The Book: Lady Cajuns 2006-07 basketball

[NewsCopy]

The NCAA hasn't begun producing weekly national statistics leaders for the 2006-07 basketball season. When they do, UL's women's squad might well be the nation's leader in shooting defense. Eight games into the Ragin' Cajuns' season, UL is holding opponents to a 28.1 shooting percentage. Last year's national leader, Coppin State, allowed a 34.4 success mark and only three teams in the nation allowed below 35 percent shooting. That number is the biggest reason that UL has stormed out to a 6-2 record even though playing all eight games away from home - and three more still to come before the regular-season home opener. "The hardest thing to do in college athletics is go on the road and win basketball games," UL coach J. Kelley Hall said. "That's what makes this so pleasing." The biggest of those road wins came Saturday, when the Cajuns coasted past highly-regarded South Carolina 83-68 in the title game of USC's own Thanksgiving Tournament. UL held the Gamecocks to a 30.9 shooting mark in its fourth straight win. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[headragincajun]

State nepotism law will not allow the head coach to hire his or her spouse as an assistant.

In both cases the spouse is highly qualified and each spouse worked several years as a volunteer.

The only way around the situation is to have co-head coaches.

Turbine:
WELL PUT: SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND WHAT YOU DO.

JUST LIKE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEW UNIFORMS. SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL.

HEADRAGINCAJUN1

[rhineaux]

In both instances... softball and women's basketball... its working very well, but yet you STILL decide that its a negative and reason to gripe. Why don't we concentrate on complaining about something that REALLY warrants such complaining!

I wasn't complaining, I know it works. I just wanted to know why it was like that. Now I know. I still think it looks ridiculous, but if that's the way it has to be.

by the way, i know of something you can concentrate on complaining about. complain about people who get ____ed when other people express their opinion or make a point that isn't agreed upon.

[Clutch0364]

Turbine:
WELL PUT: SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND WHAT YOU DO.

JUST LIKE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEW UNIFORMS. SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL.

HEADRAGINCAJUN1

Thanks for coming by coach...keep up the hard work, its paying off.

[RaginFan2]

Turbine:
WELL PUT: SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND WHAT YOU DO.

JUST LIKE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE NEW UNIFORMS. SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL.

HEADRAGINCAJUN1

Great start to the season, Coach! Congrats! Keep those ladies working and focused. It looks like the makings of an historic season. Geaux Cajuns!!!!!

[NewsCopy]

UL's Lady Cjaun basketball team looks to match its second-longest winning streak since 1990 tonight, and the Ragin' Cajuns will be heavy favorites to do that when they travel to face Texas Southern's Tigers. The 5 p.m. contest at TSU's Health & P.E. Arena comes on the heels of the Cajuns' 83-68 win at South Carolina Saturday in the finals of USC's own Thanksgiving Tournament. That win, coming after UL led by as many as 23 points in the final five minutes, was UL's fourth straight during an 11-game road streak to start the regular season. UL (6-2) previously took wins at Texas-Pan American and Hampton before two wins in the USC tourney and will face Texas-El Paso and Sun Belt Conference rival New Orleans before opening its official home slate Dec. 16 against Arkansas State. The Cajuns actually appear at home this Sunday, facing LSU-Shreveport at 2 p.m. at Long Gym, but it's UL's second exhibition contest of the season and doesn't count in the record. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

[Turbine]

Now with a record of 6-2 their RPI is 46th

The record is still 6-2 but I see one of the opponents lost so the RPI has dropped to 54

ps Only 3 of the 8 opponents have losing records.

[NewsCopy]

HOUSTON, Texas-Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns basketball team had little trouble collecting their fifth consecutive road win as they downed Texas Southern 82-48 on Thursday night at the Health and PE Arena in Houston. The Lady Cajuns improved to 7-2 on the season while the loss drops the Tigers to 1-4. Head Coach J. Kelley Hall improved to 22-2 all-time when scoring 70 or more points. Yolanda Jones and Sonora Edwards paced the Cajuns. Jones scored 23 points, while Edwards netted 20. Kina Miller was the only other Cajuns player in double figures. The junior scored 13 points off the bench. UL’s defense held TSU to just 32-percent from the floor in the game, while the Cajuns offense shot 60-percent. The Lady Cajuns out-rebounded Texas Southern 47-to-25. The Cajuns struggled to find their rhythm early. In the first five minutes of the contest, UL led 8-5 thanks to six points by Sonora Edwards. A quick triple by Onna Charles boosted the Cajuns’ lead to six at 11-5. Texas Southern responded with the next two baskets to cut the UL lead to just a pair, but goals by Alicia McDaniel and Edwards extended the advantage back to six. Once again, the Tigers cut the lead to just a pair with a chance to cut the lead to just one. TSU missed a free throw leaving the score 15-13. Leading by just two, the Ragin’ Cajuns went on a 17-0 run to break the game open. Charles began the run with a jumper with 10:25 on the clock. Baskets by Yolanda Jones and Edwards pushed the Cajuns advantage to 21-13 with 7:54 remaining in the first half. Jones proceeded to make seven of the Ragin’ Cajuns next nine points. The junior made a jumper from about 20-feet from the basket to give UL a double-digit lead for the first time on the day. Kina Miller made a lay-up and Jones followed with another basket to give the Cajuns a 27-13 edge. On the next Texas Southern possession, Jones intercepted a pass and dropped in the easy lay-up. She was fouled on the play and converted the three-point play by draining the free throw. Courtney Ratliff concluded the Cajuns run with a fast-break lay-up of her own. After allowing back-to-back baskets, UL extended their lead to 21 points and entered the locker room at halftime leading 41-20. In the second half, the two teams played even for nearly the first 10 minutes until the Cajuns went on an 8-0 run to take a 29-point advantage. The run took only 75-second and saw the Cajuns make three fast-break lay-ups. Edwards started the run with a lay-up and then McDaniel and Jones combined for three consecutive lay-ups in transition. The Cajuns had little trouble finishing out the game and won by 34 points. The Ragin’ Cajuns will take a break from action for final examinations, but resume play as they head to El Paso, Texas to take on UTEP at 3:05 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10. LOUISIANA SI

[CajunKate]

Cannot wait to use up my punch card at the LongDome! Then I'll have to start forking over the dough because these ladies are on fire, and I don't want to miss out on seeing them in action.

[DaddyCajun]

Cannot wait to use up my punch card at the LongDome! Then I'll have to start forking over the dough because these ladies are on fire, and I don't want to miss out on seeing them in action.

LongDome, I like that!! I too will be using up my punches and my kids Young Ragin Cajun Cards!!!

DaddyCajun


ps The Lady Cajuns are really playing well and I for one who speaks for many, am very very proud of the job of the Halls and staff, and of course those lovely Lady Cajuns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!