The Book: Lady Cajuns 2006-07 basketball

[Zeebart21]

It is too soon to start talking about Middle????

That is our next objective, isnt it? That will be a tall order. No time like the present to kick X.

Z.

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Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns struggled badly early, but eventually found their stride in defeating Florida Atlantic on Thursday night by a final score of 79-61. UL (17-5, 9-2) used a 49-point second half, on 57 percent shooting, to take the game handily. The Cajuns were plagued by 23 turnovers, but out-rebounded FAU (4-18, 0-10) by a significant 58-31 margin. Despite a terrible shooting first half, the Lady Cajuns were able to carry a four-point lead into the second stanza. UL was 0-for-8 from three point range in the opening half, with each team shooting just 32.4 percent. A quick basket by Sonora Edwards gave the Cajuns a six-point edge only 16 seconds into the second half. The teams then traded baskets over the next five minutes until a lay-up by Kina Miller and a three-point play by Yolanda Jones boosted the Cajuns lead to 41-32 at 14:21. The Cajuns lead hit double figures for the first time and then doubled following a 16-2 burst. One free throw by Miller, a breakaway lay-up in transition by Jones and back-to-back three-pointers by Onna Charles and Jeanenne Colbert started the scoring barrage. Baskets by Colbert, Jones and Edwards and a Jones free throw gave UL a 60-39 edge with 7:38 to play. The Owls came back with an 8-2 run, but it wasn’t enough to even dent the Cajuns advantage. The Cajuns outscored FAU 17-14 over the final six minutes to decide the final outcome. Four players led the Cajuns with 14 points apiece. Colbert, Edwards, Jones and Alicia McDaniel all contributed 14 points, with Jones collecting high rebounding honors with nine. Kina Miller came off the bench to contribute seven points, eight rebounds and five blocks in 23 minutes. The Cajuns needed seven shots to get their first basket, but FAU did not capitalize, grabbing just a 6-4 lead at 16:07 of the first half. Jones’ basket at 15:43 tied the game, and baskets by Miller and Charles gave the Cajuns a 10-9 lead. Neither team shot well, with each shooting only 26 percent by the seven-minute mark. An offensive rebound and put-back by Edwards broke a 20-20 deadlock and gave UL a 22-20 lead at the 3:58 mark. After FAU tied the game again at 24-24, the Cajuns scored four straight points at the free throw line to take a four-point lead. Two from the stripe by McDaniel and Colbert gave the Cajuns at 28-24 edge with 2:00 remaining. McDaniel’s lay-up with 35 seconds left gave the Cajuns a six-point lead, their biggest of the first half, but Mistoria Brown’s jumper with 12 seconds remaining trimmed the Cajuns lead to four points at the half. Louisiana will next travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to face #19 Middle Tennessee on Sunday at 2pm. LOUISIANA SI

[Just1More]

That is our next objective, isnt it? That will be a tall order. No time like the present to kick X.

Z.

Yes... kick x til their's no more x to kick.

Really great season by our Lady Cajun basketball team! Excellent!

[DaddyCajun]

LOUISIANA RPI 52 vs Middle Tennessee RPI 17


Geaux Lady Cajuns


ps I sure hope we got all the turnovers out tonight!

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UL's women's basketball team expected Florida Atlantic to come with a madcap all-out pressing defense Thursday night. The Ragin' Cajuns also expected to control the backboards against the struggling Owls. Both of those happened, but the latter became a much bigger factor as UL rolled to its seventh-straight Sun Belt Conference win. The Cajuns out rebounded FAU by a 58-31 margin and had four players each score 14 points in a balanced attack that provided an easy 79-61 victory at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Fla. UL (17-5, 9-2 Sun Belt), now leading the Western Division by one-and-a-half games heading into a Sunday showdown with unbeaten Eastern Division leader Middle Tennessee, used a 13-0 run midway through the second half to turn a six-point game into a 56-37 advantage with 8:50 left on a Yolanda Jones free throw. "In the second half, we were going to shoot it close in or we were going to get to the line," Cajun coach J. Kelley Hall said. "We were able to beat them by 18 points at the line and 18 was the final margin, so that was huge." tHE REST OF THE STORY Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[El Sidonio]

I think our ladies are fully capable of beating MT. Not sure if they actually will though. I look for them to at least play a good game, close game. As nice as it would be for us to win this one, I look for us to use this to learn about MT and figure them out. That way, come conference tourney time, we can have an even better chance at beating them, when it REALLY counts.

God Bless

GEAUX UL LADY CAJUNS BASKETBALL!

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UL's Lady Cajun basketball team will play in the Sun Belt Conference's "game of the year" Sunday when the Cajuns visit nationally-ranked Middle Tennessee. In case someone's been locked away in a time capsule, this is not a misprint. The program that was at rock-bottom, one that won 26 league games in the entire decade of the '90s and went 15 seasons without a winning record, will actually play a game with NCAA Tournament ramifications at 2 p.m. Sunday at Middle's Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. UL (17-5, 9-2 Sun Belt) is the league's Western Division leader by 1 1/2 games and has won seven straight contests. Middle Tennessee (18-3, 10-0 Sun Belt) is the East Division leader by 2 1/2 games, has won 15 straight games and is ranked 19th nationally in the AP poll. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[RaiderInTheZone]

Good article. Here's to an injury free good game today! Feel free to join us on the Blue Reign forum at BlueRaiderZone.com to discuss the upcoming matchup!

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One of the UL women's basketball team's goals this week was avoiding foresight. No one wanted to look ahead to today, to one of the Sun Belt Conference's biggest games of the season, until all other tasks were completed. But, once the Cajuns had finished off Florida Atlantic 79-61 in Boca Raton, Fla., Thursday night, it didn't take long for thoughts to turn to today's 2 p.m. battle with Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro, Tenn. "It started when we were walking to the locker room," said Cajun coach J. Kelley Hall. "This is a game you don't have to motivate anybody for. It's the kind of game the kids get excited about and that they want to compete in." The 19th-ranked Blue Raiders (18-3, 10-0), winners of 15 straight games and listed 16th in two different RPI rankings as of Saturday, provide the biggest conference test for a UL squad that has won seven straight and leads the Western Division. "This is the best team we've played since Tennessee back in November," said Middle coach Rick Insell of the Cajuns. "They're very athletic and long. They really handled Western Kentucky in Bowling Green two weeks ago." The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[CajunTundra]

We lost 84 to 57 . We were only down 4 at half . Ouch ! ! !