2018–19 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by seventh-year head coach Garry Brodhead and play all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference.
| 2018–19 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball | |
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Sun Belt Tournament, First Round (L, South Alabama 61-73) | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 7–23 (5–13 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | Cajundome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock *† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of April 3, 2019 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2017–18 season 17-16, 10-8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place in the conference. They made it to the 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles 88-81 in 3 overtimes and the UT Arlington Mavericks 54-48. They lost in heartbreaking fashion against the Texas State Bobcats in the semifinals by the score of 56-62. The Ragin' Cajuns did not participate in post-season play.
Offseason
Incoming recruits
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Brandi Williams G |
Lake Charles, Louisiana | Barbe HS | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Andrea Cournoyer G |
Merryville, Louisiana | Merryville HS | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Diamond Morrison G |
Georgetown, Texas | East View HS | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Kristen Daniels F |
Lake Charles, Louisiana | Barbe HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
| Jazmyn Womack G/F |
Ponchatoula, Louisiana | Ponchatoula HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/01/2018* 6:30 pm, CST |
LSU–Shreveport | W 89–57 | 16 – Cournoyer | 8 – Womack | 6 – Morrison | Cajundome (318) Lafayette, LA | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/06/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | L 77–79 OT | 0–1 |
18 – Goodwin | 15 – Doucet | 3 – Goodwin | Cajundome (1,059) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 11/11/2018* 2:00 pm |
at McNeese State | W 70–59 | 1–1 |
16 – Maddox | 7 – Robinson | 5 – Hughes | H&HP Center (757) Lake Charles, LA | ||||
| 11/14/2018* 11:00 am, CST |
Dillard 5th Annual Education Game |
L 69–72 | 1–2 |
21 – Doucet | 11 – Mathis | 7 – Mathis | Cajundome (2,082) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 11/19/2018* 6:30 pm, CST |
Jackson State | W 68–61 | 2–2 |
14 – Morrison | 12 – Doucet | 4 – Goodwin | Cajundome (1,326) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 11/25/2018* 2:00 pm |
at Auburn | L 59–71 | 2–3 |
15 – Williams | 13 – Doucet | 4 – Cournoyer | Auburn Arena (1,488) Auburn, AL | ||||
| 11/30/2018* 4:30 pm |
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi UTRGV Fall Classic |
L 63–64 | 2–4 |
13 – Goodwin | 11 – Doucet | 4 – Goodwin | UTRGV Fieldhouse (113) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| 12/01/2018* 7:20 pm |
vs. UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Fall Classic |
L 60–75 | 2–5 |
16 – Doucet | 5 – Williams | 6 – Morrison | UTRGV Fieldhouse (390) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| 12/08/2018* 2:00 pm, CST |
Sam Houston State | L 62–68 | 2–6 |
14 – Williams | 9 – Doucet | 3 – Goodwin | Cajundome (1,124) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 12/12/2018* 11:00 am |
at Ole Miss | L 57–79 | 2–7 |
20 – Doucet | 15 – Doucet | 7 – Morrison | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,389) Oxford, MS | ||||
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 12/15/2018* 2:00 pm |
Xavier (LA) | W 62–52 | 17 – Doucet | 10 – Daniels | 5 – Cournoyer | Cajundome (333) Lafayette, LA | |||||
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| 12/20/2018* 6:30 pm, CST |
LSU Battle of the Basin |
L 54–76 | 2–8 |
12 – Goodwin | 5 – Williams | 3 – Cournoyer | Cajundome (1,448) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 12/30/2018* 2:00 pm |
at No. 8 Mississippi State | L 36–104 | 2–9 |
9 – Goodwin | 7 – Doucet | 2 – Cournoyer | Humphrey Coliseum (10,242) Starkville, MS | ||||
| Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/03/2019 7:00 pm |
at Arkansas State | L 75–87 | 2–10 (0–1) |
25 – Williams | 9 – Goodwin | 6 – Goodwin | First National Bank Arena (739) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
| 01/05/2019 3:00 pm |
at Little Rock | L 48–62 | 2–11 (0–2) |
12 – Goodwin | 9 – Doucet | 2 – Morrison | Jack Stephens Center (935) Little Rock, AR | ||||
| 01/10/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia State Louisiana Salutes |
W 57–54 | 3–11 (1–2) |
23 – Doucet | 7 – Doucet | 3 – Cournoyer | Cajundome (1,136) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 01/12/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern Biddy Night |
W 59–48 | 4–11 (2–2) |
25 – Williams | 7 – Doucet | 4 – Cournoyer | Cajundome (1,112) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 01/19/2019 2:00 pm, CST |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 52–45 | 5–11 (3–2) |
12 – Williams | 10 – Doucet | 3 – Cournoyer | Cajundome (1,124) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 01/24/2019 11:05 am |
at South Alabama | L 60–83 | 5–12 (3–3) |
23 – Doucet | 6 – Goodwin | 4 – Goodwin | Mitchell Center (2,152) Mobile, AL | ||||
| 01/26/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Troy | L 64–90 | 5–13 (3–4) |
18 – Williams | 8 – Goodwin | 4 – Cournoyer | Trojan Arena (921) Troy, AL | ||||
| 01/29/2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 61–76 | 5–14 (3–5) |
13 – Williams | 10 – Goodwin | 2 – Mathis | Cajundome (1,084) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 01/31/2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | W 73–55 | 6–14 (4–5) |
28 – Doucet | 15 – Doucet | 2 – Mathis | Cajundome (1,091) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 02/02/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | L 58–76 | 6–15 (4–6) |
12 – Morrison | 7 – Doucet | 1 – Williams | Cajundome (1,067) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 02/07/2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | L 71–79 | 6–16 (4–7) |
25 – Williams | 14 – Doucet | 5 – Mathis | Hanner Fieldhouse (576) Statesboro, GA | ||||
| 02/09/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 71–74 | 6–17 (4–8) |
24 – Williams | 6 – Doucet | 4 – Cournoyer | GSU Sports Arena (375) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| 02/16/2019 2:00 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 55–52 | 7–17 (5–8) |
15 – Williams | 5 – Daniels | 5 – Cournoyer | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (417) Monroe, LA | ||||
| 02/23/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas State Pink Out |
L 65–71 | 7–18 (5–9) |
22 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 3 – Mathis | Cajundome (916) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 02/28/2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | L 62–67 | 7–19 (5–10) |
13 – Mathis | 5 – Williams | 2 – Williams | HTC Center (242) Conway, SC | ||||
| 03/02/2019 1:00 pm |
at Appalachian State | L 69–83 | 7–20 (5–11) |
15 – Cournoyer | 5 – Bess | 4 – Cournoyer | Holmes Center (617) Boone, NC | ||||
| 03/07/2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | L 49–62 | 7–21 (5–12) |
11 – Cournoyer | 5 – Doucet | 3 – Mathis | Cajundome (1,120) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| 03/09/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Arkansas State Alumni Night |
L 73–75 | 7–22 (5–13) |
16 – Doucet | 7 – Doucet | 4 – Mathis | Cajundome (1,179) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/06/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(10) | vs. (7) South Alabama First Round |
L 61–73 | 7–23 |
15 – Doucet | 6 – Tied | 3 – Cournoyer | Mitchell Center (244) Mobile, AL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2019.