The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team played a strong first half, building a 12-point lead over No. 20 Mississippi State, but the Bulldogs switched to a zone defense and went on a 10-0 run in the final 4:11 of the first period to carry momentum into the second half before pulling out a 66-51 victory Wednesday afternoon in front of 1,656 fans at the Cajundome.