The Book: Lady Cajuns 2007-08 basketball

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Another frustrating road trip left first-year UL coach Errol Rogers looking for answers. After a 75-60 loss at Florida International on Feb. 6, the Ragin' Cajuns lost at Denver, 60-52, on Sunday. Rogers, though, said he took some positives away from the loss, which was the ninth straight for UL. The Cajuns led, 23-19, at halftime and finished with only 12 turnovers. "I thought it was one of our better games of the year," said Rogers, whose Cajuns (5-18 overall, 1-11 Sun Belt Conference) have lost 13 of their last 14. "We just didn't respond when we had a chance. "I liked our effort and the way the kids played." The rest of the story Joshua Parrott jparrott@theadvertiser.com

[DeadRed]

From NCAA Tourney to moral victories - all in one year with one bad hire.

[CajunTundra]

This is getting to be quite hilarious. The game against Denver is one that you could actually lay blame on the players and not coaching. We shot 2 for 12 on FREE THROWS, and Denver shot 10 for 15 on FREE THROWS. When you lose by 8 points that's a very significant stat. The turnovers may be better, but when each team has 12 turnovers, it's a wash. At least Coach Rogers is trying to build the Team up now and stay positive. I hope he can start admitting that we are having some challenges at the Coaching positions now, and not relying on a feel good statement from the Middle Tennesse Coach, talking about our bad breaks.

Geaux Cajuns !!!

[LuLu]

Does anyone know what happened to Ona Charles? She is a senior. She topped the 1,000 point top 10 for the school. I haven't heard anything about her in the newspapers for a very long time.

Errol Rogers should have never been selected as head coach. Who did this? David Walker? Shame! Shame!

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UL's Lady Cajuns put forth another terrific effort, but for the second time in four days, came up just a little short, falling in overtime to ULM by a final score of 65-59. UL (5-19, 1-12) overcame an eight-point deficit with less than six minutes to play, but ran out of gas in the extra session. In overtime, the teams traded possessions before Shannon Lloyd scored the first basket for ULM (16-8, 9-4) in over six minutes. Lloyd connected again to give the visitors a four-point edge. Onna Charles’ jumper was answered by Lloyd at 1:47 to keep the Warhawks leading by four. The Cajuns couldn’t get a shot to fall the rest of the way. Whitney Dunlap led the Cajuns with 13 points. Sonora Edwards enjoyed her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Alicia McDaniel also finished in double figures, scoring 10 points. The Cajuns, trailing 57-49, held the Warhawks scoreless over the final 5:29 of regulation to force overtime. UL trailed by just four at the last media timeout, which came at the 3:05 mark. A steal and lay-up by Charles cut the Cajuns deficit to 57-55 with 2:09 remaining. A terrific in-bounds play left Edwards wide-open in the lane for an easy basket to tie the game with 39.1 seconds remaining. The Cajuns had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation but a shot as time expired was short. The Warhawks were led by 14 points apiece from Lloyd and Lottie Moore. Moore also registered a double-double with a team-high 11 boards. ULM held a five-point lead just 36 seconds into the second half, but the Cajuns used a triple from Edwards and a jumper by McDaniel to tie the game. A triple from Dunlap, her third of the game, gave the Cajuns their first lead, 38-35, at 15:59. From there, the Cajuns would only make one basket from the floor in over a seven-minute span to fall into a 49-42 hole. UL found their touch again, using baskets by Bronson Rodgers and Courtney Ratliff around two from the stripe by Jasmine Barnes to cap a 6-0 spurt. The Warhawks sprung back with a 6-0 jaunt to reclaim their seven-point lead, 55-48, with 6:30 to play. The Cajuns got a spark off the bench from Valanette Amie, who hit two free throws and then a lay-up on back-to-back possessions to chip the ULM lead to 57-53 at the 4:35 mark. The first half was a game of runs. The Warhawks opened the game with a 10-2 run as the Cajuns started 1-for-10 from the floor. UL cut their deficit to five points, 12-7, but ULM countered with an 8-3 run to build a 20-10 edge midway through the first half. The Cajuns responded with 16-8 jolt to close within two points. Five different Cajuns scored consecutively, Charles, Edwards, Barnes, Dunlap and Lyndra Bell, before Dunlap nailed two long three-point baskets to trim the ULM lead to 28-26 with 1:47 to play in the first half. UL will head back out on the road, traveling to Jonesboro, Ark., for a Sunday afternoon tilt with Arkansas State. RaginCajuns.com

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Another moral victory as we go to overtime. But, that is 10 real losses in a row.

[CAJUNfox]

Is it possible to go from 25 wins to 25 losses in ONE year?

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In the face of tough times, first-year UL coach Errol Rogers has done his best to stay positive. He admits it hasn't always been easy, especially with the Cajuns having lost 10 straight and 14 of their last 15 games. But with four games left in the regular season, Rogers is still hoping UL (5-19 overall, 1-12 Sun Belt) can turn things around and make a run in the conference tournament. The Cajuns get another chance to do just that at 2 today at Arkansas State (15-10, 10-4) in Jonesboro, Ark. "Until the fat lady sings - she's humming a little bit, but she's not singing - we're still in this," Rogers said. "It's a low hum right now." The rest of the story Joshua Parrott jparrott@theadvertiser.com

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Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns continued their frustrating season, falling at Arkansas State on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 79-60. ASU (16-10, 11-4) started the second half with a 9-0 run to build a 20 point lead. The Cajuns couldn’t stop the long range shooting of Caroline Starr. Starr made all five of her three-point attempts en route to a game-high 17 points. The hosts’ lead climbed to 28 points midway through the second stanza, eliminating the chance for a comeback by UL (5-20, 1-13). The Cajuns were led by Alicia McDaniel’s double-double of 16 points and 11 boards. Sonora Edwards just missed a double-dip with 16 points and nine boards. The hosts shot 52.4 percent for the game, while the visitors struggled to 33.8 percent from the floor. UL fell into a hole in the first half after shooting just 30.3 percent from the floor, including 1-for-8 from three-point range. ASU shot 51.5 percent from the floor, including 60 percent from long distance. The Cajuns took their only lead of the game, 6-5, at the 15:07 mark. ASU countered with an 8-0 run in 54 seconds to build a 13-6 edge. Three straight ASU steals led to easy fast break lay-ups by the Indians, giving the hosts a 27-14 lead at the 8:33 mark. UL made four straight free throws to cut their deficit down to nine points, but ASU scored three straight baskets to give the Indians a 33-18 advantage with 3:25 remaining in the opening half. ASU had a 16-point lead at the 1:00 mark, but the final minute belonged to the Cajuns. Lyndra Bell made two from the stripe with 44.1 seconds remaining and McDaniel buried a triple from the corner with four seconds left in the half to close the margin to 11 points at the break. Up next for UL is a trip to New Orleans for a meeting with UNO on Thursday. The Cajuns will finish the regular season with three straight home games, beginning next Sunday vs. UALR at 2pm in Earl K. Long Gym. RaginCajuns.com

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_ Is it possible to go from 25 wins to 25 losses in ONE year? _

Eleven in a row and .....