2014–15 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

2014–15 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Women's Basketball Invitational champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record23–12 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Sallie Guillory
  • Cornelius Sullivan
Home arenaCajundome
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (5 games)
Seasons
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 18 2   .900 25 4   .862
Arkansas State 16 4   .800 21 9   .700
Troy 15 5   .750 20 9   .690
UT Arlington 11 9   .550 17 12   .586
Texas State 11 9   .550 16 13   .552
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 10   .500 18 11   .621
Appalachian State 9 11   .450 14 15   .483
Georgia State 8 12   .400 13 16   .448
Louisiana-Monroe 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Georgia Southern 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
South Alabama 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2015 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by third-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all their home games at the Cajundome with the a select few (mainly during the Women's Basketball Invitational) at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23-12, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinal game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Arkansas State by the score of 61-63. They competed in the Women's Basketball Invitational and went to the championship game, winning by the score of 52-50 against the Siena Saints

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2013–14 season 14-16, 7-11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for seventh place in the conference. They made it to the 2014 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament, losing in the first round game by the score of 61-67 to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

2014–15 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Brooklyn Arceneaux 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr St. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
G 2 Cienna Rodriguez 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
G 3 Robbie Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr St. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
G 5 T'erika Bell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Ouachita Parish HS Monroe, LA
G 10 Kia Wilridge 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS Crowley, LA
G 11 Jaylyn Gordon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So West St. John HS Edgard, LA
F 14 Adrienne Prejean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lafayette HS Lafayette, LA
G/F 15 Jodi Quinn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr St. Thomas More HS St. Martinville, LA
F 21 Jasmin Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Assumption HS Belle Rose, LA
G/F 22 Gabby Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bogalusa HS Bogalusa, LA
G 24 Keke Veal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS Opelousas, LA
G 25 Sylvana Okde 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Westbury Christian School Houston, TX
F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Converse Judson HS San Antonio, TX
F 33 D'Rae Tullock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Middleton HS Middleton, ID
F 51 Alexis Nezianya 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Newman Smith HS Carrollton, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 18, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
5:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 69-44 
 18  Veal   6  Mills   3  Tied  Cajundome (469)
Lafayette, LA
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm
Spring Hill College W 67-47 
 17  Fields   8  Brown   3  Rodriguez  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at Lamar W 75-55  1–0
 22  Gordon   8  Alexander   5  Veal  Montagne Center (894)
Beaumont, TX
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
at Xavier W 69-53  2-0
 18  Veal   9  Prejean   7  Gordon  Cajundome (326)
Lafayette, LA
11/22/2014*
12:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 58-55  3-0
 18  Wilridge   9  Prejean   5  Wilridge  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (487)
Lafayette, LA
11/29/2017*
2:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 71-60  4-0
 23  Gordon   7  Wilridge   4  Wilridge  University Center (325)
Hammond, LA
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 65-46  5-0
 16  Wilridge   5  Alexander   3  Rodriguez  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
12/13/2014*
4:15 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 58-52  6-0
 12  Mills   9  Wilridge   5  Veal  Cajundome (365)
Lafayette, LA
12/17/2014*
11:00 am
No. 20 Mississippi State L 51-66  6-1
 17  Veal   7  Wilridge   2  Wilridge  Cajundome (1,656)
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2014*
1:00 pm
at Alcorn State W 64-57 OT 7-1
 22  Gordon   7  Prejean   5  Rodriguez  Davey Whitney Complex (55)
Lorman, MS
12/28/2014*
4:00 pm
Jackson State W 65-56  8-1
 15  Veal   7  Mills   5  Veal  Cajundome (697)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/30/2014
5:30 pm
at Arkansas-Little Rock L 41-67  8-2 (0-1)
 14  Gordon   5  Veal   3  Veal  Jack Stephens Center (1,174)
Little Rock, AR
01/03/2015
5:00 pm
Troy L 55-60  8-3 (0-2)
 16  Brown   6  Wilridge   3  Gordon  Cajundome (783)
Lafayette, LA
01/05/2015
4:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 51-63  8-4 (0-3)
 17  Veal   7  Fields   4  Veal  Holmes Center (315)
Boone, NC
01/08/2015
5:00 pm
Georgia State W 68-52  9-4 (1-3)
 20  Gordon   7  Alexander   4  Veal  Cajundome (803)
Lafayette, LA
01/15/2016
5:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 69–57  10-4 (2-3)
 22  Veal   10  Alexander   5  Gordon  Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325)
Statesboro, GA
01/17/2015
5:00 pm
South Alabama W 65-58  11-4 (3-3)
 15  Gordon   7  Veal   5  Veal  Cajundome (1,452)
Lafayette, LA
01/19/2015
5:00 pm
Louisiana-Monroe L 60-67 OT 11-5 (3-4)
 14  Wilridge   8  Fields   5  Veal  Cajundome (858)
Lafayette, LA
01/22/2015
5:00 pm
Arkansas State W 69-57  12-5 (4-4)
 18  Veal   9  Wilridge   5  Wilridge  Cajundome (621)
Lafayette, LA
01/24/2015
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 63-56  13-5 (5-4)
 18  Gordon   8  Wilridge   4  Veal  GSU Sports Arena (592)
Atlanta, GA
01/29/2015
11:00 am
at South Alabama L 47-57  13-6 (5-5)
 14  Veal   6  Gordon   2  Wilridge  Mitchell Center (2,096)
Mobile, AL
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
at Texas State W 83-81 2OT 14–6 (6-5)
 22  Gordon   14  Tied   8  Veal  Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
02/05/2015
5:00 pm
Appalachian State W 70-66  15-6 (7–5)
 22  Gordon   7  Gordon   3  Brown  Cajundome (711)
Lafayette, LA
02/07/2015
3:15 pm
UT Arlington L 51-57  15-7 (7-6)
 15  Veal   9  Tied   3  Wilridge  Cajundome (322)
Lafayette, LA
02/12/2015
5:15 pm
at Louisiana-Monroe W 68–65 2OT 16-7 (8-6)
 29  Gordon   6  Tied   5  Veal  Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
at Troy L 63–68  16-8 (8-7)
 20  Veal   8  Fields   6  Veal  Trojan Arena (412)
Troy, AL
02/19/2015
5:00 pm
Texas State W 64-41  17-8 (9-7)
 24  Veal   8  Tied   3  Veal  Cajundome (693)
Lafayette, LA
02/21/2015
5:00 pm
at UT Arlington L 42-56  17-9 (9-8)
 14  Veal   4  Wilridge   3  Wilridge  College Park Center (757)
Arlington, TX
02/28/2015
5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 62-35  18–9 (10–8)
 20  Veal   9  Alexander   2  Rodriguez  Cajundome (1,151)
Lafayette, LA
03/05/2015
5:00 pm
Arkansas-Little Rock L 66-68  18–10 (10–9)
 16  Wilridge   6  Brown   2  Brown  Cajundome (971)
Lafayette, LA
03/07/2015
3:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 65-87  18–11 (10–10)
 16  Veal   8  Alexander   4  Wilridge  Convocation Center (1,109)
Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/11/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Troy
First Round
W 66-52  19–11
 20  Veal   10  Fields   4  Brown  Lakefront Arena (537)
New Orleans, LA
03/13/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (2) Arkansas State
Semifinals
L 61-63  20-11
 18  Veal   4  Wilridge   5  Veal  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Women's Basketball Invitational
03/19/2015
7:00 pm
(2) vs. (7) UT Pan American
First Round
W 78-56  21-11
 18  Wilridge   9  Prejean   5  Veal  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1,059)
Lafayette, LA
03/21/2015
7:00 pm
(2) vs. (6) McNeese State
Quarterfinals
W 63-58  22-11
 29  Veal   8  Veal   2  Wilridge  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1,169)
Lafayette, LA
03/26/2015
6:00 pm
(2) vs. (5) Oral Roberts
Semifinals
W 65-64  23-11
 23  Veal   5  Veal   4  Veal  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (513)
Lafayette, LA
03/29/2015
4:00 pm
(2) vs. (3) Siena
Championship
W 52-50  24-11
 20  Veal   7  Tied   4  Gordon  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (838)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2013-14 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2019.