UALR Too Much For UL Women
Louisiana's women's basketball team struggled to find its shooting stroke on Saturday at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Ark., falling to UALR 88-38.
The Cajuns shot a meager 24.5 percent (13-53) from the floor, while UALR was able to make 63.5 percent on the afternoon (40-63).
UL is now 6-12 on the year and fall to 1-5 in the Sun Belt. The Trojans improved to 13-5 overall and 6-1 in the league.
The Cajuns and the Trojans would trade points in the opening minutes until UL was able to grab a 10-8 lead after a steal and a lay-up by Alexis Green at the 15:45 mark.
But UALR would put together a 24-3 run to grab the lead for good at 30-13 with 7:28 remaining in the first half.
The Cajuns struggled to shoot the ball well in the first frame, hitting just 22.2 percent (6-27), and found themselves trailing 54-13 at the half.
UL failed to hit a field goal in the final 10 minutes of the first half.
The Trojans could not miss in the first half, hitting 24-of-30 from the floor (80.0 percent).
In the second half, UL's shooting improved slightly to 26.9 percent (7-26) but UALR continued to knock down 48.5 percent of their attempts (16-33).
Mercedes Johnson led the Cajuns with nine points.
Six players from UALR reached double figures in the scoring column with Shanika Butler recording a triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.
The Cajuns will return to Lafayette, La. for their next two contests. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, UL will face in-state rival New Orleans at 7 p.m. at Earl K. Long Gym. On Saturday, Jan. 23, the Cajuns will return to Earl K. Long for a contest against Troy at 2 p.m.
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