, 1-8 SBC) vs. APP STATE (8-10, 1-7 SBC)
Date/Time: Friday, January 23, 2026 / 6:00 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), Byron Starks (analyst)
Live Stats: CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
Social Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB | #GeauxCajuns
Series Record: Tied, 7-7
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 4-1
Streak: APP +3
Last Meeting: APP 61-52, 1/30/25 (Boone, N.C.)
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 Ragin' Cajuns (2-17, 1-8 SBC), coming off a 69-66 win over Coastal Carolina to begin this week's two-game homestand, seek back-to-back victories for the first time in the 2025-26 season. It's the only scheduled meeting with the Mountaineers (8-10, 1-7 SBC) this season.
The game will be available on ESPN+, with fans able to listen to the game on The GOAT 103.3 FM and 1420 AM in the Acadiana region and on the Varsity Network worldwide.
Admission to Friday'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 Ragin' Cajuns will reach a milestone on Friday, playing the 1,500th game in program history.
Louisiana is continuing its current stretch of five straight games against eastern-based SBC teams that runs through the February 4 game with Old Dominion at the Cajundome.
Mikaylah Manley led the charge with a career-high 25 points as the Ragin' Cajuns broke into the win column in SBC play with Wednesday's win over Coastal Carolina. The Southern Miss transfer has scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games and leads UL with 12 double-figure scoring games.
Manley's recent increased production has helped offset the absence of the team's leading scorer in SBC play, Imani Daniel (12.3), who sustained an injury at Arkansas State and has missed the last two games.
App State is the Sun Belt's leader and ranks 55th in the NCAA in scoring defense (58.6). The Mountaineers also round out the nation's top 50 in rebound margin (6.3), yielding only 30.6 rebounds per game. Jayden McBride (10.8) leads in scoring while Emma Smith (6.3) is the top rebounder.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (2-17, 1-8 SBC) vs. APP STATE (8-10, 1-7 SBC)
Date/Time: Friday, January 23, 2026 / 6:00 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), Byron Starks (analyst)
Live Stats: CajunStats.StatBroadcast.com
Social Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB | #GeauxCajuns
Series Record: Tied, 7-7
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 4-1
Streak: APP +3
Last Meeting: APP 61-52, 1/30/25 (Boone, N.C.)
BOUNCE PASSES
- Louisiana completes a two-game homestand and plays its final home game in January.
- The Ragin' Cajuns seek back-to-back victories for the first time in the 2025-26 season.
- Louisiana is set to play the 1,500th game in program history.
- UL continues a stretch of five consecutive games against eastern-based SBC teams.
- It's the only scheduled matchup with App State in the 2025-26 season.
- The Ragin' Cajuns seek to break App State's three-game series win streak.
- UL and App State are set to break a tie in the all-time series, currently deadlocked at 7-all.
- The Ragin' Cajuns are 4-1 all-time against the Mountaineers in the Cajundome.
- App State claimed its first win in the Cajundome during the last visit on Dec. 30, 2023.
- Southern Miss transfer Mikaylah Manley has steadily put together a team-leading 12 double-digit games and averages 11.7 points.
- Mikaylah Manely set a career-high with 25 points in Wednesday's win over Coastal Carolina.
- Mikaylah Manley has averaged 22.5 points the last two games to help offset the absence of Imani Daniel.
- Kahlen Norris delivered her season-high tying performance and SBC-play best total of 14 points vs. CCU.
- UL's defense held CCU to 6-of-30 from three-point range, below its NCAA No. 16-ranked 9.1 average.
- Two of the SBC's top three scoring freshmen are Ragin' Cajuns: Amijah Price (12.3) and Imani Daniel (11.4).
- Amijah Price averaged 18.0 points over five games on the Cajuns' previous homestand.
- Imani Daniel missed the ULM and Coastal Carolina games with an injury sustained at Arkansas State. She's leads UL in scoring in SBC play (12.3).
- Bianca Silva has handed out multiple assists all but two of the 15 games since taking over at point guard on November 25.
- Bianca Silva has handed out five or more assists six times. She's Top 15 in the SBC with 55 assists.
- A staple of Garry Brodhead's defense, the Cajuns are near Top 100 nationally in turnovers forced (18.6), having forced 20-plus miscues nine times.
- UL totaled its SBC play high of 47 rebounds at ASU paced by season-highs from Amijah Price (11), Marina Artero (9) and Kahlen Norris (7).
- 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 Friday's game stands at 217-198.
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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