Louisiana
Louisiana Seeks to Build Upon Sun Belt-Opening Success on New Year’s Eve
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Ladies’s Basketball workforce seeks an ideal ending to the opening weekend of Solar Belt Convention play when the squad faces off with Coastal Carolina at 1:00 p.m. on New Yr’s Eve (December 31) on the Cajundome.
Louisiana (7-6, 1-0 SBC), which defeated Georgia State 54-41 within the SBC opener on Thursday, December 29 on the Cajundome, goals to seize its first 2-0 begin in SBC play because the 2015-16 season.
The Ragin’ Cajuns additionally search a three-game sweep of their present holidays homestand, having already knocked off LSU-Alexandria 81-50 again on December 19 adopted by Thursday’s win over GSU, and look to increase their dwelling courtroom profitable streak which is at present at 4 video games.
As a part of a New Yr’s Eve celebration, there can be a 2023 Blissful New Yr glasses eyewear giveaway on the entrance for followers in attendance. Admission to the sport – and all dwelling video games all through the whole season – is freed from cost for all and open to the general public. The sport can be streamed stay on ESPN+ with Dan McDonald (pxp) and Byron Starks (analyst) offering the commentary. Followers within the Acadiana area can take heed to name of the sport by Steve Peloquin on 103.3 FM The Goat and 1420 AM and worldwide on the Varsity Community. Dwell stats can be supplied by CajunStats.com.
The Ragin’ Cajuns maintain the true dwelling courtroom benefit in Saturday’s tilt, having opened SBC play on the Cajundome whereas Coastal needed to journey Friday (Dec. 30) from Harrisonburg, Virginia following its SBC opener on the street at James Madison.
Thursday’s Solar Belt-opening win gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a triumphant return from the Christmas break and was the primary conference-opening win because the 2019-20 season. Louisiana restricted Georgia State to its lowest level whole of the season and properly under its 44 % season capturing share (completed at 32.6 %).
Louisiana regained the providers of place to begin guard Future Rice and proceeded to have an help on 63 % (12-of-19) of its baskets vs. GSU led by Rice’s season-high six dimes. The squad additionally benefitted from the emergence of Mariah Stewart within the frontcourt as she poured in a season-high 12 factors on 6-of-10 capturing.
Lanay Wheaton continued her current pattern of offering a scoring punch as she wound up with 16 factors vs. GSU – all within the second half highlighted by her personally outscoring the Panthers 13-9 within the third quarter alone. Wheaton’s scored in double figures and led UL in scoring the final three video games, a pattern began by season-highs of 20 and 25 towards Lamar and LSUA.
The return of Rice additionally steadied the Ragin’ Cajuns turnover price with solely 10 miscues on Thursday, an enchancment following 25 turnovers vs. LSUA. It’ll be a key space once more on Saturday because the Chanticleers common simply 16.9 turnovers whereas forcing a mean of 19.0.
Tamera Johnson paces the Ragin’ Cajuns in scoring (10.3) and rebounding (7.0). The Lafayette native has generated seven double-digit scoring performances and three double-doubles. With the newest uptick in manufacturing, Wheaton (10.3) has raised her season scoring common over three full factors and tied Johnson for the team-leading common.
The Ragin’ Cajuns protection, which ranks High 20 nationally forcing 21.9 turnovers per sport, is led by Wheaton’s 27 steals with Johnson proper behind at 24 steals. Rice moved into the workforce lead in assists (20) after her season-high output on Thursday, with Wheaton intently following (19).
The Chanticleers are of their first yr underneath the route of head coach Kevin Pederson who made the transfer to the Solar Belt after a 17-year stint at Lander (S.C.) College. Just like Georgia State, one of many Solar Belt’s prime forwards paces Coastal Carolina in graduate scholar Aja Blount, a returning first workforce choice and three-time All-Solar Belt performer who’s capturing 50 % (67-of-134) and averaging 16.2 factors and eight.3 rebounds per sport.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (7-6, 1-0 SBC) vs. COASTAL CAROLINA (5-7, 0-1 SBC)
Date / Time: Saturday, December 31, 2022 / 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Web site: Lafayette, La.
Enviornment: Cajundome (12,362)
RADIO/TVRadio: The GOAT 103.3 FM / 1420 AMExpertise: Steve Peloquin (PxP)TV: ESPN+ [espn.com]Expertise: Dan McDonald (PxP); Byron Starks (analyst)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIALive Stats: CajunStats.com [statb.us]Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB [twitter.com] | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORYOverall: Coastal Carolina leads, 4-2In Lafayette: Tied, 1-1Streak: Coastal Carolina +3
Final Assembly: CCU 83-74, 2/29/20 (Conway, S.C.)
Noteworthy: Assembly for the seventh (seventh) time general, nonetheless it’s the primary matchup to be performed because the COVID restrictions had been lifted following the 2020-21 season … scheduled assembly in Conway final season was canceled attributable to COVID-related protocols … the Ragin’ Cajuns and Chanticleers are assembly on the Cajundome for the primary time since February 2019 … applications break up the earlier two contests on the Cajundome … CCU carries a three-game sequence win streak into the New Yr’s Eve outing … sequence started in J. Kelley Corridor’s second season (2003-04) in Myrtle Seashore, S.C. within the Seashore Ball Basic held in December 2003 (Cajuns gained 62-56) … play resumed as soon as Coastal Carolina joined the Solar Belt Convention within the 2016-17 season … Louisiana’s lone SBC win over Coastal occurred on the Cajundome again on January 16, 2018 (W, 59-55).
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Ladies’s Basketball workforce seeks an ideal ending to the opening weekend of Solar Belt Convention play when the squad faces off with Coastal Carolina at 1:00 p.m. on New Yr’s Eve (December 31) on the Cajundome.
Louisiana (7-6, 1-0 SBC), which defeated Georgia State 54-41 within the SBC opener on Thursday, December 29 on the Cajundome, goals to seize its first 2-0 begin in SBC play because the 2015-16 season.
The Ragin’ Cajuns additionally search a three-game sweep of their present holidays homestand, having already knocked off LSU-Alexandria 81-50 again on December 19 adopted by Thursday’s win over GSU, and look to increase their dwelling courtroom profitable streak which is at present at 4 video games.
As a part of a New Yr’s Eve celebration, there can be a 2023 Blissful New Yr glasses eyewear giveaway on the entrance for followers in attendance. Admission to the sport – and all dwelling video games all through the whole season – is freed from cost for all and open to the general public.
The sport can be streamed stay on ESPN+ with Dan McDonald (pxp) and Byron Starks (analyst) offering the commentary. Followers within the Acadiana area can take heed to name of the sport by Steve Peloquin on 103.3 FM The Goat and 1420 AM and worldwide on the Varsity Community. Dwell stats can be supplied by CajunStats.com.
The Ragin’ Cajuns maintain the true dwelling courtroom benefit in Saturday’s tilt, having opened SBC play on the Cajundome whereas Coastal needed to journey Friday (Dec. 30) from Harrisonburg, Virginia following its SBC opener on the street at James Madison.
Thursday’s Solar Belt-opening win gave the Ragin’ Cajuns a triumphant return from the Christmas break and was the primary conference-opening win because the 2019-20 season. Louisiana restricted Georgia State to its lowest level whole of the season and properly under its 44 % season capturing share (completed at 32.6 %).
Louisiana regained the providers of place to begin guard Future Rice and proceeded to have an help on 63 % (12-of-19) of its baskets vs. GSU led by Rice’s season-high six dimes. The squad additionally benefitted from the emergence of Mariah Stewart within the frontcourt as she poured in a season-high 12 factors on 6-of-10 capturing.
Lanay Wheaton continued her current pattern of offering a scoring punch as she wound up with 16 factors vs. GSU – all within the second half highlighted by her personally outscoring the Panthers 13-9 within the third quarter alone. Wheaton’s scored in double figures and led UL in scoring the final three video games, a pattern began by season-highs of 20 and 25 towards Lamar and LSUA.
The return of Rice additionally steadied the Ragin’ Cajuns turnover price with solely 10 miscues on Thursday, an enchancment following 25 turnovers vs. LSUA. It’ll be a key space once more on Saturday because the Chanticleers common simply 16.9 turnovers whereas forcing a mean of 19.0.
Tamera Johnson paces the Ragin’ Cajuns in scoring (10.3) and rebounding (7.0). The Lafayette native has generated seven double-digit scoring performances and three double-doubles. With the newest uptick in manufacturing, Wheaton (10.3) has raised her season scoring common over three full factors and tied Johnson for the team-leading common.
The Ragin’ Cajuns protection, which ranks High 20 nationally forcing 21.9 turnovers per sport, is led by Wheaton’s 27 steals with Johnson proper behind at 24 steals. Rice moved into the workforce lead in assists (20) after her season-high output on Thursday, with Wheaton intently following (19).
The Chanticleers are of their first yr underneath the route of head coach Kevin Pederson who made the transfer to the Solar Belt after a 17-year stint at Lander (S.C.) College. Just like Georgia State, one of many Solar Belt’s prime forwards paces Coastal Carolina in graduate scholar Aja Blount, a returning first workforce choice and three-time All-Solar Belt performer who’s capturing 50 % (67-of-134) and averaging 16.2 factors and eight.3 rebounds per sport.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (7-6, 1-0 SBC) vs. COASTAL CAROLINA (5-7, 0-1 SBC)
Date / Time: Saturday, December 31, 2022 / 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Web site: Lafayette, La.
Enviornment: Cajundome (12,362)
RADIO/TVRadio: The GOAT 103.3 FM / 1420 AM
Expertise: Steve Peloquin (PxP)
TV: ESPN+ [espn.com]
Expertise: Dan McDonald (PxP); Byron Starks (analyst)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIALive Stats: CajunStats.com [statb.us]Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsWBB [twitter.com] | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORYOverall: Coastal Carolina leads, 4-2
In Lafayette: Tied, 1-1
Streak: Coastal Carolina +3
Final Assembly: CCU 83-74, 2/29/20 (Conway, S.C.)
FIVE-PLUS THINGS TO KNOW
- Life is Grand within the Solar: Louisiana, a member because the 1991-92 season, is in its thirty second season of competitors inside the Solar Belt Convention. The Ragin’ Cajuns went 91-86 in league play by the primary 10 years within the Garry Brodhead period.
- Solar Belt Success Story: Courting again to the 2020-21 season during which Louisiana gained the common season championship, this system has gained 23 of its final 28 Solar Belt Convention video games.
- New Improvement: The Ragin’ Cajuns could have discovered a tag workforce accomplice on offense for Tamera Johnson within the publish in JUCO switch Mariah Stewart. Boosted by Stewart’s season-high of 12 factors on Thursday vs. Georgia State, the frontcourt combo totaled 22 factors.
- Going for the Trifecta: Louisiana seems to make it a 3-for-3 holidays homestand on New Yr’s Eve. The Ragin’ Cajuns, who began the homestand on December 19, have already claimed wins over LSU-Alexandria (81-50) and Georgia State (54-41).
- Arriving in Time: The 20-point efficiency at Lamar, season-high 25-point effort vs. LSUA and 16-point explosion within the second half vs. Georgia State from Lanay Wheaton is proof that the scoring punch she packed within the 2021-22 season has returned. She seems to be shaking off the consequences of a minor wrist damage that is persevered up to now this season – simply in time for Solar Belt Convention play.
- Turning ‘Em Over: Eight occasions – and in 4 of the final 5 video games – the Ragin’ Cajuns have pressured the opposition into 20-plus turnovers. Earlier this season, Louisiana turned over then-No. 3 Texas (Nov. 11) 25 occasions and most not too long ago pressured a season-high 37 turnovers from LSU-Alexandria (Dec. 19). Louisiana ranks High 20 (at No. 18) nationally in turnovers pressured per sport (21.9).
FIVE-PLUS THINGS TO KNOW
- Life is Grand within the Solar: Louisiana, a member because the 1991-92 season, is in its thirty second season of competitors inside the Solar Belt Convention. The Ragin’ Cajuns went 91-86 in league play by the primary 10 years within the Garry Brodhead period.
- Solar Belt Success Story: Courting again to the 2020-21 season during which Louisiana gained the common season championship, this system has gained 23 of its final 28 Solar Belt Convention video games.
- New Improvement: The Ragin’ Cajuns could have discovered a tag workforce accomplice on offense for Tamera Johnson within the publish in JUCO switch Mariah Stewart. Boosted by Stewart’s season-high of 12 factors on Thursday vs. Georgia State, the frontcourt combo totaled 22 factors.
- Going for the Trifecta: Louisiana seems to make it a 3-for-3 holidays homestand on New Yr’s Eve. The Ragin’ Cajuns, who began the homestand on December 19, have already claimed wins over LSU-Alexandria (81-50) and Georgia State (54-41).
- Arriving in Time: The 20-point efficiency at Lamar, season-high 25-point effort vs. LSUA and 16-point explosion within the second half vs. Georgia State from Lanay Wheaton is proof that the scoring punch she packed within the 2021-22 season has returned. She seems to be shaking off the consequences of a minor wrist damage that is persevered up to now this season – simply in time for Solar Belt Convention play.
- Turning ‘Em Over: Eight occasions – and in 4 of the final 5 video games – the Ragin’ Cajuns have pressured the opposition into 20-plus turnovers. Earlier this season, Louisiana turned over then-No. 3 Texas (Nov. 11) 25 occasions and most not too long ago pressured a season-high 37 turnovers from LSU-Alexandria (Dec. 19). Louisiana ranks High 20 (at No. 18) nationally in turnovers pressured per sport (21.9).
UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
Louisiana’s first video games of the brand new yr (2023) happen on the street with the Ragin’ Cajuns touring for a weekend set with Southern Miss and Texas State from Thursday-Saturday, January 5-7.
First up is a cease in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Thursday (Jan. 5) for the first-ever Solar Belt contest with USM that begins at 6:00 p.m. in Reed Inexperienced Coliseum.
The Ragin’ Cajuns conclude their first convention street journey of the 2022-23 season on Saturday (Jan. 7) with a 2:00 p.m. matinee with Texas State at Strahan Enviornment in San Marcos, Texas.
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