The Book: Lady Cajuns 2005-06 basketball season

[oddtbone]

i like hearing that the 'hustle' associated with #45 in cajun basketball will be carried into this season!!!

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J. Kelley Hall couldn't have scripted a better return to action for his Louisiana Lady Cajuns coming off semester exams than he got in Monday night's 91-50 thrashing of NAIA member LSU-Shreveport. The Cajuns got 32 points and 20 rebounds from Yolanda Jones, the most points for a UL player since 1994 and the second-most rebounds in school history. Onna Charles had a double-double of her own with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Alicia McDaniel had a sterling night with 9 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, pestering the Lady Pilots at every turn. And point guard Ashley Blanche tallied 10 points and dished out 6 assists. Then, as if that weren't enough, the Cajuns celebrated the return to the court of point guard Jeanenne Colbert, who hit 3-of-3 3-pointers and scored 11 points in 18 minutes in her first action since a preaseason auto accident. It was a perfect welcome back for the 402 fans on hand at Earl K. Long Gym. "This is the game we needed," Hall said. "We were able to play some people a lot of minutes. I'm glad the game took the shape that it did." The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[Boomer]

Die Hards:
Here it is. Jeanenne Colbert 5'5'' inch Junior Pt/Gd is to be cleared today (by doctors) so she can officially play her first game as a LADY CAJUN tomorrow night. That's right you heard it here first . Has not been released to the media yet. This was one of the young ladies that was in the car wreck and has been out since 2 days before Halloween. Jaye (as she likes to be called) will be wearing # 45 for the Lady Cajuns. HOPE YOU WILL COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. THIS WILL BE A NIGHT FOR HER TO REMEMBER. AS YOU RECALL SHE CAME VERY CLOSE TO NEVER BEING ABLE TO PLAY AGAIN. YES, SHE WILL BE WEARING GOOGLES. CHEER LOUD AND CHEER OFTEN.
Headragincajun1

Sorry we lost the Franklin Lady---Anybody else we seek in the area??? Hope things keep going well!!!!!

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The last thing the Louisiana Ragin' Cajun women should do tonight is forget about the Savannah State Tigers. It might be an understandable slip-up, since coach J. Kelley Hall's squad visits SEC member Auburn on Saturday, but a potentially unwise one. The Cajuns are 7-1 and on a seven-game winning streak and Savannah State is 1-8 on the heels of an eighth straight defeat, setting up an apparent mismatch of teams headed in opposite directions. It doesn't help that UL rolled to a 95-47 win over SSU last season at Earl K. Long Gym. But the Cajuns dropped a 49-45 overtime game to the Tigers the last time they visited Savannah in 2003, something Hall is sure to use to get his team's attention. "Two years ago," Hall said, "they beat us in overtime when we couldn't hit a shot. I know they'll play us 40 minutes of zone (defense). I know what they're going to do. We have to make our shots from the perimeter." Louisiana hit 36-of-84 from the field, including 9-of-33 3-pointers, in Monday's 91-50 thrashing of LSU-Shreveport. The Cajuns out-rebounded the visitors 60-30 and controlled the game throughout behind 32 points and 20 rebounds from Yolanda Jones. The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[BabbForHeisman]

Anybody happen to know how this current streak ranks among all time Lady Cajun win streaks?

[NCAA or BUST]

Anybody happen to know how this current streak ranks among all time Lady Cajun win streaks?

I heard the record was eight. Anyone know the year?

[DaddyCajun]

GEAUX LADY CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


DADDYCAJUN

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SAVANNAH, Ga.-Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball team extended their winning streak to eight games with a 68-40 win over Savannah State Thursday night at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Ga. With the win, the Cajuns improve to 8-1 on the season, while Tigers drop to 1-9. Defensively, the Cajuns limited the Lady Tigers to just 40 points, their second lowest scoring performance of the season. UL held Savannah State to just 27-pecent shooting for the game including holding the Tigers scoreless from behind the arc (0-for-6). The Cajuns’ defense caused 24 turnovers and had eight steals on the night. UL scored 33 points off of turnovers compared to just eight by Savannah State. The Ragin’ Cajuns defense had four blocks in the game, including a pair from both Yolanda Jones and Onna Charles. Offensively, the Cajuns were led by Alicia McDaniel, who scored a career high 11 points. Jones and Charles were the only other Cajuns with double digit scoring, both scoring 10. Sherita Anderson added a season high nine points for the Cajuns. All 10 Lady Cajuns scored in the contest. The rest of the story LOUISIANA SI

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Louisiana coach J. Kelley Hall got what he wanted on Thursday night. Now he can focus on bigger challenges. The LAdy Cajuns marched past Savannah State by a 68-40 count, posting an eighth straight victory to improve to 8-1 on the season while saddling the homestanding Tigers (1-9) with a ninth straight setback. But the game - attended by just 87 fans - was merely an appetizer for Saturday's 3 p.m. contest at SEC member Auburn, and the Cajuns made sure they took care of their business so Saturday will have added meaning. "They understand that we need to get road wins," Hall said. "And when it was over, it was a relief because then we could turn all our attention to Auburn. We could finally talk about it. "That's why we came on this trip. It's a huge opportunity for us." Alicia McDaniel led the Cajuns with 11 points, 8 rebounds and a pair of steals. Also in double figures were Onna Charles (10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocked shots) and Yolanda Jones (10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks). The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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The Louisiana Lady Cajuns have a chance to get some attention today. The Cajuns meet SEC member Auburn at 3 p.m., facing the highest-profile opponent this season since opening the campaign with a 53-45 loss at SMU, and they enter the game riding an 8-game winning streak. "This will be a huge test for us," said coach J. Kelley Hall of the first-ever meeting between the two schools in women's basketball. "Auburn goes 6-7, 6-4 and 6-3 across the front line. They're very big and very athletic. We're going to have to use our athleticism and quickness against them. "We'll look to spread them out and take their big people away from the basket. We know they'll play all man-to-man. We'll have to rebound and make our shots." The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com