2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

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2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg
Sun Belt Tournament, Semifinals (L, Texas State 56-62)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record17–16 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Amber Gregg
  • Valerie Huizar
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock † 17 – 1   .944 23 – 10   .697
Texas State 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
UT Arlington 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Troy 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581
South Alabama 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Coastal Carolina 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Arkansas State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Appalachian State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Georgia State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267
Georgia Southern 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 17   .056 4 – 26   .133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by sixth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and play their double-header home games at the Cajundome with the men and single games 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 17–16, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas State.

Previous season[]

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish fourth in the conference. They made it to the 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball championship game after defeating Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Little Rock in the First Round, Quarterfinals, and the Semifinals, respectively. They lost in heartbreaking fashion against Troy in the championship by the score of 64-78. The Ragin' Cajuns did not participate in post-season play.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaylyn Gordon 11 G 5'5" Senior Edgard, Louisiana Graduated
Gabby Alexander 22 F 5'11" Senior Bogalusa, Louisiana Graduated
Breionne Cooper 3 C 6'3" Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana Transferred
Jodi Quinn 15 G/F 5'7" Junior St. Martinville, Louisiana Transferred
Brooke Jolivette 20 G/F 5'10" Sophomore Houston, Texas Transferred
Alex Weeks 33 C 6'4" Sophomore Shreveport, Louisiana Transferred

Incoming recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ty'Reonne Doucet
C 		Ville Platte, Louisiana Ville Platte HS (Ville Platte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Jomyra Mathais
G/F 		New Orleans, Louisiana Landry Walker HS (New Orleans) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Skyler Goodwin
G/F 		Baton Rouge, Louisiana Parkview Baptist HS (Baton Rouge) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisiana 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

Roster[]

2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kendra Howard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Cedar Hill HS
San Jacinto College 		Dallas, TX
F 1 Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Red River HS Shreveport, LA
G 2 Jasmine Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So North Caddo HS Vivian, LA
G 3 Ty'Reonne Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ville Platte HS Ville Platte, LA
G 4 Malachi-Seraphin Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Putnam City North HS Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 5 Jomyra Mathis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Landry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
G 10 Troi Swain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr McNeil HS
Trinity Valley CC 		Round Rock, TX
G/F 11 Skyler Goodwin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Parkview Baptist HS Baton Rouge, LA
F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Ozen HS
Texas 		Beaumont, TX
F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Converse Judson HS San Antonio, TX
C 35 Brittney Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Fair Park HS Shreveport, LA
G/F 42 Danyale Bayonne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2017*
7:00 pm 		LSU–Shreveport W 86–48 
 16 – Bayonne   9 – Fields   4 – Swain  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
11/04/2017*
2:00 pm 		Xavier (Louisiana) W 59–50 
 15 – Doucet   11 – Fields   3 – Swain  Cajundome (279)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm 		New Orleans
Preseason WNIT First Round 		W 66–57  1–0
  18 – Fields   9 – Fields   3 – Goodwin  Cajundome (692)
Lafayette, LA
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm 		at No. 20 Texas A&M
Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals 		L 62–83  1–1
  13 – Goodwin   5 – Doucet   4 – Jones  Reed Arena (2,867)
College Station, TX
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round 		L 55–79  1–2
  12 – Howard   7 – Burton   2 – Howard  Savage Arena (593)
Toledo, OH
11/22/2017*
7:00 pm 		Dillard L 53–60  1–3
  14 – Williams   10 – Burton   3 – Mathis  Cajundome (658)
Lafayette, LA
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm 		vs. 
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 68–52  2–3
  13 – Jones   6 – Burton   3 – Mathis  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/26/2017*
3:15 pm 		vs. 
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 45–54  2–4
  15 – Williams   8 – Burton   1 – Howard  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm 		vs. No. 6 Mississippi State
Jackson Showcase 		L 37–94  2–5
  14 – Goodwin   7 – Burton   2 – Jones  Mississippi Coliseum (3,578)
Jackson, MS
12/03/2017*
5:00 pm, CST 		McNeese State W 98–86 3OT 3–5
  25 – Fields   8 – Howard   4 – Jones  Cajundome (753)
Lafayette, LA
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm 		Auburn L 60–70  3–6
  17 – Williams   5 – Burton   3 – Williams  Cajundome (826)
Lafayette, LA
12/13/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 68–56  4–6
  19 – Fields   10 – Doucet   3 – Goodwin  University Center (549)
Hammond, LA
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm 		at LSU L 45–60  4–7
  12 – Fields   7 – Doucet   3 – Swain  Maravich Center (2,011)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/20/2017*
11:00 am 		W 67–47  5–7
  16 – Doucet   11 – Doucet   4 – Burton  Cajundome (2,714)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:00 pm 		at Little Rock L 43–78  5–8 (0–1)
  11 – Williams   5 – Fields   3 – Williams  Jack Stephens Center (1,688)
Little Rock, AR
12/31/2017
1:00 pm 		at Arkansas State W 77–75  6–8 (1–1)
  25 – Jones   8 – Swain   4 – Swain  First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
01/04/2018
5:00 pm 		Appalachian State W 61–45  7–8 (2–1)
  22 – Swain   5 – Burton   3 – Thomas  Cajundome (704)
Lafayette, LA
01/06/2018
4:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina W 59–55  8–8 (3–1)
  17 – Goodwin   6 – Burton   2 – Thomas  Cajundome (582)
Lafayette, LA
01/13/2018
4:00 pm, CST 		Louisiana–Monroe W 63–55  9–8 (4–1)
  16 – Fields   8 – Doucet   2 – Thomas  Cajundome (711)
Lafayette, LA
01/18/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Texas–Arlington L 61–63  9–9 (4–2)
  17 – Fields   7 – Fields   2 – Williams  College Park Center (2,384)
Arlington, TX
01/20/2018
2:00 pm 		at Texas State W 65–58  10–9 (5–2)
  19 – Swain   9 – Burton   3 – Thomas  Strahan Coliseum (3,222)
San Marcos, TX
01/25/2018
5:00 pm 		South Alabama L 57–72  10–10 (5–3)
  16 – Jones   8 – Burton   3 – Jones  Cajundome (590)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2018
4:00 pm 		Troy L 55–62  10–11 (5–4)
  14 – Williams   7 – Burton   4 – Swain  Cajundome (3,087)
Lafayette, LA
02/03/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 76–48  11–11 (6–4)
  13 – Thomas   9 – Burton   7 – Thomas  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269)
Monroe, LA
02/08/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia State W 75–60  10–11 (5–4)
  12 – Fields   8 – Doucet   9 – Thomas  GSU Sports Arena (363)
Atlanta, GA
02/10/2018
1:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern W 58–48  11–11 (6–4)
  15 – Thomas   10 – Goodwin   5 – Thomas  Hanner Fieldhouse (572)
Statesboro, GA
02/15/2018
5:00 pm 		Texas State L 53–56  13–12 (8–5)
  16 – Fields   11 – Fields   2 – Thomas  Cajundome (936)
Lafayette, LA
02/17/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Arlington L 34–38  13–13 (8–6)
  14 – Goodwin   7 – Goodwin   2 – Thomas  Cajundome (733)
Lafayette, LA
02/22/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Troy L 53–72  13–14 (8–7)
  12 – Mathis   8 – Burton   3 – Burton  Trojan Arena (1,429)
Troy, AL
02/24/2018
5:05 pm 		at South Alabama W 59–56  13–15 (8–8)
  15 – Doucet   8 – Swain   2 – Mathis  Mitchell Center (1,946)
Mobile, AL
03/01/2018
5:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 60–53  14–15 (9–8)
  12 – Goodwin   7 – Doucet   3 – Mathis  Cajundome (925)
Lafayette, LA
03/03/2018
4:00 pm 		Little Rock L 62–73 OT 15–15 (10–8)
  16 – Swain   8 – Fields   3 – Swain  Cajundome (691)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (11) Georgia Southern
First Round 		W 88–81 3OT 16–15
  28 – Goodwin   10 – Doucet   12 – Thomas  Lakefront Arena (628)
New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (3) Texas–Arlington
Quarterfinals 		W 54–48  17–15
  20 – Swain   7 – Swain   4 – Thomas  Lakefront Arena (854)
New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (2) Texas State
Semifinals 		L 56–62  17–16
  10 – Goodwin   6 – Fields   5 – Swain  Lakefront Arena (898)
New Orleans, 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. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics.
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