2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fourth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all their home games at the Cajundome with a select few (mainly during the WBI) at 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 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinal game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock by the score of 52-63. They competed in the Women's Basketball Invitational and went to the championship game, winning by the score of 87-85 in two overtimes against the Weber State Wildcats
Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2014–15 season 23-12, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth in the conference. They made it to the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating Troy in the first round game before losing to Arkansas State Red Wolves in the semifinals. They would continue on to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the first time in school history, and would eventually be crowned National Champions in the WBI after defeating UT Pan American , McNeese State , Oral Roberts , and Siena in the first round, second round, semifinals, and championship game, respectively.
Roster
2015–16 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 Sr St. Thomas More HS
Lafayette, LA
C 3
Breionne Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr West Jefferson HS
New Orleans, LA
F 5
Jordan Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Skyline HS
Dallas, TX
G 10
Kia Wilridge 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr St. Thomas More HS
Crowley, LA
G 11
Jaylyn Gordon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Jr West St. John HS
Edgard, LA
F 14
Adrienne Prejean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Lafayette HS
Lafayette, LA
G/F 15
Jodi Quinn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So St. Thomas More HS
St. Martinville, LA
F 21
Jasmin Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Assumption HS
Belle Rose, LA
G/F 22
Gabby Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Bogalusa HS
Bogalusa, LA
G 23
Taylor Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Bowie HS Panola College
Arlington, TX
G 24
Keke Veal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr 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)
So Converse Judson HS
San Antonio, TX
C 33
Alex Weeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Beau Chene HS
Opelousas, LA
Nekia Jones —
Jr Ozen HS Texas
Beaumont, TX
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/09/2015 *5:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 95-48 27 – Gordon
10 – Quinn
3 – Veal
Cajundome Lafayette, LA
11/12/2015 *7:00 pm
Xavier (LA)W 77-69 27 – Gordon
9 – Wilridge
4 – Gordon
Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015 *7:00 pm
at Ole Miss
W 82-78 1-0
29 – Gordon
11 – Tied
4 – Wilridge
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
11/19/2015 *7:00 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 81-28 2-0
15 – Fields
7 – J. Alexander
3 – Gordon
Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm
at Houston
L 51-52 2-1
19 – Wilridge
5 – Wilridge
4 – Gordon
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
11/27/2015 *1:30 pm
vs. Arkansas San Juan Shootout W 67-59 3-1
20 – Veal
6 – Fields
4 – Wilridge
Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/28/2015 *11:15 am
vs. Sacred Heart San Juan Shootout W 60-58 OT
4-1
13 – Veal
9 – Arceneaux
4 – Wilridge
Mario Morales Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sun Belt regular season
12/03/2015 5:00 pm
at Louisiana-Monroe
W 71-52 5-1
21 – Gordon
8 – Gordon
7 – Veal
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
Non-conference regular season
12/12/2015 *2:00 pm
Dillard W 84-36 6-1
18 – Wilridge
9 – Wilridge
2 – Veal
Cajundome (695)Lafayette, LA
12/15/2015 *11:00 am
UC Santa Barbara W 61-42 7-1
14 – Wilridge
13 – Wilridge
3 – Wilridge
Cajundome (2,773)Lafayette, LA
12/19/2015 *6:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech
L 62-79 7-2
23 – Veal
6 – Wilridge
5 – Gordon
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
12/29/2015 *7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 73-61 8-2
22 – Veal
7 – Gordon
6 – Gordon
Cajundome (762)Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
01/02/2016 5:00 pm
Appalachian State W 60-51 9-2
15 – Wilridge
7 – Arceneaux
6 – Gordon
Cajundome (1,166)Lafayette, LA
01/07/2016 5:15 pm
at Little Rock
W 65-58 10-2
30 – Veal
6 – Cooper
5 – Gordon
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/09/2016 3:05 pm
at Arkansas State
L 56-83 10-3
18 – Veal
9 – Tied
4 – Gordon
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
01/14/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern
W 56-39 11-3
17 – Wilridge
13 – Cooper
4 – Veal
Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/16/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia State
W 77-57 12-3
24 – Gordon
6 – Wilridge
7 – Gordon
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
01/21/2016 5:00 pm
South Alabama W 69-50 13-3
14 – Gordon
8 – Arceneaux
5 – Gordon
Cajundome (778)Lafayette, LA
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 56-53 14-3
23 – Gordon
9 – Arceneaux
5 – Gordon
Cajundome (1,292)Lafayette, LA
01/28/2016 5:00 pm
Texas State L 42-46 14-4
10 – Wilridge
9 – Wilridge
4 – Wilridge
Cajundome (1,476)Lafayette, LA
01/30/2016 2:00 pm
UT Arlington W 63-52 15-4
21 – Veal
6 – Wilridge
4 – Veal
Cajundome (864)Lafayette, LA
02/02/2016 5:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 52-40 16-4
19 – Fields
10 – Fields
2 – Arceneaux
Cajundome (811)Lafayette, LA
02/04/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State
L 59-76 16-5
27 – Veal
9 – Fields
5 – Wilridge
Holmes Center Boone, NC
02/11/2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas State L 62-74 16-6
25 – Veal
5 – Washington
3 – Veal
Cajundome (958)Lafayette, LA
02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 49-58 16-7
12 – Veal
5 – Wilridge
5 – Veal
Cajundome (1,132)Lafayette, LA
02/18/2016 11:30 am
at UT Arlington
W 59-42 17-7
19 – Fields
9 – Veal
3 – Wilridge
College Park Center Arlington, TX
02/20/2016 2:00 pm
at Texas State
W 59-47 18-7
25 – Veal
10 – Fields
7 – Wilridge
Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
02/25/2016 5:15 pm
at Troy
L 83-90 18-8
34 – Veal
9 – Wilridge
9 – Wilridge
Trojan Arena Troy, AL
02/27/2016 2:00 pm
at South Alabama
L 59-68 18-9
26 – Veal
12 – Fields
3 – Veal
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
03/03/2016 5:00 pm
Georgia State W 65-60 19-9
20 – Veal
8 – Prejean
6 – Wilridge
Cajundome (869)Lafayette, LA
03/05/2016 5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 56-49 20-9
17 – Veal
7 – Wilridge
5 – Wilridge
Cajundome (852)Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament [ 1]
03/09/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3)
vs. (6) UT Arlington First Round W 59-53 21-9
18 – Fields
7 – Arceneaux
4 – Veal
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/11/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
(3)
vs. (2) Little Rock Semifinals L 52-63 21-10
17 – Veal
6 – Fields
4 – Wilridge
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Women's Basketball Invitational
03/16/2016 5:00 pm
(1)
vs. (8) Northwestern State First Round W 69-54 22-10
26 – Veal
5 – Quinn
5 – Veal
Cajundome (803)Lafayette, LA
03/19/2016 7:00 pm
(1)
vs. (4) Stetson Second Round W 56-47 23-10
17 – Veal
6 – Veal
4 – Arceneaux
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (312)Lafayette, LA
03/23/2016 5:00 pm
(1)
vs. (2) Youngstown State Semifinals W 69-49 24-10
22 – Wilridge
8 – Veal
3 – Veal
Cajundome (1,317)Lafayette, LA
03/26/2016 4:00 pm
(1)
vs. (7) Weber State Championship W 87-85 2OT
25-10
32 – Veal
11 – Wilridge
4 – Veal
Earl K. Long Gymnasium (636)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
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