2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

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2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2021–22 record18–7 (9–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Valerie Huizar
  • M. C. Vogt
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy 13 – 2   .867 24 – 9   .727
† 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
Louisiana 9 – 4   .692 18 – 7   .720
8 – 4   .667 14 – 12   .538
8 – 4   .667 17 – 10   .630
9 – 6   .600 15 – 14   .517
8 – 6   .571 18 – 10   .643
5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
4 – 9   .308 15 – 11   .577
4 – 9   .308 10 – 16   .385
2 – 10   .167 8 – 18   .308
0 – 14   .000 4 – 25   .138
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by tenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, plays all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[]

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 16–8, 13–1 in Sun Belt play to finish as Western Divisional champions for the first time in program history. They made it to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where the ultimately lost to Eastern Divisional champion Troy in the championship. As conference regular season champion, the Cajuns were one of nine automatic bids to the 2021 WNIT. They finished 0–2 in the tournament, where they were defeated by eventual Quarterfinalist Colorado in the First Round and OVC regular season champs UT Martin in the Consolation Round.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Alexandria Goodly 0 G 5'5" Sophomore Lake Charles, Louisiana Released/Quit
Kimberly Burton 1 F 5'11" Senior Coushatta, Louisiana Graduated
Skyler Goodwin 11 G/F 5'8" Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Graduated
Bre'Yelle Porter 21 F 6'2" Redshirt Freshman Lafayette, Louisiana Released/Quit
Kristen Daniels 23 F 5'11" Redshirt Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Jomyra Mathis 24 G/F 5'8" Senior New Orleans, Louisiana Graduated

Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Old School
Destiny Rice 24 G 5'8" Sophomore Shreveport, Louisiana Alabama
Lanay Wheaton 4 G 5'7" Freshman Hope, Arkansas Old Dominion

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ashlyn Jones
Forward 		Houston, TX Klein Oak HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A May 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alicia Blanton
Guard 		Richmond, TX Foster HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A May 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Indiana Bodley
Guard 		Melbourne, Australia Marymede Catholic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Nov 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Skyler Christmas
Point Guard 		Slidell, LA Salmen HS 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A May 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jaylyn Jones
Guard 		Mandeville, LA Mandeville HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Mar 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  • "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ashlyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Klein Oak HS Houston, TX
G 1 Indiana Bodley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marymede Catholic Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Barbe HS Lake Charles, LA
G 3 Makayia Hallmon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Red River HS Coushatta, LA
G 4 Lanay Wheaton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Holmes HS
Old Dominion 		Hope, AR
F 5 Tamera Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
PG 13 Skyler Christmas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
G 14 Destiny McAfee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Longview HS
Weatherford College 		Longview, TX
G 15 Diamond Morrison 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr East View HS Georgetown, TX
F 20 Caira Wren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So McKinley Senior HS Baton Rouge, LA
G 22 Jaylyn James 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mandeville HS Mandeville, LA
G 23 Alicia Blanton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Foster HS Richmond, TX
G 24 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So North Caddo Magnet
Alabama 		Shreveport, LA
F 33 Lafaedria Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ouachita Parish HS Monroe, LA
F 35 Ty'Reona Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ville Platte HS Ville Platte, 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
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2021*
4:00 p.m. 		Georgia Southwestern State W 66–62 
 14 – Johnson   7 – Blanton   3 – Wheaton  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
11/05/2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Mississippi College W 58–47 
 10 – Hallmon   6 – Johnson   2 – Hallmon  Cajundome (169)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Kingsville W 84–58  1–0
  16 – Johnson   5 – Wren   7 – Rice  Cajundome (369)
Lafayette, LA
11/13/2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at Rice W 73–69  2–0
  24 – Williams   5 – Doucet   3 – Johnson  Tudor Fieldhouse (462)
Houston, TX
11/18/2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		LSU L 41–70  2–1
  10 – Williams   7 – Rice   1 – Williams  Cajundome (2,711)
Lafayette, LA
11/20/2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 64–45  3–1
  12 – Blanton   6 – Morrison   2 – Johnson  Cajundome (256)
Lafayette, LA
11/24/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  W 54–52  4–1
  16 – Hallmon   6 – Hallmon   3 – Hallmon  University Center (457)
Hammond, LA
11/28/2021*
2:00 p.m. 		at  W 67–57  5–1
  14 – Hallmon   9 – Johnson   5 – Hallmon  The Legacy Center (1,063)
Lake Charles, LA
12/01/2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Xavier (LA) W 76–27  6–1
  18 – Wheaton   11 – Doucet   4 – Rice  Cajundome (288)
Lafayette, LA
12/12/2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  L 51–63  6–2
  13 – Rice   9 – Doucet   5 – Rice  Fertitta Center (415)
Houston, TX
12/15/2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		LSU–Shreveport W 90–45  7–2
  21 – Johnson   9 – Johnson   5 – Rice  Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech W 69–57  8–2
  14 – Morrison   8 – Doucet   4 – Doucet  Cajundome (303)
Lafayette, LA
Conference Regular season
12/30/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		L 60–62  8–3
(0–1) 		 17 – Rice   11 – Doucet   4 – Rice  Cajundome (192)
Lafayette, LA
01/01/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 78–72  9–3
(1–1) 		 28 – Wheaton   6 – Rice   5 – Rice  Cajundome (252)
Lafayette, LA
01/06/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  Game cancelled First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
01/08/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  Game cancelled Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
01/13/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 92–83  10–3
(2–1) 		 23 – Doucet   10 – Doucet   3 – Morrison  Cajundome (242)
Lafayette, LA
01/15/2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  W 71–64  11–3
(3–1) 		 17 – Wheaton   18 – Doucet   4 – Wheaton  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
01/20/2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  L 46–55  11–4
(3–2) 		 19 – Doucet   14 – Doucet   1 – Johnson  Holmes Center (289)
Boone, NC
01/22/2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at  Game cancelled HTC Center 
Conway, SC
01/29/2022
 ESPN+ 		W 76–55  12–4
(4–2) 		 25 – Doucet   14 – Doucet   2 – Rice  Cajundome (388)
Lafayette, LA
02/03/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 50–51  12–5
(4–3) 		 14 – Wheaton   11 – Johnson   1 – Wheaton  Cajundome (303)
Lafayette, LA
02/05/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 68–57  13–5
(5–3) 		 17 – Doucet   13 – Doucet   3 – Wheaton  Cajundome (356)
Lafayette, LA
02/10/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 71–72 OT 13–6
(5–4) 		 17 – Hallmon   13 – Doucet   2 – Johnson  Strahan Arena (1,109)
San Marcos, TX
02/12/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 62–57  14–6
(6–4) 		 17 – Hallmon   14 – Doucet   3 – Rice  College Park Center (877)
Arlington, TX
02/19/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–53  15–6
(7–4) 		 21 – Hallmon   9 – Doucet   6 – Rice  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/24/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 64–48  16–6
(8–4) 		 14 – Wheaton   8 – Johnson   2 – Hallmon  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
02/26/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 56–54  17–6
(9–4) 		 16 – Johnson   12 – Johnson   3 – Johnson  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (169)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/04/2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Texas State
Quarterfinals 		W 71–46  18–6
  19 – Hallmon   6 – Doucet   4 – Jones  Pensacola Bay Center (757)
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) UT Arlington
Semifinals 		L 65–75  18–7
  24 – Wheaton   7 – Doucet   2 – Johnson  Pensacola Bay Center (944)
Pensacola, FL
*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. ^ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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