2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

2008–09 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	East Division
	West Division
	† winner ; Rankings from Coaches

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, First Round (L, Troy 65-68)
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
2008–09 record	4–27 (0–18 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Errol Rogers (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Paula Lee; Lori Morris; Courtney Simmons;
Home arena	Earl K. Long Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the . The Ragin' Cajuns were led by second-year head coach Errol Rogers; they played their double-header home games at the Cajundome with other games at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–27, 0–18 in Sun Belt play to finish dead-last (seventh place) in the West Division. They were eliminated in the first round of the .

Previous season[]

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 8–22, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in dead-last (seventh place) in the West Division.^[1] They made it to the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, losing in the first round game by a low score of 40-49 to the South Alabama Jaguars. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.^[2]

Roster[]

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	00	Bronson Rogers	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Itawamba CC	N/A
G	1	Michelle Brunker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	The Bishop's School	San Diego, CA
SG	2	Jasmine Barnes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Broadmoor HS	Baton Rouge, LA
G	5	Whitney Dunlap	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Bishop Sullivan HS	Baton Rouge, LA
PG	11	Becky Hall	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	RS Fr	Lacassine HS	Iowa, LA
G	13	Krystal Motley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Mirabeau B. Lamar HS	Houston, TX
SG	14	Jamie Gunter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	Columbus HS	Columbus, MS
F	22	Mercedes Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Langham Creek HS	Houston, TX
F	24	Jessica Sigue	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	New Iberia Senior HS	New Iberia, LA
SG	25	D'Mya Clay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Columbus East HS	Columbus, IN
G	32	Nicole Morris	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Fr	Cy-Fair HS	Cypress, TX
PF	33	Lyndra Bell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Teurlings Catholic HS	Lafayette, LA
F	34	Alexis Green	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Dallas Skyline HS	Dallas, TX
PF	35	Valanette Amie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Central HS	Tulsa, OK
F	50	Amy Richard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Rosary HS Fullerton JC	Opelousas, LA
F	52	Keionna Ross	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Port Allen HS	Kenner, LA

Head coach

Errol Rogers (Southwestern Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Paula Lee (LSU) - Assistant Coach
Lori Morris (San Diego) - Assistant Coach
Courtney Simmons (Louisville) - Assistant Coach
Lindsey Breax - Manager
Erin Kacy - Manager
Danie Meche - Manager
Malinda Varino - Manager
Medgar Harrison - Strength Coach
Victoria du Preez - Athletic Training ^[3]

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2008* 5:00 p.m.	LSU–Shreveport	W 53-52	1-0	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Non–conference regular season
11/14/2008* 7:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	L 39-51	1–1	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
11/19/2008* 7:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	L 48-74	1–2	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
11/21/2008* 7:00 p.m.	Mercer	L 62-71	1–3	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
11/23/2008* 2:00 p.m.	Centenary	L 69-75	1–4	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
11/26/2008* 7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	L 65-80	1–5	Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
11/28/2008* 2:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	L 38-71	1–6	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
12/02/2008* 5:00 p.m.	McNeese State	L 46-56	1–7	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
12/05/2008* 6:30 p.m.	at Nicholls State	W 71-57	2–7	Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
12/15/2008* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia State UAB Blazer Invitational	L 58-68	2-8	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
12/16/2009* 4:00 p.m.	vs. UAB Blazer Invitational	W 51-49	3-8	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/18/2008 5:00 p.m.	North Texas	L 56-57	3-9 (0-1)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
12/21/2008 3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	L 70-81	3-10 (0-2)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
12/23/2008 2:00 p.m.	Savannah State	W 69-42	4-10	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
01/03/2009 7:15 p.m.	Denver	L 46-67	4-11 (0-3)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/07/2009 7:00 p.m.	at New Orleans	L 46-56	4-12 (0-4)	Human Performance Center New Orleans, LA
01/10/2009 5:15 p.m.	at Troy	L 47-69	4-13 (0-5)	Sartain Hall Troy, AL
01/14/2009 7:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 46-77	4-14 (0-6)	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
01/21/2009 7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	L 62-102	4-15 (0-7)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2009 5:00 p.m.	South Alabama	L 52-66	4-16 (0-8)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/28/2009 7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	L 57-85	4-17 (0-9)	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/31/2009 4:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	L 50-61	4-18 (0-10)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
02/04/2009 7:00 p.m.	FIU	L 44-64	4-19 (0-11)	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
02/07/2009 5:00 p.m.	at North Texas	L 63-75	4-20 (0-12)	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
02/11/2009 7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 53-82	4-21 (0-13)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
02/14/2009 5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	L 66-74	4-22 (0-14)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
02/18/2009 7:00 p.m.	at Denver	L 59-74	4-23 (0-15)	Magness Arena Denver, CO
02/22/2009 5:00 p.m.	New Orleans	L 62-74	4-24 (0-16)	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
02/25/2009 7:00 p.m.	Troy	L 52-93	4-25 (0-17)	Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA
02/28/2009 4:30 p.m.	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 35-39	4-26 (0-18)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR

03/04/2009 7:00 p.m.	vs. Troy First Round/Quarterfinals	L 65-68	4-27	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[]

^ "2007 Women's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ "2007-08 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats".
^ "Head Coach Errol Rogers" (PDF). static.ragincajuns.com.
^ "2008-09 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[1] "2007 Women's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[2] "2007-08 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats".

[3] "Head Coach Errol Rogers" (PDF). static.ragincajuns.com.

[4] "2008-09 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

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v t Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1949) Blackham Coliseum (1949–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)
Culture & lore	Cayenne ""
People	Linda Nance (1971–1976) Jill Kelly (1976–1978) Mary Jo Castell (1978–1982) Jim Izard (1982–1983) Ross Cook (1983–1987) Wilo Colon (1987–1988) Mike Doucet (1988–1990) Dwayne Searle (1990–1996) Gay Nix (1996–2002) J. Kelly Hall (2002–2007) Meredith Hall (2006–2007) Errol Rogers (2007–2012) Gary Brodhead (2012– )
	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

See also[]

References[]

2008–09 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
†	17	–	1	.944	28	–	6	.824
	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
	9	–	9	.500	12	–	17	.414
	4	–	14	.222	6	–	24	.200
West Division
	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129

† winner Rankings from Coaches