LOUISIANA La. — UL's Lady Cajuns road swing continued Tuesday with a second tough loss, as the Cajuns fell 49-45 in overtime at Savannah State.

The Cajuns drop to 3-4 on the season, 1-2 on the current road trip, while the Lady Tigers improve to 3-9.

On a night where nothing could go right, the Lady Cajuns shot 25.4 percent, including a dismal 3-of-26 from three-point range. UL Lafayette lost 22 turnovers, five of which came in overtime, as the Cajuns scored just two points in the extra session.

In overtime, the Cajuns committed a turnover on three of their first four possessions. A steal and lay-up by Jennifer Mathis gave the Lady Tigers a 45-43 lead with 2:44 to

Following a layup by Savannah State’s Tiffany Stephens, Tiffany Washington scored the only basket for the Cajuns in overtime to pull the visitors within 47-45 with 22.2 seconds to play.

After Mathis hit one free throw with 21.1 seconds on the clock, Sharee Glenn missed a game-tying three-pointer. Mathis hit another free throw with 6.3 seconds left to propel Savannah State to a 49-45 lead.

The Cajuns could not get off another shot.

Anna Petrakova, the reigning Sun Belt Conference player of the week, led the Cajuns with 14 points, adding 11 rebounds. Ashley Blanche scored 10 points, while Washington added eight points and 13 rebounds.

Stephens led the Lady Tigers with 16 points. It was her offensive rebound and put-back to begin the second half which gave the Lady Tigers their first lead, 22-21.

From there, the Cajuns rattled off seven unanswered points to grab a 28-22 advantage.

SSU came back with seven points to reclaim the lead, until a triple from Kayla Edwards gave the Cajuns a 31-29 lead with 13:49 left.
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